List of House episodes

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The following is an episode list for the FOX medical drama House. The series began on November 16, 2004 in the United States and was quickly picked up for a full season of 22 episodes. The series is currently in its third season and began to garner high ratings and critical praise in the United States when the show was placed in the time slot after American Idol during the spring of its first season. Now, House airs in 28 countries.

As of the third season, there are a total of 62 episodes of House produced. The series ended its second season on May 23, 2006. The third season debuted on September 5, 2006. Every year, the series takes two breaks: one in October for the World Series, which is broadcast on FOX, and another spanning most of the month of December.

Currently the first and second seasons are available on DVD.

1 Overview
2 Season 1: 2004-2005
3 Season 2: 2005-2006
4 Season 3: 2006-2007
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Overview

	Episodes	Originally aired	DVD release date
1	22	2004 – 2005	August 30, 2005
2	24	2005 – 2006	August 22, 2006
3	24 ^[1]	2006 – 2007	TBA

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Season 1: 2004-2005

Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	Final Diagnosis	#
"Pilot"	David Shore	Bryan Singer	November 16, 2004 ^[2]	Neurocysticercosis	1 (1-01)
A young kindergarten teacher 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. ^[3]
"Paternity"	Lawrence Kaplow	Peter O'Fallon	November 23, 2004^[2]	SSPE	2 (1-02)
A 16 year old lacrosse player has double vision, night terrors and hallucinations frequently.
"Occam's Razor"	David Shore	Bryan Singer	November 30, 2004^[2]	Colchicine poisoning	3 (1-03)
Dr. House and his team struggle to find out why a college student collapsed after having sex with his girlfriend.
"Maternity"	Peter Blake	Newton Thomas Sigel	December 7, 2004^[2]	Echovirus 11	4 (1-04)
A number of newborn babies acquire unknown diseases simultaneously.
"Damned If You Do"	Sara B. Cooper	Greg Yaitanes	December 14, 2004^[2]	Copper allergy	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.
"The Socratic Method"	John Mankiewicz	Peter Medak	December 21, 2004^[2]	Wilson's disease	6 (1-06)
When a schizophrenic mother has a deep-vein thrombosis, a strange phone call causes House to question her sanity once again.
"Fidelity"	Thomas L. Moran	Bryan Spicer	December 28, 2004^[2]	African trypanosomiasis	7 (1-07)
A woman comes down with symptoms of African sleeping sickness, but there seems to be no way she could have contracted it.
"Poison"	Matt Witten	Guy Ferland	January 25, 2005^[2]	Phosmet poisoning	8 (1-08)
House and his team investigate the mysterious poisoning of high-school student Matt Davis but another teen is brought in with all of the same symptoms but almost nothing else in common with Matt.
"DNR"	David Foster	Frederick King Keller	February 1, 2005^[2]	Arteriovenous malformation	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 but when he orders to have a DNR, House disobeys it and ends up in court.
"Histories"	Joel Thompson	Dan Attias	February 8, 2005^[2]	Rabies	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.
"Detox"	Lawrence Kaplow and Thomas L. Moran	Nelson McCormick	February 15, 2005^[2]	Naphthalene poisoning	11 (1-11)
Cuddy bets a month's clinic duty that House can't stay off Vicodin for a week while he tries to find out why a car crash victim won't stop bleeding.
"Sports Medicine"	John Mankiewicz and David Shore	Keith Gordon	February 22, 2005^[2]	Cadmium poisoning	12 (1-12)
When baseball star Hank Wiggen suddenly breaks his arm, he finds out he has a bizarre case of bone loss.
"Cursed"	Matt Witten and Peter Blake	Daniel Sackheim	March 1, 2005^[2]	Leprosy	13 (1-13)
After consulting an Ouija board on his life, a young boy thinks that he is going to die.
"Control"	Lawrence Kaplow	Randy Zisk	March 15, 2005^[2]	Congestive heart failure onset by Bulimia and regular use of Ipecac.	14 (1-14)
A woman is admitted to the hospital after having leg pain during a conference.
"Mob Rules"	David Foster and John Mankiewicz	Tim Hunter	March 22, 2005^[2]	Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency	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 the diagnosis.
"Heavy"	Thomas L. Moran	Fred Gerber	March 29, 2005^[2]	Cushing's syndrome	16 (1-16)
House struggles with finding out why an obese ten-year-old had a heart attack.
"Role Model"	Matt Witten	Peter O'Fallon	April 12, 2005^[2]	Epstein-Barr virus	17 (1-17)
When a presidential hopeful falls ill at a campaign, House is forced to take the case by Vogler.
"Babies & Bathwater"	Peter Blake and David Shore (teleplay) Peter Blake (story)	Bill Johnson	April 19, 2005^[2]	Small cell carcinoma	18 (1-18)
A pregnant woman must make a tough choice between her life and that of her unborn child's.
"Kids"	Thomas L. Moran and Lawrence Kaplow	Deran Sarafian	May 3, 2005^[2]	Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura	19 (1-19)
Amid the chaos of a meningitis outbreak, House sees a patient whose symptoms don't quite add up to the outbreak.
"Love Hurts"	Sara B. Cooper	Bryan Spicer	May 10, 2005^[2]	Fulminating osteomyelitis	20 (1-20)
After House's reckless manner to a panicked man accidentally triggers a stroke, the man faces dire consequences.
"Three Stories"	David Shore	Paris Barclay	May 17, 2005^[2]	Streptococcus, osteosarcoma, and leg infarction	21 (1-21)
Cuddy forces House to lecture a class of students on diagnostics in which all three given patients have leg pain.
"Honeymoon"	Lawrence Kaplow and John Mankiewicz	Frederick King Keller	May 24, 2005^[2]	Acute intermittent porphyria	22 (1-22)
After much convincing (drugging Mark's drink), Stacy's husband Mark is admitted to the hospital to undergo a battery of tests which come up negative even though his steadily growing symptoms indicate he is dying.

