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Big Brother Season 6

Big Brother

Season 6

July 7, 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.

All Episodes

Season Premiere
E1

E1. Season Premiere

45m Jul 7, 2005

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

Veto Competition 1
E2

E2. Veto Competition 1

45m Jul 12, 2005

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

Live Eviction 1
E3

E3. Live Eviction 1

45m Jul 14, 2005

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

2nd Nominations
E4

E4. 2nd Nominations

45m Jul 16, 2005

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

Veto Competition 2
E5

E5. Veto Competition 2

45m Jul 19, 2005

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.

Live Eviction 2
E6

E6. Live Eviction 2

45m Jul 21, 2005

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.

3rd Nominations
E7

E7. 3rd Nominations

45m Jul 23, 2005

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

Veto Competition 3
E8

E8. Veto Competition 3

45m Jul 26, 2005

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

Live Eviction 3
E9

E9. Live Eviction 3

45m Jul 28, 2005

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.

4th Nominations
E10

E10. 4th Nominations

45m Jul 30, 2005

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.

Veto Competition 4
E11

E11. Veto Competition 4

45m Aug 2, 2005
Live Eviction 4
E12

E12. Live Eviction 4

45m Aug 4, 2005

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.

5th Nominations
E13

E13. 5th Nominations

45m Aug 6, 2005

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.

Veto Competition 5
E14

E14. Veto Competition 5

45m Aug 9, 2005

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

Live Eviction 5
E15

E15. Live Eviction 5

45m Aug 11, 2005

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.

6th Nominations
E16

E16. 6th Nominations

45m Aug 13, 2005

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

Veto Competition 6
E17

E17. Veto Competition 6

45m Aug 16, 2005

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.

Live Eviction 6 & 7th Nominations
E18

E18. Live Eviction 6 & 7th Nominations

45m Aug 18, 2005

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.

Veto Competition & Eviction 7
E19

E19. Veto Competition & Eviction 7

45m Aug 20, 2005

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."

8th Nominations & Veto Competition
E20

E20. 8th Nominations & Veto Competition

45m Aug 23, 2005

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

Live Eviction 8
E21

E21. Live Eviction 8

45m Aug 25, 2005

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.

9th Nominations & Veto Competition
E22

E22. 9th Nominations & Veto Competition

45m Aug 30, 2005

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.

Eviction 9 & 10th Nominations
E23

E23. Eviction 9 & 10th Nominations

45m Sep 1, 2005

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.

Veto Competition & Eviction 10
E24

E24. Veto Competition & Eviction 10

45m Sep 3, 2005

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.

11th Nominations & Veto Competition
E25

E25. 11th Nominations & Veto Competition

45m Sep 6, 2005

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

Live Eviction 10
E26

E26. Live Eviction 10

45m Sep 8, 2005

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

11th Nominations
E27

E27. 11th Nominations

45m Sep 10, 2005

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.

Veto Competition & Live Eviction 11
E28

E28. Veto Competition & Live Eviction 11

45m Sep 13, 2005

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

Live Eviction 12
E29

E29. Live Eviction 12

45m Sep 16, 2005

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

Finale
E30

E30. Finale

45m Sep 18, 2005

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

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