Big Brother: Season 6
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.
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Big Brother Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
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.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Season Premiere
Jul 7, 2005 · 45 min
It's the "Summer of the Secrets" for the new houseguests of the sixth season of Big Brother.
Veto Competition 1
Jul 12, 2005 · 45 min
Rachel discovers a secret bedroom in the house, and when she tells the other competitiors, they get upset.
Live Eviction 1
Jul 14, 2005 · 45 min
Amid a barrage of rumors and discussions about the imminent eviction, Julie Chen reveals the seven secret pairs to the audience.
2nd Nominations
Jul 16, 2005 · 45 min
Eric, the new Head of Household, appears to be growing thin on many of the houseguests.
Veto Competition 2
Jul 19, 2005 · 45 min
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
Jul 21, 2005 · 45 min
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
Jul 23, 2005 · 45 min
The new Head of Household takes the matters of the house into his own hands.
Veto Competition 3
Jul 26, 2005 · 45 min
Kaysar puts his plan into motion, and approaches certain people to join an alliance with him.
Live Eviction 3
Jul 28, 2005 · 45 min
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
Jul 30, 2005 · 45 min
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.
Live Eviction 4
Aug 4, 2005 · 45 min
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
Aug 6, 2005 · 45 min
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
Aug 9, 2005 · 45 min
James and Sarah, shocked and betrayed at Howie's nominations, vow to win the veto in order to keep James alive.
Live Eviction 5
Aug 11, 2005 · 45 min
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
Aug 13, 2005 · 45 min
Kaysar reenters the game and competes in the grueling "Pressure Cooker" HOH.
Veto Competition 6
Aug 16, 2005 · 45 min
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
Aug 18, 2005 · 45 min
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
Aug 20, 2005 · 45 min
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
Aug 23, 2005 · 45 min
James struggles to continue to play both sides and, doing what he feels will be best for him.
Live Eviction 8
Aug 25, 2005 · 45 min
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
Aug 30, 2005 · 45 min
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
Sep 1, 2005 · 45 min
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
Sep 3, 2005 · 45 min
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
Sep 6, 2005 · 45 min
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
Sep 8, 2005 · 45 min
Janelle's plan to keep Howie in the house falls through when Ivette singlehandedly sends Howie into the sequester house.
11th Nominations
Sep 10, 2005 · 45 min
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
Sep 13, 2005 · 45 min
The Friendship Alliance appears to crack when Ivette wins the Golden Power of Veto.
Live Eviction 12
Sep 16, 2005 · 45 min
After a grueling three-part competition, the winner makes a decision that may change the jury's opinion of them.
Finale
Sep 18, 2005 · 45 min
A vote is held to determine the winner of the game, concluding one of the most surprising and personal seasons of the show ever.