List of House episodes

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The cast of "House" in a promotional shot for the third season. Left to right: House, Cuddy, Chase, Cameron, Foreman, Wilson

The following is an episode list for the Fox medical drama television series House. The series began on November 16, 2004 and is currently in its third season. The first season had a total of 22 episodes, while the second season had 24. It is currently aired in over 45 countries.

As of November 28, 2006, 55 episodes have aired.

[edit] Overview

	Episodes	Originally aired	DVD release date
Season 1	22	2004 – 2005	August 30, 2005
Season 2	24	2005 – 2006	August 22, 2006
Season 3	24	2006 – 2007	unknown

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Season 1: 2004-2005

Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	#
"Pilot"	David Shore	Bryan Singer	November 16, 2004	1 (1-01)
A young kindergarten teacher named Rebecca Adler collapses in her classroom from a seizure. She is taken to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, where Dr. House and his team of experts grapple to solve the mystery.

"Paternity"	Lawrence Kaplow	Peter O'Fallon	November 23, 2004	2 (1-02)
A young lacrosse player has double vision, night terrors and hallucinations frequently. House and his team must find the cause before the disease progresses beyond repair.

"Occam's Razor"	David Shore	Bryan Singer	November 30, 2004	3 (1-03)
A student collapses after having sex with his girlfriend. Dr. House and his team struggle to find out why he collapsed, but find that his many symptoms do not point to any one disease.

"Maternity"	Peter Blake	Newton Thomas Sigel	December 7, 2004	4 (1-04)
A number of newborn babies acquire unknown diseases simultaneously. House and his aides must race against the clock to save them and avoid further spread of the disease.

"Damned If You Do"	Sara B. Cooper	Greg Yaitanes	December 14, 2004	5 (1-05)
Dr. House's approach raises questions when he treats a nun for what he believes to be an allergy, and accidentally almost kills her. House must prove that he did not make an almost fatal mistake before the nun dies.

"The Socratic Method"	John Mankiewicz	Peter Medak	December 21, 2004	6 (1-06)
When a schizophrenic mother has a deep-vein thrombosis applying for welfare, a strange phone call causes House to question her sanity once again.

"Fidelity"	Thomas L. Moran	Bryan Spicer	December 28, 2004	7 (1-07)
A woman (Elyse Snow) comes down with symptoms of African sleeping sickness, but there seems to be no way she could have contracted it. House and his aides zone in on two possible diagnoses, and it takes some tough questions to get the right one.

"Poison"	Matt Witten	Guy Ferland	January 25, 2005	8 (1-08)
House and his team investigate the mysterious poisoning of high-school student Matt Davis. When another teen is brought in with all of the same symptoms, but almost nothing else in common with Matt, House and his team must figure out what they did that was the same. After a string of treatment attempts fail, Matt's mother fears that the doctors are incompetent.

"DNR"	David Foster	Frederick King Keller	February 1, 2005	9 (1-09)
When a legendary jazz musician collapses mid-session, House and his team run into technical difficulties treating the man, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. After House causes him to crash suddenly, he disobeys a DNR order and must go to court.

"Histories"	Joel Thompson	Dan Attias	February 8, 2005	10 (1-10)
When a homeless woman has a seizure, some of the employees at Princeton-Plainsboro think that she is faking her seizures in hopes of getting a free meal. However, Wilson takes her under his wing and convinces House to take the case.

"Detox"	Lawrence Kaplow and Thomas L. Moran	Nelson McCormick	February 15, 2005	11 (1-11)
Cuddy bets a month's clinic duty that House can't stay off of Vicodin for a week, while House is trying to find out why a car crash victim won't stop bleeding.

"Sports Medicine"	John Mankiewicz and David Shore	Keith Gordon	February 22, 2005	12 (1-12)
When baseball star Hank Wiggin suddenly breaks his arm, he finds out he has a bizarre case of bone loss. House rejects all of Wiggin's denials of drugs and runs him through a battery of tests nonetheless.

"Cursed"	Matt Witten and Peter Blake	Daniel Sackheim	March 1, 2005	13 (1-13)
After consulting an Ouija board on his life, a young boy thinks that he is going to die. House and his team must wade through the boy's ravings to find the truth.

