American version of the reality game show which follows a group of HouseGuests living together 24 hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from the outside world but under constant surveillance with no privacy for three months.
Season Premiere (Episode 1)
Air date: 2005-07-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: It's the "Summer of the Secrets" for the new houseguests of the sixth season of Big Brother.
Veto Competition 1 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2005-07-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Rachel discovers a secret bedroom in the house, and when she tells the other competitiors, they get upset.
Live Eviction 1 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2005-07-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Amid a barrage of rumors and discussions about the imminent eviction, Julie Chen reveals the seven secret pairs to the audience.
2nd Nominations (Episode 4)
Air date: 2005-07-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Eric, the new Head of Household, appears to be growing thin on many of the houseguests.
Veto Competition 2 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2005-07-19
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2005-07-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2005-07-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The new Head of Household takes the matters of the house into his own hands.
Veto Competition 3 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2005-07-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Kaysar puts his plan into motion, and approaches certain people to join an alliance with him.
Live Eviction 3 (Episode 9)
Air date: 2005-07-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 10)
Air date: 2005-07-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 11)
Air date: 2005-08-02
Runtime: 45 min
Live Eviction 4 (Episode 12)
Air date: 2005-08-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 13)
Air date: 2005-08-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 14)
Air date: 2005-08-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James and Sarah, shocked and betrayed at Howie's nominations, vow to win the veto in order to keep James alive.
Live Eviction 5 (Episode 15)
Air date: 2005-08-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 16)
Air date: 2005-08-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Kaysar reenters the game and competes in the grueling "Pressure Cooker" HOH.
Veto Competition 6 (Episode 17)
Air date: 2005-08-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 18)
Air date: 2005-08-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 19)
Air date: 2005-08-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 20)
Air date: 2005-08-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: James struggles to continue to play both sides and, doing what he feels will be best for him.
Live Eviction 8 (Episode 21)
Air date: 2005-08-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 22)
Air date: 2005-08-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 23)
Air date: 2005-09-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 24)
Air date: 2005-09-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 25)
Air date: 2005-09-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 26)
Air date: 2005-09-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Janelle's plan to keep Howie in the house falls through when Ivette singlehandedly sends Howie into the sequester house.
11th Nominations (Episode 27)
Air date: 2005-09-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 28)
Air date: 2005-09-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The Friendship Alliance appears to crack when Ivette wins the Golden Power of Veto.
Live Eviction 12 (Episode 29)
Air date: 2005-09-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: After a grueling three-part competition, the winner makes a decision that may change the jury's opinion of them.
Finale (Episode 30)
Air date: 2005-09-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A vote is held to determine the winner of the game, concluding one of the most surprising and personal seasons of the show ever.