Season 6

Big BrotherSeason 6

2005
30 Episodes

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.

Episodes

Season Premiere
S06E01

Season Premiere

It's the "Summer of the Secrets" for the new houseguests of the sixth season of Big Brother.

07 Jul 200545m
Veto Competition 1
S06E02

Veto Competition 1

Rachel discovers a secret bedroom in the house, and when she tells the other competitiors, they get upset.

12 Jul 200545m
Live Eviction 1
S06E03

Live Eviction 1

Amid a barrage of rumors and discussions about the imminent eviction, Julie Chen reveals the seven secret pairs to the audience.

14 Jul 200545m
2nd Nominations
S06E04

2nd Nominations

Eric, the new Head of Household, appears to be growing thin on many of the houseguests.

16 Jul 200545m
Veto Competition 2
S06E05

Veto Competition 2

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.

19 Jul 200545m
Live Eviction 2
S06E06

Live Eviction 2

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.

21 Jul 200545m
3rd Nominations
S06E07

3rd Nominations

The new Head of Household takes the matters of the house into his own hands.

23 Jul 200545m
Veto Competition 3
S06E08

Veto Competition 3

Kaysar puts his plan into motion, and approaches certain people to join an alliance with him.

26 Jul 200545m
Live Eviction 3
S06E09

Live Eviction 3

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.

28 Jul 200545m
4th Nominations
S06E10

4th Nominations

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.

30 Jul 200545m
Veto Competition 4
S06E11

Veto Competition 4

02 Aug 200545m
Live Eviction 4
S06E12

Live Eviction 4

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.

04 Aug 200545m
5th Nominations
S06E13

5th Nominations

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.

06 Aug 200545m
Veto Competition 5
S06E14

Veto Competition 5

James and Sarah, shocked and betrayed at Howie's nominations, vow to win the veto in order to keep James alive.

09 Aug 200545m
Live Eviction 5
S06E15

Live Eviction 5

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.

11 Aug 200545m
6th Nominations
S06E16

6th Nominations

Kaysar reenters the game and competes in the grueling "Pressure Cooker" HOH.

13 Aug 200545m
Veto Competition 6
S06E17

Veto Competition 6

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.

16 Aug 200545m
Live Eviction 6 & 7th Nominations
S06E18

Live Eviction 6 & 7th Nominations

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.

18 Aug 200545m
Veto Competition & Eviction 7
S06E19

Veto Competition & Eviction 7

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 Aug 200545m
8th Nominations & Veto Competition
S06E20

8th Nominations & Veto Competition

James struggles to continue to play both sides and, doing what he feels will be best for him.

23 Aug 200545m
Live Eviction 8
S06E21

Live Eviction 8

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.

25 Aug 200545m
9th Nominations & Veto Competition
S06E22

9th Nominations & Veto Competition

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.

30 Aug 200545m
Eviction 9 & 10th Nominations
S06E23

Eviction 9 & 10th Nominations

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.

01 Sept 200545m
Veto Competition & Eviction 10
S06E24

Veto Competition & Eviction 10

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.

03 Sept 200545m
11th Nominations & Veto Competition
S06E25

11th Nominations & Veto Competition

Janelle and Howie, who expect to be nominated, think out a potential plan for both of them to stay in the game.

06 Sept 200545m
Live Eviction 10
S06E26

Live Eviction 10

Janelle's plan to keep Howie in the house falls through when Ivette singlehandedly sends Howie into the sequester house.

08 Sept 200545m
11th Nominations
S06E27

11th Nominations

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.

10 Sept 200545m
Veto Competition & Live Eviction 11
S06E28

Veto Competition & Live Eviction 11

The Friendship Alliance appears to crack when Ivette wins the Golden Power of Veto.

13 Sept 200545m
Live Eviction 12
S06E29

Live Eviction 12

After a grueling three-part competition, the winner makes a decision that may change the jury's opinion of them.

16 Sept 200545m
Finale
S06E30

Finale

A vote is held to determine the winner of the game, concluding one of the most surprising and personal seasons of the show ever.

18 Sept 200545m