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thumb|right|198px|Season 1 DVD, released August 30, 2005 in Region 1 format[1] The following is an episode list for the medical drama series House. The show revolves around Dr. Gregory House, a maverick medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. The television series debuted on FOX on November 16, 2004 in the United States, and after the pilot episode attracted approximately seven million viewers, it was quickly picked up for a full season of 22 episodes. House gained high ratings and critical praise there, when it was placed in the time slot following American Idol during the spring of its first season. House has been airing in 28 countries.

The first four seasons have been released on DVD by Universal, in regions 1, 2 and 4. The fifth season premiered on September 16, 2008. As of November 18, 2024, a total of 93 episodes of House have aired.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired	Region 1 DVD release date	Region 2 DVD release date	Region 4 DVD release date	Viewers (in millions)	Rank	18–49 Rating/Share (rank)
	1	22	2004–2005	August 30, 2005	February 27, 2006	November 28, 2005	13.3	#24	5.2/13 (#20)
	2	24	2005–2006	August 22, 2006	October 23, 2006	October 23, 2006	17.3	#10	6.8/16 (#6)
	3	24	2006–2007	August 21, 2007	November 19, 2007	September 19, 2007	19.4	#7	8.1/20 (#3)
	4	16	2007–2008	August 19, 2008	October 27, 2008	August 20, 2008	16.2	#7	7.4/18 (TBA)
	5	24	2008–2009	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
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Season 1: 2004–2005

The first season of House premiered November 16, 2004, and ended May 25, 2005. The pilot episode attracted approximately seven million viewers, and gained mixed reviews from critics. It was picked up by FOX, for a 22-episode first season.