"Control"	Lawrence Kaplow	Randy Zisk	March 15, 2005	14 (1-14)
In a well-timed powergrab, billionare Edward Vogler becomes chairman of the board of Princeton-Plainsboro. Immediately, House and Vogler begin to butt heads on tough issues.

"Mob Rules"	David Foster and John Mankiewicz	Tim Hunter	March 22, 2005	15 (1-15)
House treats a man serving as a witness to a mob case, and whose commanding mobster brother warns House not to release his patient — or his diagnosis.

"Heavy"	Thomas L. Moran	Fred Gerber	March 29, 2005	16 (1-16)
Tensions run high when Vogler orders House to fire one of the people on his team. At the same time, House struggles with finding out why a young girl had a heart attack.

"Role Model"	Matt Witten	Peter O'Fallon	April 12, 2005	17 (1-17)
When a presidential hopeful falls ill at a campaign, House is forced to take the case by Vogler. Vogler gives House an ultimatum: give a speech on a new drug, or fire one of his employees.

"Babies & Bathwater"	Peter Blake and David Shore (teleplay) Peter Blake (story)	Bill Johnson	April 19, 2005	18 (1-18)
A pregnant woman must make a tough choice between her life and her unborn child's.

"Kids"	Thomas L. Moran and Lawrence Kaplow	Deran Sarafian	May 3, 2005	19 (1-19)
Amid the chaos of a meningitis outbreak, House sees a patient whose symptoms don't quite add up.

"Love Hurts"	Sara B. Cooper	Bryan Spicer	May 10, 2005	20 (1-20)
After House's reckless manner accidentally triggers a stroke, he faces dire consequences. However, other events in the hospital are overshadowing the patient's condition.

"Three Stories"	David Shore	Paris Barclay	May 17, 2005	21 (1-21)
When House's ex-girlfriend asks him to treat her husband, House has a serious conflict of interest. Cuddy also forces him to lecture a group of students. David Shore won an Emmy in 2005 for Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series for this episode. ^[1]

"Honeymoon"	Lawrence Kaplow and John Mankiewicz	Frederick King Keller	May 24, 2005	22 (1-22)
After much convincing (and drugging Mark's drink), Stacy's husband Mark is admitted to the hospital to undergo a battery of tests. Despite the fact Mark's tests prove negative, his steadily growing symptoms indicate he is dying. While House struggles with the mystery and makes increasing demands on his staff, Wilson worries about House's emotional well-being, and Cuddy considers adding a new employee to the clinic.

[edit] Season 2: 2005-2006

Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	#
"Acceptance"	Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner	Dan Attias	September 13, 2005	23 (2-01)
A death row inmate is felled by an unknown disease and House volunteers to investigate, over the objections of most of the staff. House also has to deal with Stacy who is working closely with him. Cameron takes over some of House's clinic hours, and ends up with her own patient to deal with.

"Autopsy"	Lawrence Kaplow	Deran Sarafian	September 20, 2005	24 (2-02)
House and team struggle to diagnose a young girl whose cancer is not causing her more immediate symptoms.

"Humpty Dumpty"	Matt Witten	Dan Attias	September 27, 2005	25 (2-03)
A roofer who has asthma inexplicably falls unconscious and falls off of Dr. Cuddy's roof.

"TB or Not TB"	David Foster	Peter O'Fallon	November 1, 2005	26 (2-04)
A famous doctor gets ill when working in Africa, and is sent to House for treatment. Everyone except House believes that he has tuberculosis. When he refuses medication to bring attention to tuberculosis, House must prove that it is something else.

"Daddy's Boy"	Thomas L. Moran	Greg Yaitanes	November 8, 2005	27 (2-05)
A student who just graduated from Princeton experiences severe spasms at graduation party. House and his team struggles to find the reason for the symptoms but all tests return negative. Meanwhile, House's parents drop by.

"Spin"	Sara Hess	Fred Gerber	November 15, 2005	28 (2-06)
A famous cyclist is brought to House's clinic after collapsing during a race. He is surprisingly honest about several illegal medications and techniques he applied to himself, but his sickness is not caused by any of these. House believes he is not completely honest, whilst Cameron does not cope with the patient's foul play. House also gives Stacy a hard time, mainly because of her new husband, Mark, who is under therapy at the hospital.

