Big Brother 6

30 EPISODES • 2005

Fourteen houseguests enter the house for a chance to win $500,000. In the season twist, every houseguest entered 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.

Season 5

Episodes

1: Season Premiere

Jul 7, 2005

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

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

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

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

5: Veto Competition 2

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.

6: Live Eviction 2

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.

7: 3rd Nominations

Jul 23, 2005

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

8: Veto Competition 3

Jul 26, 2005

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

9: Live Eviction 3

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.

10: 4th Nominations

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.

11: Veto Competition 4

Aug 2, 2005

12: Live Eviction 4

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.

13: 5th Nominations

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.

14: Veto Competition 5

Aug 9, 2005

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

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

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

17: Veto Competition 6

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.

18: Live Eviction 6 & 7th Nominations

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.

19: Veto Competition & Eviction 7

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."

20: 8th Nominations & Veto Competition

Aug 23, 2005

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29: Live Eviction 12

Sep 16, 2005

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

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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