Episode #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate	Final Diagnosis
1 (1-01)	"Pilot"	Bryan Singer	David Shore	November 16, 2004	Neurocysticercosis
A 29-year old preschool teacher (guest star Robin Tunney) collapses in her classroom from a seizure. She is taken to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, where Dr. House and his team of experts struggle to solve the mystery. Another version of the pilot was to be aired in this slot, but 4 minutes of footage were cut out at the last minute. The unaired pilot was then released to specific magazines to promote the show.
2 (1-02)	"Paternity"	Peter O'Fallon	Lawrence Kaplow	November 23, 2004	Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
A 16-year-old high school student, Dan (Scott Mechlowicz), starts suffering night terrors and frequent hallucinations after playing lacrosse at school. The parents take him to Dr. House after receiving a letter that he apparently sent and House starts a bet on whether they are his biological parents. Meanwhile, House must deal with a patient looking to set up a lawsuit and a mother who does not believe in vaccinations.
3 (1-03)	"Occam's Razor"	Bryan Singer	David Shore	November 30, 2004	Colchicine poisoning
House and his team struggle to find out why a college student (Kevin Zegers) collapsed after having sex with his fiancée.
4 (1-04)	"Maternity"	Newton Thomas Sigel	Peter Blake	December 7, 2004	Echovirus 11
House's prediction that two sick babies is the beginning of something worse is dreadfully correct and he and his team quarantine the hospital's maternity ward as they try to determine the source of the illness.
5 (1-05)	"Damned If You Do"	Greg Yaitanes	Sara B. Cooper	December 14, 2004	Copper allergy
House's approach raises questions when he treats a nun for what he believes to be an allergy, and almost kills her.
6 (1-06)	"The Socratic Method"	Peter Medak	John Mankiewicz	December 21, 2004	Vitamin K deficiency, hepatocellular carcinoma, and Wilson's disease
When a schizophrenic mother has a deep-vein thrombosis, a strange phone call causes House to question her sanity once again.
7 (1-07)	"Fidelity"	Bryan Spicer	Thomas L. Moran	December 28, 2004	African trypanosomiasis
Two men are out jogging – one of them (guest star Dominic Purcell) returns home to his bedridden wife, who lashes out at him. Believing there is something wrong, she is sent to Princeton-Plainsboro, and when all the treatments fail, House concludes she has African sleeping sickness. However, neither the wife nor her husband have ever been to Africa. The woman will die without proper treatment, but neither one will also admit to having an affair.
8 (1-08)	"Poison"	Guy Ferland	Matt Witten	January 25, 2005	Phosmet poisoning
House and his team investigate the mysterious poisoning of high-school student Matt Davis, until another teen is brought in with all of the same symptoms but almost nothing else in common with Matt.
9 (1-09)	"DNR"	Frederick King Keller	David Foster	February 1, 2005	Arteriovenous malformation
When a legendary jazz musician collapses mid-session, House and his team run into technical difficulties treating the man, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. House ignores the DNR order and ends up in court.
10 (1-10)	"Histories"	Dan Attias	Joel Thompson	February 8, 2005	Tuberculoma and rabies
Dr. Foreman believes an uncooperative homeless woman is faking seizures to get a meal ticket at the hospital. But her situation strikes a chord with Dr. Wilson and he resolves to keep her from falling between the cracks. Meanwhile, House has an audience of two medical students who are learning how to do case studies.
11 (1-11)	"Detox"	Nelson McCormick	Lawrence Kaplow and Thomas L. Moran	February 15, 2005	Naphthalene poisoning
While trying to figure out why a young patient will not stop bleeding after a car wreck, House accepts Cuddy's challenge and goes off Vicodin for a week in exchange for no clinic duty for a month. As House's withdrawal symptoms become severe, his methodology for his patient are more harsh and risky, and Foreman and Cameron are afraid he may not be thinking clearly enough to save the patient's life.
12 (1-12)	"Sports Medicine"	Keith Gordon	John Mankiewicz and David Shore	February 22, 2005	Cadmium poisoning
A severely broken arm reveals a bizarre case of bone loss and ends the comeback plans of major league pitcher Hank Wiggen. House suspects Hank – with a history of drug abuse – is lying about using steroids, as his condition worsens. When Hank's kidneys start to fail, his wife offers to donate hers, but she will have to abort her early pregnancy, something Hank does not want. Meanwhile, Foreman dates a pharmaceutical representative and House is stuck with an extra ticket to a monster truck rally.