"Hunting"	Liz Friedman	Gloria Muzio	November 22, 2005	29 (2-07)
Dr. House finally relents in treating a neighbor with AIDS, only to find that his sickness may be more than it first appears. Also, two co-workers find themselves closer than ever, while two former lovers are pulled apart.

"The Mistake"	Peter Blake	David Semel	November 29, 2005	30 (2-08)
After a patient dies under Chase's watch, he and House must face a board of doctors to hear their fate.

"Deception"	Michael R. Perry	Deran Sarafian	December 13, 2005	31 (2-09)
House is clearly upset with Foreman's recent promotion to Department Head under per the ruling of the board, and tries to make life miserable for him.

"Failure to Communicate"	Doris Egan	Jace Alexander	January 10, 2006	32 (2-10)
A famed journalist collapses in his magazine's office. While he acts nonchalant after getting up, it soon becomes clear from his word salad inflected speech that he is suffering from aphasia. While Cuddy wants to kick the patient to another hospital, Foreman wheedles her into giving the case to him. The team consults with House via telephone while he's stranded by snow in Baltimore, with a suddenly interested Stacy.

"Need to Know"	Pamela Davis	David Semel	February 7, 2006	33 (2-11)
House and Stacy try to repair their relationship while the rest of the team tries to diagnose a woman who flails randomly.

"Distractions"	Lawrence Kaplow	Dan Attias	February 14, 2006	34 (2-12)
Logistical problems arise when House and his team can't do all of their normal tests on a sick burn victim.

"Skin Deep"	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner & David Shore (teleplay) Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner (story)	Jim Hayman	February 20, 2006	35 (2-13)
Dr. House treats a teenage supermodel for heroin addiction and, in the process, uncovers startling secrets about the girl. Meanwhile, Wilson hopes that House's increased leg pain indicates that his leg nerves are regenerating, and a male clinic patient suffers from high estrogen levels that allow him to experience his wife's pregnancy - including morning sickness, labor pains, and he even begins to develop breasts. It is suggested at the end of the episode that some of House's leg pains are psychosomatic.

"Sex Kills"	Matt Witten	David Semel	March 7, 2006	36 (2-14)
Dr. House tries to treat a man who has a seizure but doesn't realize it. It turns out that he has an infection and now he needs a new heart. Because there are no hearts immediately available, House tries to get one from a dead woman whose organs were rejected. Dr. House and his team have to cure a dead woman's heart before giving it to the man. Meanwhile, another man claims to be attracted to cows, and wants House to give him a libido-repressing drug, yet it turns out that it isn't really cows that he is attracted to. Also, House continues to suspect Wilson of having an affair.

"Clueless"	Thomas L. Moran	Deran Sarafian	March 28, 2006	37 (2-15)
While roleplaying with his wife, a patient suddenly can't breathe.

"Safe"	Peter Blake	Felix Alcala	April 4, 2006	38 (2-16)
A teenage heart recipient suffers anaphylactic shock in her clean room. House and his team can not pinpoint the source of the allergen.

"All In"	David Foster	Fred Gerber	April 11, 2006	39 (2-17)
During a charity Casino Night, Cuddy gets a patient whom she dismisses as being dehydrated. However, House realizes that the patient is exhibiting the same symptoms as a woman who died under House's watch twelve years ago. House has only 12 hours to keep the new patient from dying in the same way.

"Sleeping Dogs Lie"	Sara Hess	Greg Yaitanes	April 18, 2006	40 (2-18)
While Dr. Cameron and Dr. Foreman argue over who originally wrote an article, House tries to determine why a lesbian woman can't sleep.

"House vs. God"	Doris Egan	John F. Showalter	April 25, 2006	41 (2-19)
A teenage religious healer shows up at the hospital with an originally easily diagnosable ailment, and during his stay, he "supposedly" shrinks the tumor of a cancer patient.

"Euphoria, Part 1"	Matthew V. Lewis	Deran Sarafian	May 2, 2006	42 (2-20)
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.

"Euphoria, Part 2"	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner and David Shore	Deran Sarafian	May 3, 2006	43 (2-21)
With Foreman dying, the team is running out of options to test. Using the cop's progression, Foreman has less than 24 hours to live.

