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Aired summer 2005 · The old-era ceiling

Summer Of Secrets

The high-water mark of the old era. Fourteen houseguests enter the Studio City compound, every one of them carrying a pre-show connection to someone else inside. Summer of Secrets is a casting season as much as a twist season, and the team gets it right — long-running fans tend to cite this run as the strongest old-era ensemble the show ever assembled. The alliance math gets dense fast. The confessionals stay quotable. Loud, sharp, and unembarrassed about being a game.

Filmed
Studio City, California
Premiered
Jul 7, 2005
Episodes
30
Format
14 houseguests · hidden-pairs twist
every houseguest walked in with a secret partner
Host
Julie Chen
Julie Chen's sixth summer at the helm
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 03Where it sits in the canon
  3. 05Adjacent in the canon
  4. 06Also appears in
01The take

Summer Of Secrets.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #01 slot.

Slot #01 of 26 in the Big Brother Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

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06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Big Brother S6 — Summer Of Secrets — tiered.tv