13 (1-13)	"Cursed"	Daniel Sackheim	Matt Witten and Peter Blake	March 1, 2005	Anthrax and leprosy
After consulting an Ouija board, a young boy believes he is going to die, and is sent to Princeton-Plainsboro after suffering from pneumonia. Dr. Chase's estranged father (guest star Patrick Bauchau) comes to the hospital and helps House diagnose the kid.
14 (1-14)	"Control"	Randy Zisk	Lawrence Kaplow	March 15, 2005	Congestive heart failure onset by bulimia and regular use of ipecac
Billionaire entrepreneur Edward Vogler donates $100 million to Princeton-Plainsboro and becomes the new Chairman of the Board. Vogler intends to turn the clinic into a profitable venue for his biotech venture and plans to eliminate House's financially draining department. Meanwhile, a businesswoman has it all – perfect life, perfect body, perfect job – until she finds herself inexplicably paralyzed. When he diagnoses her condition, House must risk his job and his medical license to save her.
15 (1-15)	"Mob Rules"	Tim Hunter	David Foster and John Mankiewicz	March 22, 2005	Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
House is placed under a court order to determine what is ailing a mobster due for federal testimony and the Witness Protection Program. The witness's brother, a lawyer, works against the team and the testimony when his brother is diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Cuddy continues to battle Vogler over House's importance to the hospital.
16 (1-16)	"Heavy"	Fred Gerber	Thomas L. Moran	March 29, 2005	Cushing's disease secondary to pituitary adenoma
House and his team investigate an overweight ten-year-old girl who has a heart attack. Adding to his stress, Vogler demands House get rid of a member of his team.
17 (1-17)	"Role Model"	Peter O'Fallon	Matt Witten	April 12, 2005	Delayed-onset CVID secondary to phenytoin-mediated Epstein-Barr virus infection.
A popular U.S. senator and presidential candidate succumbs to illness at a fundraiser and Vogler assigns House to his case. He also tells House he can keep his whole team if he endorses Vogler's pharmaceutical company. The Senator's initial diagnosis seems to point to AIDS, but House digs deeper for another answer. Meanwhile, he also handles a case of a woman who apparently gets pregnant without having sex.
18 (1-18)	"Babies & Bathwater"	Bill Johnson	Peter Blake and David Shore (teleplay) Peter Blake (story)	April 19, 2005	LEMS secondary to Small cell lung carcinoma
A pregnant woman arrives at the hospital with brain and kidney problems and House must contend with her condition and Vogler's eagerness to see the doctor removed by using the board members. The patient and her husband must decide between her life and their unborn child's, after the team discovers small cell lung cancer.
19 (1-19)	"Kids"	Deran Sarafian	Thomas L. Moran and Lawrence Kaplow	May 3, 2005	Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura secondary to pregnancy
House fights off a meningitis outbreak and Cuddy gives his team an hour to produce results after he singles out a young patient who does not quite fit the criteria. House tries to get Cameron to return in the wake of Vogler's departure, but she demands House tell her why he really wants her back.
20 (1-20)	"Love Hurts"	Bryan Spicer	Sara B. Cooper	May 10, 2005	Fulminating osteomyelitis
The teaching hospital buzzes with rumors of House's upcoming date with Cameron. After House is harsh to an awaiting clinic patient (guest star John Cho), the man develops a mysterious stroke. At the same time, House also deals with an elderly couple whose overactive sex life causes them problems.
21 (1-21)	"Three Stories"	Paris Barclay	David Shore	May 17, 2005	Streptococcal infection (farmer), Osteosarcoma (volleyball player), Thigh muscle infarction (House)
House receives a visit from an ex-girlfriend, Stacy Warner, who seeks his help for her husband. Cuddy forces House to give a lecture to medical students on diagnosing patients and presents three scenarios, each with different reasons for their leg pain (with guest star Carmen Electra).
22 (1-22)	"Honeymoon"	Frederick King Keller	Lawrence Kaplow and John Mankiewicz	May 24, 2005	Acute intermittent porphyria
House diagnoses Mark, Stacy's husband, and although the tests do not indicate a condition and Mark claims to be fine outside of stomach pain, it appears his brain is dying, leaving House puzzled. When he comes to a potential diagnosis, he has to fight against Mark's wishes to get the proper test done.

Season 2: 2005–2006

On May 24, 2005 FOX announced that House would be returning for its second season.