[edit] Season 2: 2005-2006

Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	Final Diagnosis	#
"Acceptance"	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner	Dan Attias	September 13, 2005^[4]	Methanol Poisoning and Pheochromocytoma	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. Cameron ends up with her own patient with which she has to deal.
"Autopsy"	Lawrence Kaplow	Deran Sarafian	September 20, 2005^[4]	Thrombosis	24 (2-02)
House and team struggle to diagnose a young girl who has hallucinations and terminal cancer but she will die unless a diagnosis is found quickly.
"Humpty Dumpty"	Matt Witten	Dan Attias	September 27, 2005^[4]	Psittacosis	25 (2-03)
A roofer with asthma inexplicably falls unconscious off of Dr. Cuddy's roof.
"TB or Not TB"	David Foster	Peter O'Fallon	November 1, 2005^[4]	Nesidioblastoma and Tuberculosis	26 (2-04)
A famous doctor gets ill when working in Africa, and is sent to House for treatment. Everyone except House believes that his illness is due to tuberculosis.
"Daddy's Boy"	Thomas L. Moran	Greg Yaitanes	November 8, 2005^[4]	Spinal tumor and radiation poisoning	27 (2-05)
A student who just graduated from Princeton experiences severe spasms at graduation party. Meanwhile, House's parents drop by.
"Spin"	Sara Hess	Fred Gerber	November 15, 2005^[4]	Pure red cell aplasia, thymoma, and myasthenia gravis	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.
"Hunting"	Liz Friedman	Gloria Muzio	November 22, 2005^[4]	Echinococcosis	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.
"The Mistake"	Peter Blake	David Semel	November 29, 2005^[4]	Hepatitis C	30 (2-08)
After a patient dies under Chase's watch, he and House must face a board of doctors to hear their fates.
"Deception"	Michael R. Perry	Deran Sarafian	December 13, 2005^[4]	Clostridium perfringens	31 (2-09)
A woman who has a seizure is admitted to the hospital but Cameron wants her to be discharged when they discover she has Munchausen syndrome; however, House believes she has an underlying condition.
"Failure to Communicate"	Doris Egan	Jace Alexander	January 10, 2006^[4]	Cerebral malaria	32 (2-10)
A famed journalist collapses in his magazine company's office. While he acts nonchalantly after getting up, it soon becomes clear from his word salad inflected speech that he is suffering from aphasia.
"Need to Know"	Pamela Davis	David Semel	February 7, 2006^[4]	Hepatocellular adenoma	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^[4]	Serotonin syndrome	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^[4]	Male Pseudohermaphroditism and Testicular cancer	35 (2-13)
Dr. House treats a teenage supermodel for heroin addiction and, in the process, uncovers startling secrets about the girl.
"Sex Kills"	Matt Witten	David Semel	March 7, 2006^[4]	Brucellosis	36 (2-14)
House tries to treat a man who has a seizure but doesn't realize it and needs a new heart. When the transplant committee votes "no" for a new heart, House tries to get one from a dead woman whose organs were also rejected by the committee.
"Clueless"	Thomas L. Moran	Deran Sarafian	March 28, 2006^[4]	Gold poisoning	37 (2-15)
When a man can't breathe after roleplaying with his wife, House must question the motives for the marriage.
"Safe"	Peter Blake	Felix Alcala	April 4, 2006^[4]	Tick paralysis	38 (2-16)
A teenage heart recipient suffers anaphylaxis in her cleanroom, but House and his team can not pinpoint the source of the allergen.
"All In"	David Foster	Fred Gerber	April 11, 2006^[4]	Erdheim-Chester disease	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.
"Sleeping Dogs Lie"	Sara Hess	Greg Yaitanes	April 18, 2006^[4]	Bubonic plague	40 (2-18)
House tries to determine why a lesbian woman cannot sleep.
"House vs. God"	Doris Egan	John F. Showalter	April 25, 2006^[4]	Herpes encephalitis	41 (2-19)
A teenage religious healer shows up at the hospital with an originally easily diagnosable ailment, and during his stay, he seems to shrink the tumor of a cancer patient.
"Euphoria, Part 1"	Matthew V. Lewis	Deran Sarafian	May 2, 2006^[4]	No diagnosis	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 & David Shore	Deran Sarafian	May 3, 2006^[4]	Legionellosis and Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis	43 (2-21)
With Foreman's condition rapidly deteriorating, the team is running out of options to test. Using the cop's progression, it seems Foreman has less than 24 hours to live.
"Forever"	Liz Friedman	Daniel Sackheim	May 9, 2006^[4]	Celiac disease	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^[4]	Zygomycosis	45 (2-23)
After 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^[4]	Unknown	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

Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate	Final Diagnosis	#
"Meaning"	Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (teleplay) Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story)	Deran Sarafian	September 5, 2006^[5]	Addison's disease in Richard and Scurvy in Caren	47 (3-01)
House returns to work with no leg pain and decides to take on two cases at once.
"Cane and Able"	Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner (teleplay) Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Lawrence Kaplow & David Shore (story)	Daniel Sackheim	September 12, 2006^[5]	Chimerism	48 (3-02)
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^[5]	Amyloidosis	49 (3-03)
House's patient, 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^[5]	Baylisascaris	50 (3-04)
A young autistic child is admitted to the hospital for screaming, but House's team is 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^[5]	Angioedema	51 (3-05)
House treats a young married couple with similar symptoms.
"Que Sera Sera"	Thomas L. Moran	Deran Sarafian	November 7, 2006^[5]	Small cell lung carcinoma	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.
"Son of Coma Guy"	Doris Egan	Dan Attias	November 14, 2006^[5]	MERRF syndrome	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^[5]	Chronic Granulomatous Disease	54 (3-08)
When an orphan caring for two younger siblings vomits uncontrollably while working at 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^[5]	Erythropoietic protoporphyria	55 (3-09)
A young girl whose guardianship is taken from her divorced parents and awarded to Cuddy, is suffering from what appears to be pancreatitis.
"Merry Little Christmas"	Liz Friedman	Tony To	December 12, 2006^[5]	Langerhans' cell histiocytosis	56 (3-10)
House is cut off from his supply of Vicodin completely by Cuddy, and is eventually removed from his team's case: a 15-year-old girl brought in to the hospital for treatment, suffering from a collapsed lung and anemia.
"Words and Deeds"	Leonard Dick	Daniel Sackheim	January 9, 2007^[5]	Spinal meningioma	57 (3-11)
House, while dealing with court, treats a firefighter who experiences shivering and multiple heart attacks.
"One Day, One Room"	David Shore	Juan J. Campanella	January 30, 2007 ^[6]	Chlamydia and Rape induced pregnancy	58 (3-12)
While working on his clinic hours, House encounters a rape victim who demands House treats her.
"Needle in a Haystack"	David Foster	Peter O'Fallon	February 6, 2007^[5]	Undigested toothpick	59 (3-13)
After a 16 year old is brought into the hospital, House believes that he has Wegener's granulomatosis and soon clashes with the boy's gypsy parents over medical treatment.
"Insensitive"	Matthew V. Lewis	Deran Sarafian	February 13, 2007^[7]	CIPA and Tapeworm	60 (3-14)
A girl with the rare inability to feel pain gets in a car accident. Once her testing is done, she begins having high fevers, and paranoid delusions, and is rapidly deteriorating.
"Half-Wit"	Lawrence Kaplow	Katie Jacobs	March 6, 2007^[7]	Takayasu's arteritis	61 (3-15)
A brain-damaged music savant has seizures despite being on anti-seizure medications, while everyone is shocked to learn that House has entered himself for brain cancer treatment.
"Top Secret"	Thomas L. Moran	Deran Sarafian	March 27, 2007 ^[8]	Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia	62 (3-16)
House treats the nephew of a hospital donor, who complains of Gulf War syndrome, about whom House had a dream.
"Fetal Position"	TBA	TBA	April 3, 2007 ^[9]	Unknown	63 (3-17)
House treats a famous photographer, whose baby is killing her. The problem is the woman wants to keep the baby.
"Airborne"	TBA	TBA	April 10, 2007 ^[9]	Unknown	64 (3-18)
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"Act Your Age"	TBA	TBA	April 17, 2007 ^[9]	Unknown	65 (3-19)
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"House Training"	TBA	TBA	April 24, 2007 ^[9]	Unknown	66 (3-20)
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"TBA"	TBA	TBA	May 1, 2007 ^[9]	Unknown	67 (3-21)
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"Resignation"	TBA	TBA	May 8, 2007 ^[9]	Unknown	68 (3-22)
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"TBA"	TBA	TBA	May 15, 2007 ^[9]	Unknown	69 (3-23)
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"TBA"	TBA	TBA	May 29, 2007 ^[9]	Unknown	70 (3-24)
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