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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
01The take

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.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #01 slot.

Slot #01 of 10 in the Big Brother Editor's Canon. The neighbors below frame what we ranked above and below it.

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06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Also appears in
Big Brother S6 — Summer Of Secrets — tiered.tv