Episode #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate	Final Diagnosis
23 (2-01)	"Acceptance"	Dan Attias	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner	September 13, 2005	Methanol poisoning and pheochromocytoma
House is brought in for a consult on a Death Row inmate (guest star LL Cool J) with mysterious symptoms. Cameron feels the hospital's resources are better used elsewhere for a young cancer patient. House and Stacy try to establish a good work relationship, especially after he lies to her to secure the transfer of the inmate to the hospital.
24 (2-02)	"Autopsy"	Deran Sarafian	Lawrence Kaplow	September 20, 2005	Thrombosis
A nine-year-old cancer patient is brought before House after she experiences hallucinations. House figures out a way to help her, but it will involve serious risk. They discover she has a tumor on her heart, but when it turns out to be benign, the team decides a clot may be navigating her body.
25 (2-03)	"Humpty Dumpty"	Dan Attias	Matt Witten	September 27, 2005	Endocarditis due to psittacosis
Cuddy feels responsible when her handyman falls off her roof then exhibits weird symptoms. House's team amputates the handyman's hand to prevent the spread of infection, but when the other hand starts showing similar signs, they must seek out the source before it kills the patient.
26 (2-04)	"TB or Not TB"	Peter O'Fallon	David Foster	November 1, 2005	Nesidioblastoma and tuberculosis
A famous doctor (guest star Ron Livingston) falls ill when working in Africa, and is sent to House for treatment. Tensions mount when House refuses to believe he has tuberculosis, but everyone else believes so.
27 (2-05)	"Daddy's Boy"	Greg Yaitanes	Thomas L. Moran	November 8, 2005	Cavernous angioma and Radiation poisoning
A student who just graduates from Princeton experiences severe spasms at a graduation party. Meanwhile, House's parents drop by but he is reluctant to see them, igniting curiosity among the hospital staff
28 (2-06)	"Spin"	Fred Gerber	Sara Hess	November 15, 2005	Air embolism, pure red cell aplasia, thymoma, and myasthenia gravis
A famous cyclist is brought to Princeton-Plainsboro after collapsing during a race. He is surprisingly honest about several illegal medications and techniques he applies to himself, but his sickness is not caused by any of these.
29 (2-07)	"Hunting"	Gloria Muzio	Liz Friedman	November 22, 2005	Echinococcosis
House is confronted by a Kalvin, a flamboyant homosexual who demands treatment when other doctors diagnose him with AIDS, something he admits he does have. House begins making moves on Stacy using sensitive information on her relationship with Mark.
30 (2-08)	"The Mistake"	David Semel	Peter Blake	November 29, 2005	Behcet's Disease, then Hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma from a Liver transplant
A lawsuit is brought against Chase and House for the death of a mother who comes in with stomach pain. A disciplinary committee convenes to determine whether either of them is at fault.
31 (2-09)	"Deception"	Deran Sarafian	Michael R. Perry	December 13, 2005	Clostridium perfringens and Munchausen syndrome
A woman who has a seizure is admitted to the hospital but Cameron wants her to be discharged when they discover she has Munchhausen syndrome, however, House believes she has an underlying condition.
32 (2-10)	"Failure to Communicate"	Jace Alexander	Doris Egan	January 10, 2006	Cerebral malaria
A famed journalist collapses in his magazine company's office. While he acts nonchalantly after getting up, it becomes clear from his word-salad-inflected speech that he is suffering from aphasia.
33 (2-11)	"Need to Know"	David Semel	Pamela Davis	February 7, 2006	Ritalin use and Hepatocellular adenoma
Cameron worries about the potential results of her HIV test and House basks in the afterglow of his kiss with Stacy, but Wilson tells him to keep a level head about things. House must dig through the life and lies of a busy housewife to find the true reason why she is showing signs of physical and mental degeneration.
34 (2-12)	"Distractions"	Dan Attias	Lawrence Kaplow	February 14, 2006	Serotonin syndrome
The team struggles to diagnose a teen suffering from spasms when severe burns following an accident make most of their usual diagnostic tests impossible. Meanwhile, House exacts revenge on a doctor who turned him in for cheating in medical school.
35 (2-13)	"Skin Deep"	Jim Hayman	Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner & David Shore (teleplay) Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner (story)	February 20, 2006	Male pseudohermaphroditism and testicular cancer
House treats a teenage supermodel who gets into a catfight on the catwalk and then passes out. When her tox-screen shows heroin, she is treated for addiction; unfortunately, her symptoms continue after she is weaned off the drugs. Meanwhile, House fights off increasingly bad leg pain.
36 (2-14)	"Sex Kills"	David Semel	Matt Witten	March 7, 2006	Brucellosis
House treats a man who has a seizure but does not realize it and needs a new heart. When the transplant committee votes "no", House tries to get one from a dead woman whose organs are also rejected by the committee.
37 (2-15)	"Clueless"	Deran Sarafian	Thomas L. Moran	March 28, 2006	Gold sodium thiomalate poisoning
When a man cannot breathe during sexual role playing with his wife, House questions the motives behind their marriage; Wilson's presence in his house begins to take a toll on him.
38 (2-16)	"Safe"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Peter Blake	April 4, 2006	Tick paralysis
Melinda (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg), a troubled teenager who is immuno-compromised as a result of medications she must take after a heart transplant, has a severe allergic reaction and goes into shock when her boyfriend visits her. Meanwhile, House and Wilson continue to work out the problems in their new living arrangement.
39 (2-17)	"All In"	Fred Gerber	David Foster	April 11, 2006	Erdheim-Chester disease
The hospital is hosting an oncology benefit poker tournament when a six year-old boy is brought in exhibiting symptoms identical to those of a patient House had twelve years ago. House is convinced the boy's case is identical and he can predict the course of the young patient's illness, which ended in the first patient's death.
40 (2-18)	"Sleeping Dogs Lie"	Greg Yaitanes	Sara Hess	April 18, 2006	Bubonic plague
A young woman's health becomes a question of ethics when she is unable to sleep for ten days. It is not until House discovers she will need a liver transplant that he also uncovers some vital information about her and her partner Max. Meanwhile, Cameron accuses Foreman of plagiarism when an article he authors appears remarkably similar to one of hers.
41 (2-19)	"House vs. God"	John F. Showalter	Doris Egan	April 25, 2006	Tuberous sclerosis and herpes encephalitis
House wants to call a 15 year-old faith-healer's bluff, but when the boy is admitted into the hospital he seemingly causes a cancer patient's condition to go into remission. After being diagnosed, the boy refuses brain surgery, but when his condition worsens, House and his staff have to make a decision.
42 (2-20)	"Euphoria, Part 1"	Deran Sarafian	Matthew V. Lewis	May 2, 2006	Legionellosis (cop)
House is trying to cure a crooked cop who acts turbulent and laughs uncontrollably, but he and his team are unable to determine the cause. When Foreman starts showing similar symptoms, the situation gets far worse than anybody expected.
43 (2-21)	"Euphoria, Part 2"	Deran Sarafian	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner & David Shore	May 3, 2006	Legionellosis (induced) and primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to infection by Naegleria fowleri (Foreman)
With the police officer dead and fearing for his life, Foreman contacts his father who rushes to his son's side. Meanwhile, House and the rest of the team are still trying to do everything they can to help Foreman.
44 (2-22)	"Forever"	Daniel Sackheim	Liz Friedman	May 9, 2006	Pellagra, Coeliac disease and MALT lymphoma
On his way out the door, a man vomits and decides to stay home from work, only to find his wife in the bathtub having a seizure and their newborn infant drowning.
45 (2-23)	"Who's Your Daddy?"	Martha Mitchell	John Mankiewicz & Lawrence Kaplow (teleplay) Charles M. Duncan & John Mankiewicz (story)	May 16, 2006	Haemochromatosis and zygomycosis
A 16 year-old Hurricane Katrina victim suffering from horrifying hallucinations is brought to House by a former bandmate who recently discovered the girl is his daughter. Although House fears his friend is being scammed, he takes the case. As he works his way through the girl's lies in order to diagnose and treat her, he is forced to tell a few lies of his own.
46 (2-24)	"No Reason"	David Shore	David Shore (teleplay) Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story)	May 23, 2006	Hallucination (House), No patients diagnosed
When House and his team are working on the diagnosis of a man with a swollen tongue, the husband of a former patient walks into House's office and shoots him. House continues to treat his patient from his ICU bed with the shooter, who is shot by hospital security and handcuffed to his bed, as his roommate. When the after effects of the shooting begin to impact House, he starts to question his own ability to diagnose properly. As his patient's body deteriorates, House struggles through self-doubt and must trust his team to find a way to solve the case.