"Forever"	Liz Friedman	Daniel Sackheim	May 9, 2006	44 (2-22)
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.

"Who's Your Daddy?"	John Mankiewicz & Lawrence Kaplow (teleplay) Charles M. Duncan & John Mankiewicz (story)	Martha Mitchell	May 16, 2006	45 (2-23)
When a Hurricane Katrina victim hallucinates on a plane, an old friend of House takes on the role of the victim's parent, but House doesn't believe that he is really the father.

"No Reason"	David Shore (teleplay) Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story)	David Shore	May 23, 2006	46 (2-24)
When a man with a swollen tongue is admitted to the hospital, House is shot by a mysterious man.

[edit] Season 3: 2006-2007

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Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	#
"Meaning"	Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (teleplay) Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story)	Deran Sarafian	September 5, 2006	47 (3-01)
After returning to work after being shot, House takes on two cases at the same time.

"Cane and Able"	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner (teleplay) Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story)	Daniel Sackheim	September 12, 2006	48 (3-02)
House's leg is obviously in pain again, although he continues to deny it. House's new case is a 7-year-old boy, a product of in-vitro fertilization, who's been admitted to the hospital with rectal bleeding and proclamations of alien abductions and experimentation.

"Informed Consent"	David Foster	Laura Innes	September 19, 2006	49 (3-03)
The ketamine has worn off, House is back to using his cane and does not want to talk about it. His new patient Ezra Powell (played by Joel Grey), a renowned doctor and author, demands that the team stop the litany of medical tests and help him end his life since the possibility of a cure is slim.

"Lines in the Sand"	David Holselton	Newton Thomas Sigel	September 26, 2006	50 (3-04)
A young autistic child is admitted to the hospital for screaming, but the rest of House's team are skeptical that it actually means anything. However, after a pleural effusion, House doesn't know what to think.

"Fools for Love"	Peter Blake	David Platt	October 31, 2006	51 (3-05)
House treats a young married couple with similar symptoms, but they are shocked by the cause - a genetic disease, angioedema. The couple turns out to be half-siblings. A clinic patient calls House a bully, later turns out to be a cop and arrests House for posession of narcotics and speeding (40 in a 25 zone).

"Que Será Será"	Thomas L. Moran	Deran Sarafian	November 7, 2006	52 (3-06)
A morbidly obese man is found in a coma and admitted to the hospital. Upon waking, he demands to be discharged, and refuses to be tested for any disease possibly caused by his weight. Wilson posts bail for House. Detective Tritter continues to investigate House's possesion of narcotics as House hires a lawyer.

"Son of Coma Guy"	Doris Egan	Dan Attias	November 14, 2006	53 (3-07)
After the son of a comatose man has a seizure, House must wake the comatose man to get answers. However, the comatose man has other plans.

"Whac-A-Mole"	Pamela Davis	Daniel Sackheim	November 21, 2006	54 (3-08)
When an orphan vomits uncontrollably during a child's birthday party, House and his team uncover a bizarre series of symptoms and infections.

"Finding Judas"	Sara Hess	Deran Sarafian	November 28, 2006	55 (3-09)
A young girl named Alice, whose guardianship is taken from her divorced parents and awarded to Cuddy, is suffering from what appears to be pancreatitis. Meanwhile Detective Tritter takes strikingly different tones in new interviews with each of House's staff, and offers one of them a deal.

"Merry Little Christmas^[2]^[3]"	TBA	Tony To	December 12, 2006	56 (3-10)
Plot synopsis to be added after* episode airs.*

"Words and Deeds^[4]^[5]"	TBA	TBA	January 9, 2007 ^[4]	57 (3-11)
Plot synopsis to be added after* episode airs.*

"Needle in a Haystack^[4]^[5]"	TBA	TBA	TBA	58 (3-12)
Plot synopsis to be added after* episode airs.*

"One Day, One Room^[4]"	TBA	TBA	TBA	59 (3-13)
Plot synopsis to be added after* episode airs.*

"Insensitive^[4]"	TBA	TBA	TBA	60 (3-14)
Plot synopsis to be added after* episode airs.*