Episode guide
Big Brother: Season 6
30 episodes · first aired Jul 7, 2005
In this season's twist, every houseguest enters the house with a secret partner - believing they were the only pair. If both can reach the end, the winner would receive a grand prize of $1,000,000 and the runner-up, $250,000.
- 1 Season Premiere Jul 7, 2005 · 45m It's the "Summer of the Secrets" for the new houseguests of the sixth season of Big Brother.
- 2 Veto Competition 1 Jul 12, 2005 · 45m Rachel discovers a secret bedroom in the house, and when she tells the other competitiors, they get upset.
- 3 Live Eviction 1 Jul 14, 2005 · 45m Amid a barrage of rumors and discussions about the imminent eviction, Julie Chen reveals the seven secret pairs to the audience.
- 4 2nd Nominations Jul 16, 2005 · 45m Eric, the new Head of Household, appears to be growing thin on many of the houseguests.
- 5 Veto Competition 2 Jul 19, 2005 · 45m Hours before the Power of Veto contest, two fights break out beween Ivette & Kaysar and Eric & Michael, forcing the Big Brother producers to break up the fight.
- 6 Live Eviction 2 Jul 21, 2005 · 45m As their time in the house together winds down, Michael and Janelle's flirtation evolves into a deep attraction, involving lots of displays of affection.
- 7 3rd Nominations Jul 23, 2005 · 45m The new Head of Household takes the matters of the house into his own hands.
- 8 Veto Competition 3 Jul 26, 2005 · 45m Kaysar puts his plan into motion, and approaches certain people to join an alliance with him.
- 9 Live Eviction 3 Jul 28, 2005 · 45m Things begin to cool down in the house when the houseguests gather around in the living room and spill most - if not all - of their secrets.
- 10 4th Nominations Jul 30, 2005 · 45m Maggie attempts to wreak havoc on the house after Eric's eviction by trying to take out a power player in the house with her nominations.
- 11 Veto Competition 4 Aug 2, 2005 · 45m
- 12 Live Eviction 4 Aug 4, 2005 · 45m In the fourth live show of the season, host Julie Chen reveals some surprising news: one evicted houseguest will be brought back into the game.
- 13 5th Nominations Aug 6, 2005 · 45m Instead of going along with their alliance, Head of Household Howie and his partner, Rachel, work together with "The Friendship" to try to get double-crosser James out of the house.
- 14 Veto Competition 5 Aug 9, 2005 · 45m James and Sarah, shocked and betrayed at Howie's nominations, vow to win the veto in order to keep James alive.
- 15 Live Eviction 5 Aug 11, 2005 · 45m Julie Chen announces the news that everyone has been waiting for: which evicted houseguest will be reentering the game, which she ultimately reveals is a fan favorite.
- 16 6th Nominations Aug 13, 2005 · 45m Kaysar reenters the game and competes in the grueling "Pressure Cooker" HOH.
- 17 Veto Competition 6 Aug 16, 2005 · 45m The members of the Soverign Five fight as hard as they can to persuade Jen not to waver from their initial agreement to rid the house of a certain roommate.
- 18 Live Eviction 6 & 7th Nominations Aug 18, 2005 · 45m With Jennifer's choice of nominating house favorite Kaysar for eviction, the entire house clashes against each other, and Jen isn't the only victim.
- 19 Veto Competition & Eviction 7 Aug 20, 2005 · 45m Janelle and Howie are still fuming over Kaysar's eviction, and now that they have the power, they rub it in the faces of "The Friendship."
- 20 8th Nominations & Veto Competition Aug 23, 2005 · 45m James struggles to continue to play both sides and, doing what he feels will be best for him.
- 21 Live Eviction 8 Aug 25, 2005 · 45m As James continues to play both sides, the other players are slowly beginning to realize that they will need each other in order to win.
- 22 9th Nominations & Veto Competition Aug 30, 2005 · 45m Janelle and Howie look to the future and scramble to find a way to survive in the Big Brother 6 house when an unexpected opportunity falls in their lap.
- 23 Eviction 9 & 10th Nominations Sep 1, 2005 · 45m James has been successfully "backdoored" by the rest of the house, giving him no chance of saving himself. Still, he doesn't give up without a fight.
- 24 Veto Competition & Eviction 10 Sep 3, 2005 · 45m In the action-packed double eviction week episode, Howie and Janelle follow through with their plans to split up the last "secret" pair in the house.
- 25 11th Nominations & Veto Competition Sep 6, 2005 · 45m Janelle and Howie, who expect to be nominated, think out a potential plan for both of them to stay in the game.
- 26 Live Eviction 10 Sep 8, 2005 · 45m Janelle's plan to keep Howie in the house falls through when Ivette singlehandedly sends Howie into the sequester house.
- 27 11th Nominations Sep 10, 2005 · 45m Janelle wins a trip outside the Big Brother house and is chauffeured to the set of TV sitcom "Two and a Half Men", where she meets the cast and attends a live taping.
- 28 Veto Competition & Live Eviction 11 Sep 13, 2005 · 45m The Friendship Alliance appears to crack when Ivette wins the Golden Power of Veto.
- 29 Live Eviction 12 Sep 16, 2005 · 45m After a grueling three-part competition, the winner makes a decision that may change the jury's opinion of them.
- 30 Finale Sep 18, 2005 · 45m A vote is held to determine the winner of the game, concluding one of the most surprising and personal seasons of the show ever.