Season 3: 2006–2007

Episode #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate	Final Diagnosis
47 (3-01)	"Meaning"	Deran Sarafian	Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (teleplay) Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story)	September 5, 2006	Addison's disease (Richard), Scurvy (Caren)
House has recovered from his gunshot wounds and is back at work, taking on two cases simultaneously: Richard, paralyzed after brain cancer surgery eight years ago, who drove himself on his motorized wheelchair headfirst into a swimming pool, and Caren, a young woman paralyzed from the neck down after a yoga session. As House begins to diagnose and treat them, the team notices a distinct change in his attitude toward his patients.
48 (3-02)	"Cane and Able"	Daniel Sackheim	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner (teleplay) Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story)	September 12, 2006	Chimerism
Seven year-old Clancy is admitted to the hospital with rectal bleeding, claiming alien abduction. The team runs tests, but when they get different results from the same tests, in addition to finding a metal object in his neck, they are forced to give Clancy's testimony a little more credence. Amidst this, Cuddy and Wilson decides not to tell House the truth about his last case, thinking he will learn some humility, while Cameron is outraged at their actions. When a frustrated House gives up on the boy, Cuddy is forced to re-think her decision to hold back the truth.
49 (3-03)	"Informed Consent"	Laura Innes	David Foster	September 19, 2006	Congestive heart failure secondary to senile cardiac amyloidosis
House's new patient is Ezra Powell (guest star Joel Grey), a renowned medical research pioneer who collapses in his lab. House puts Ezra through diagnostic rigors, but the team is unable to come up with a conclusive diagnosis and Ezra's health continues to deteriorate. Ezra ultimately demands the team help him end his life, but each member has divergent opinions on the morality of helping Ezra die, especially since the possibility of a cure is still in question. Meanwhile, the teenage daughter of a clinic patient has developed a disturbing crush on House.
50 (3-04)	"Lines in the Sand"	Newton Thomas Sigel	David Hoselton	September 26, 2006	Baylisascaris
House takes the case of Adam, a 10 year-old severely autistic boy, who screams loudly for no apparent reason. Cuddy makes a minor change to House's office and he refuses to use it until it is returned to its original state; thus, he finds himself wandering the hospital in need of a temporary office. Meanwhile, the teenage clinic patient still has a crush on House and is becoming a nuisance.
51 (3-05)	"Fools for Love"	David Platt	Peter Blake	October 31, 2006	Hereditary angioedema
House takes the case of a young woman who is rushed to the hospital with problems breathing and severe stomach pain, after she and her husband are robbed. But when her husband collapses, the team believes the couple's illnesses are related. Meanwhile, clinic patient Michael Tritter causes problems for House.
52 (3-06)	"Que Sera Sera"	Deran Sarafian	Thomas L. Moran	November 7, 2006	Small cell lung carcinoma
A morbidly obese man is found in a coma after a fire accident and is admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro. Upon waking up, he demands to be discharged, refusing to be tested for any disease possibly caused by his weight.
53 (3-07)	"Son of Coma Guy"	Dan Attias	Doris Egan	November 14, 2006	MERRF syndrome
House decides to awaken a comatose patient so he can question the man regarding the family history of his son, who may have a genetic condition, and the father is the only living relative. Meanwhile, Wilson confronts House about the stolen prescription as Tritter approaches Cameron, Chase, and Foreman in an attempt to divide the team and reveal their loyalties.
54 (3-08)	"Whac-A-Mole"	Daniel Sackheim	Pamela Davis	November 21, 2006	Chronic granulomatous disease
House's newest patient is 18 year-old Jack, brought to the hospital after experiencing a heart attack and massive vomiting. Jack has been the sole parent to his younger brother and sister since their parents died. After a brief review of his file, House thinks he has got the diagnosis, seals it in an envelope and turns the process into a game, challenging Cameron, Foreman and Chase to figure it out on their own. Meanwhile, in an attempt to extract a confession, Tritter makes it impossible for Wilson to practice medicine, driving a wedge between the two friends.
55 (3-09)	"Finding Judas"	Deran Sarafian	Sara Hess	November 28, 2006	Erythropoietic protoporphyria
House and the team take on the case of Alice, a young girl with pancreatitis. Since her divorced parents cannot agree on how to proceed with her treatment and will not let House bully them into making a decision, House's only option is to take them to court and let a judge rule on the matter. Meanwhile, House's reduced access to Vicodin is beginning to take its toll and he asks Cuddy for more, but instead of writing a prescription, she strictly rations his pills.
56 (3-10)	"Merry Little Christmas"	Tony To	Liz Friedman	December 12, 2006	Langerhans cell histiocytosis
It is Christmas at Princeton-Plainsboro and Wilson has a present for House: he and Detective Tritter have struck a deal and House has three days to accept it. Cuddy receives a patient afflicted with dwarfism, who has a variety of symptoms and is recovering from a recently collapsed lung. Cuddy is eventually forced to make a difficult and potentially life-threatening choice between her patient and House's well-being.
57 (3-11)	"Words and Deeds"	Daniel Sackheim	Leonard Dick	January 9, 2007	Spinal meningioma
House is forced to respond in court to the criminal charges against him regarding illegal possession of narcotics, and the judge sets a date for a preliminary hearing. Cuddy insists that House apologize to Tritter; meanwhile, the most recent case at the hospital is a firefighter suffering from disorientation and extremely high body temperatures. Because of misinterpreted information, the firefighter is eventually forced to make a decision to undergo a radical brain treatment which will have a serious effect on his life.
58 (3-12)	"One Day, One Room"	Juan J. Campanella	David Shore	January 30, 2007	Chlamydia and pregnancy due to rape
House beats the drug charges and is back at the hospital after a short stint in rehab. Tired of House's disdain for patients, Cuddy turns his clinic duty into a game, with the stakes raised to a level that speaks to House: challenge. When he encounters Eve, who is tested positive for an STD and admits she has very recently been raped, she refuses to be treated by anyone but House. Meanwhile, Cameron encounters a homeless man (guest star Geoffrey Lewis) who is very different from how he originally seems.
59 (3-13)	"Needle in a Haystack"	Peter O'Fallon	David Foster	February 6, 2007	Undigested toothpick
16 year-old Stevie Lipa is admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro with a serious respiratory condition and internal bleeding. He is assigned to House, but he is busy fulfilling a dare given to him by Cuddy. A startling secret is revealed about Stevie, and the team encounters troubles with his parents, thus Foreman is forced to ask Stevie to lie directly to his parents, risking his medical license.
60 (3-14)	"Insensitive"	Deran Sarafian	Matthew V. Lewis	February 13, 2007	Diphyllobothrium latum causing Vitamin B12 deficiency
A girl (Mika Boorem) with CIPA, a rare condition in which the sufferer cannot feel pain, gets in a car accident. Once her testing is done, she begins developing high fevers with multiple seizures and is rapidly deteriorating.
61 (3-15)	"Half-Wit"	Katie Jacobs	Lawrence Kaplow	March 6, 2007	Takayasu's arteritis
A brain-damaged musical savant (guest star Dave Matthews) has seizures despite being on anti-seizure medications. When everyone learns that House has entered himself for brain cancer treatment, they attempt to comfort him, but House simply turns them away.
62 (3-16)	"Top Secret"	Deran Sarafian	Thomas L. Moran	March 27, 2007	Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
House treats a U.S. Marine returning from Iraq, who has symptoms consistent with Gulf War Syndrome. However, following a dream about the Marine, the case becomes complicating, alongside a physical problem that House has to overcome.
63 (3-17)	"Fetal Position"	Matt Shakman	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner	April 3, 2007	Maternal mirror syndrome (Emma), Non-immune hydrops fetalis (Emma's baby)
A famous, pregnant photographer, Emma Sloan, is brought to the hospital after suffering a stroke in the middle of a photo shoot. Although Emma's condition initially stabilizes, her health takes a turn for the worse when her kidneys fail and Emma is more concerned about her baby's well-being than her own. Meanwhile, the secret relationship between Cameron and Chase is exposed to Foreman and Cuddy, and House makes extravagant plans to take a much-needed vacation.
64 (3-18)	"Airborne"	Elodie Keene	David Hoselton	April 10, 2007	Decompression sickness (Peng), Mass hysteria (Other passengers), Methyl bromide poisoning (Fran)
House and Cuddy face a widespread outbreak on their plane back from a symposium in Singapore, while Wilson and the rest of the team treat a woman with constant seizures.
65 (3-19)	"Act Your Age"	Daniel Sackheim	Sara Hess	April 17, 2007	Precocious puberty due to externally applied testosterone
A six year-old girl suffers ailments expected in much older patients. Tensions mount between Chase and Cameron, leading House to intentionally assign them to the same tasks, including investigating the young girl's home, where they find something possibly incriminating on the girl's father.
66 (3-20)	"House Training"	Paul McCrane	Doris Egan	April 24, 2007	Staphylococcus aureus infection
A scam artist loses her ability to make decisions. While House and the team struggle to find the underlying cause, the case becomes personal for Foreman.
67 (3-21)	"Family"	David Straiton	Liz Friedman	May 1, 2007	Histoplasmosis
A 14 year-old leukemia patient's only hope of survival is a bone marrow transplant from his younger brother, but when he gets sick, the team must race against time to save both sibilings. Meanwhile, Foreman must deal with the consequences of the previous case.
68 (3-22)	"Resignation"	Martha Mitchell	Pamela Davis	May 8, 2007	Bacterial infection due to suicide attempt
Speculation over Foreman's resignation continues, while a young girl named Addie is admitted after bleeding from the mouth during martial arts practice and House and Wilson are secretly concerned about each other.
69 (3-23)	"The Jerk"	Daniel Sackheim	Leonard Dick	May 15, 2007	Haemochromatosis
House meets his match in the form of Nathan Harrison, an obnoxious 16 year-old chess prodigy with intense head pain and behavioral issues, who manages to annoy and offend every member of the team during his course of treatment. Meanwhile, Foreman's frustration with House reaches a new level when he believes House sabotages his job interview with another hospital.
70 (3-24)	"Human Error"	Katie Jacobs	Thomas L. Moran & Lawrence Kaplow	May 29, 2007	Congenital heart defect (infected third coronary artery ostium)
House and the team take on the case of a young woman who, along with her husband, is rescued at sea en route from Cuba in a desperate attempt to personally see House and get a diagnosis for her illness. During her stay in the hospital, she develops a new symptom: her heart stops – but she miraculously keeps talking. Foreman prepares for his last day at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.

Season 4: 2007–2008

Note: Season interrupted by 2007-2008 WGA Strike, with the number of episodes reduced to 16 instead of the normal 24.

Episode #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate	Final Diagnosis
71 (4-01)	"Alone"	Deran Sarafian	Peter Blake & David Shore (teleplay) Peter Blake (story)	September 25, 2007	Allergic reaction to cephalosporins in misidentified patient
When an office building collapses, House has to work fast to diagnose a young woman, Megan, who survives the disaster. House, without a full team, talks through his ideas with a janitor at Princeton-Plainsboro and as he persists in diagnosing Megan by himself, he realizes the case is not what it appears, and that solitude may not be the answer.
72 (4-02)	"The Right Stuff"	Deran Sarafian	Doris Egan & Leonard Dick	October 2, 2007	Von Hippel-Lindau disease
House systemically eliminates his new team candidates, until he is approached by a fighter pilot named Greta, a candidate for NASA’s astronaut training program. Greta suffers from a neurological disorder, where she converts sounds to visual images. Knowing NASA will reject any possibility of her becoming an astronaut if they knew of her problem, Greta begs House to treat her in secret. Meanwhile, House is ruffled when he thinks he sees Cameron, Chase and Foreman in the hospital hallways.
73 (4-03)	"97 Seconds"	David Platt	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner	October 9, 2007	Strongyloidiasis
The final ten fellowship candidates compete ferociously when House splits them into two teams by gender. They are assigned to diagnose and treat a wheelchair-bound man with spinal muscular atrophy who is slowly suffocating. As the teams try to one-up each other, complications arise. Meanwhile, Foreman runs his own team at another hospital, and resorts to using a very “House-like” treatment to help a patient.
74 (4-04)	"Guardian Angels"	Deran Sarafian	David Hoselton	October 23, 2007	Ergotism
While having a seizure, a funeral home cosmetician hallucinates she is being violently raped by one of the cadavers. When she is admitted to the hospital, she acts as though her dead mother is in the room with her. While Cameron offers advice to one of the remaining candidates for House's team, Foreman has lunch with Cuddy, discussing his current situation.
75 (4-05)	"Mirror Mirror"	David Platt	David Foster	October 30, 2007	Eperythrozoon (Rickettsiaceae resulting from exposure to pig feces)
Foreman returns to Princeton-Plainsboro and is assigned to oversee House's candidates. A man is mugged and suffers from a respiratory arrest. Though he has no memories of who he is, he can read the personality of the most dominant person in the room, applying it to himself to create a temporary identity. House becomes intrigued by the accuracy of this judge of character and manipulates the patient to judge others, while a team member wonders if House is more dominant than Cuddy.
76 (4-06)	"Whatever It Takes"	Juan J. Campanella	Thomas L. Moran & Peter Blake (teleplay) Thomas L. Moran (story)	November 6, 2007	Selenosis ("John"); Heat stroke and Thallium poisoning (Casey)
House is recruited by the CIA to help diagnose a deathly ill agent. The agent's case is spearheaded by Dr. Samira Terzi, who offers very little information on the agent's history or previous assignments. With limited information, House uses some unorthodox methods to try and determine a diagnosis in time to save his patient's life. Meanwhile, Foreman faces resistance from the remaining fellowship candidates when they question his judgment and argue over the diagnosis of a female drag car racer who passes out after a race.
77 (4-07)	"Ugly"	David Straiton	Sean Whitesell	November 13, 2007	Lyme disease
House and his team are followed by a documentary film crew as they treat a teenager with a major facial deformity, who suffers a heart attack prior to a reconstructive procedure. As they work to diagnose the teen, House finds himself distracted by several of the candidates vying for a spot on his team, causing him to question his own motives for having chosen them.
78 (4-08)	"You Don't Want to Know"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Sara Hess	November 20, 2007	Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in systemic lupus erythematosus
House encounters a magician whose heart fails when performing an underwater escape act. While the remaining fellowship candidates work to diagnose him, House is determined to prove he is a scam artist faking his ailments to cover up the fact he nearly drowned during his act. In the meantime, House pits his team against one another in a challenge involving Cuddy, granting the winner immunity from elimination and a chance to nominate two other candidates to be put on the chopping block.
79 (4-09)	"Games"	Deran Sarafian	Eli Attie	November 27, 2007	Measles
House assigns the candidates to a particularly challenging case involving an uncooperative punk guitarist with a history of drug abuse and civil disobedience, while Cuddy orders House to make a final decision and hire his new team. House promises a guaranteed position for the candidate who correctly diagnoses the patient. Meanwhile, Wilson informs a former patient he misdiagnosed him with terminal cancer and is now going to live and must deal with the consequences of his procedures.
80 (4-10)	"It's a Wonderful Lie"	Matt Shakman	Pamela Davis	January 29, 2008	Breast cancer in displaced breast tissue
House and the team treat a woman who suffers from a sudden paralysis of the hands, causing an injury to her daughter while she is watching her at an indoor rock-climbing wall. As House probes the woman and her injured daughter for any leads as to what might be causing her condition, he is convinced the mother is withholding information.
81 (4-11)	"Frozen"	David Straiton	Liz Friedman	February 3, 2008	Fat embolism from unrepaired broken toe
When Dr. Cate Milton (guest star Mira Sorvino), a psychiatrist trapped in the South Pole and the research station's only doctor, becomes ill in the middle of her assignment, she and House are thrust into a long-distance relationship of sorts. Unable to get Cate out or any additional medical supplies to the South Pole station, House and his team must resort to treating her via webcam. Meanwhile House sends Taub, Kutner and Thirteen to harass Cameron until she gets cable for his office, and he attempts to discover Wilson's new girlfriend (Amber). This episode originally aired in the United States outside of its regular time slot, immediately following FOX's broadcast of the Super Bowl XLII post-game show.
82 (4-12)	"Don't Ever Change"	Deran Sarafian	Leonard Dick & Doris Egan	February 5, 2008	Nephroptosis
House and the team encounters a woman (guest star Laura Silverman) admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro after she collapses at her wedding. Her test results come up negative for a variety of common diseases, which leads the team to suspect foul play, but when they discover the woman is a former music producer living in the fast lane until she began to practice Hasidic Judaism, House insists people do not change, and her seemingly rash decision may be a symptom of the underlying condition.
83 (4-13)	"No More Mr. Nice Guy"	Deran Sarafian	David Hoselton & David Shore	April 28, 2008	Chagas disease
House suspects an emergency room patient has a bigger problem than the E.R. initially diagnosed based on the fact that the patient is too nice. A skeptical House questions the patient's sunny disposition as the team tries to get to the bottom of his illness, but disagrees with House that niceness is a symptom. Meanwhile, House is at odds with Wilson's girlfriend about how much time they each get to spend with Wilson, and Cuddy demands House give his team performance reviews.
84 (4-14)	"Living the Dream"	David Straiton	Sara Hess & Liz Friedman	May 5, 2008	Hypersensitivity vasculitis due to Quinine allergy
House is convinced one of the actors on his favorite soap opera (guest star Jason Lewis) has a serious medical condition, after observing his symptoms on television. He decides to intervene and take matters into his own hands, but both the actor and House's team dismiss his assessment and do not believe there is anything wrong. Meanwhile, Wilson and his girlfriend have their first argument and Cuddy tries to keep up appearances when an inspector makes an unexpected visit to Princeton-Plainsboro.
85 (4-15)	"House's Head"	Greg Yaitanes	Peter Blake & David Foster & Doris Egan & Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner	May 12, 2008	Air embolism from dental work (bus driver)
House finds himself dazed, confused and covered in blood after surviving a bus accident that left dozens seriously injured. Unable to clearly recall the events leading up to the crash due to his head injuries, House is convinced through his flashbacks a fellow bus passenger is exhibiting signs of a deadly illness prior to the crash. Much to the team's dismay, House pushes through the pain of his injuries, desperate to piece together the fragments of his shattered memory in order to save someone who might not even know they could be dying.
86 (4-16)	"Wilson's Heart"	Katie Jacobs	Peter Blake & David Foster & Doris Egan & Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner	May 19, 2008	Amantadine poisoning
Clues inside House's head hold the key to a patient's condition, and House's friendship with Wilson is tested beyond limits as murky memories from the bus accident the night before threaten to change their lives forever.

Season 5: 2008–2009

House's fifth season began airing on September 16, 2008. It began to air in a new timeslot from September–December: Tuesday 8/7c. Starting from January 19th 2009, House will be moved to Mondays at 8/7c. In the UK, Channel 5 is to begin airing Season 5 in early 2009.

Episode #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate	Final Diagnosis
87 (5-01)	"Dying Changes Everything"	Deran Sarafian	Eli Attie	September 16, 2008	Diffuse lepromatous leprosy
In the aftermath of personal tragedy, Wilson resigns from the hospital, while Cuddy desperately tries to get the two to repair their friendship. Meanwhile, Thirteen struggles with her medical problems and helps to treat an executive assistant with a similar personality to her own.
88 (5-02)	"Not Cancer"	David Straiton	David Shore & Lawrence Kaplow	September 23, 2008	Transplanted cancer stem cells
An organ donor's organs are responsible for the deaths of several patients, and the team works to save the last two recipients. Meanwhile, House hires private detective Lucas (Michael Weston) to spy on Wilson, as well as his team during the differentials.
89 (5-03)	"Adverse Events"	Andrew Bernstein	Carol Green & Dustin Paddock	September 30, 2008	Food Bolus Bezoar caused by massive drug intake
A painter's undiagnosed illness begins to affect his work, after his girlfriend notices the grotesqueness of his paintings. He is brought to Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital, though he claims that he is getting better. House grows suspicious when he learns that Brandon, the painter, was fearful of a test involving the injection of a dye. It is later revealed that he is on three separate drug trials, which he was hiding from his girlfriend. Meanwhile, House continues to use Lucas to obtain information about his team and to learn more about Cuddy's personal life.
90 (5-04)	"Birthmarks"	David Platt	Doris Egan & David Foster	October 14, 2008	Metal pins in brain displaced by a magnet.
House is coerced into going to his father's funeral despite his protests. Back at Princeton-Plainsboro, the team take the case of a young woman who collapsed while in China looking for her birth parents. House works with the team via cell phone, while Wilson drives him to the funeral. House’s phone is taken by a cop mid-diagnosis and the team must decipher House's last statement. Meanwhile, the story of how House and Wilson met for the first time is revealed.
91 (5-05)	"Lucky Thirteen"	Greg Yaitanes	Liz Friedman & Sara Hess	October 21, 2008	Candidiasis secondary to Sjogren's syndrome
After a woman whom she had a one-night stand with begins seizing in her apartment, Thirteen takes her to Princeton-Plainsboro. House and the team take on her case, with House using the case as an opportunity to explore Thirteen’s personal life. Thirteen finds that the patient has a long medical history and has seen many doctors over the years, eventuating in Thirteen finding out the patient only slept with her to get to House, who had been rejecting the woman as a patient for many years. Meanwhile, Lucas continues to keep on Wilson's trail.
92 (5-06)	"Joy"	Deran Sarafian	David Hoselton	October 28, 2008	Familial Mediterranean fever (Jerry and Samantha), Pulmonary hypoplasia (Joy)
The team take on the case of a middle-aged man who has been experiencing recurring blackouts, time lapses and sleepwalking. They soon find out that the man's 12-year-old daughter has also been experiencing sleepwalking spells. The man's condition deteriorates and his daughter also begins to experience more symptoms. Meanwhile, House finds out Cuddy is going to adopt a baby that is due in two weeks. However, the birth mother is noticed to have a strange rash on her arm, with Cuddy taking on her case as both a doctor and a potential mother.
93 (5-07)	"The Itch"	Greg Yaitanes	Peter Blake	November 11, 2008	Lead poisoning
An agoraphobic man falls ill and refuses to leave his home to be treated at the hospital. Therefore, House and the team go to his home to figure out what might be wrong. Cameron takes charge of the case as she had treated the patient in the past and she and the team figure out ways to treat him at his home. However, the patient’s condition worsens and it becomes difficult to treat him at his home, therefore House and the team plan to get the man into the hospital for surgery without causing any problems. Meanwhile, Cameron and Chase attempt to work through issues in their relationship, and House deals with an annoying itch he cannot seem to scratch, with Wilson making his own analogies about the problem.
94 (5-08)	"Emancipation"	Unknown	Unknown	November 18, 2008	Not Aired Yet
The team takes on the case of a 16-year-old factory manager who fell ill when her lungs suddenly filled with fluid while at work. The teenager informs House and team that she is an emancipated minor living on her own and supporting herself, and has ever since her parents passed away. The team begins treatment for suspected heart problems, but when Kutner chooses to sympathize with the patient rather than follow House’s directions, he and the team find out the hard way that the girl may not be telling them the truth. Meanwhile, Foreman asks for House’s permission to work on a clinical trial and House rejects his proposal. In an effort to prove himself capable of working without House’s supervision, Foreman takes on his own pediatric case. But when the unexplained illness brings the child to the brink of death, Foreman is left questioning his ability to work free from House’s custody.
95 (5-09)	"Last Resort"	Unknown	Unknown	November 25, 2008	Not Aired Yet
A man takes over Cuddy's office and holds House, Thirteen, and several patients hostage. His demand? A diagnosis. The man forces Thirteen to act as a guinea pig for his treatments and House has to end the standoff before a SWAT team opens fire.
96 (5-10)	"Let Them Eat Cake"	Unknown	Unknown	December 2, 2008	Not Aired Yet

External links

• FOX.com House Official Site
• Episode List for House M.D. at IMDb
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