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Dr. Gregory House is a drug-addicted, unconventional, and misanthropic medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 122 episodes · premiered Nov 16, 2004
Season 224 episodes · premiered Sep 13, 2005
Season 324 episodes · premiered Sep 5, 2006
Season 416 episodes · premiered Sep 25, 2007
Season 524 episodes · premiered Sep 16, 2008
Season 621 episodes · premiered Sep 21, 2009
Season 723 episodes · premiered Sep 20, 2010
Season 823 episodes · premiered Oct 3, 2011
- 8.01Twenty VicodinOct 3, 2011Rate
House is currently serving a prison sentence as a result of his misconduct, which includes leaving the country to avoid taking responsibility. Stripped of his previous life, he contemplates his difficulties in forming human connections and comes to the realization that his problems arise from an inability to relate to others. Concluding that a medical career is no longer feasible, he decides to pursue a doctorate in physics, hoping it will enable him to live in isolation.
- 8.02TransplantOct 10, 2011Rate
House is given the opportunity to return to Princeton Plainsboro to assist in treating a unique patient, in exchange for helping Wilson save the life of an organ recipient. As he adjusts to the changed environment, he works with Dr. Chi Park, a competent but hesitant resident, while facing increasing pressure as time runs out and the case becomes more complex. While concentrating on the medical challenge, House tries to repair his relationship with Wilson, who continues to keep his distance.
- 8.03Charity CaseOct 17, 2011Rate
In *House* and *Park*, the team investigates a patient named Benjamin, who collapses after making an unusually large charitable donation, prompting them to consider whether his extreme generosity may be linked to an underlying mental or neurological condition. When Benjamin offers to donate an organ to another patient, the team consults Dr. Adams to assess his mental competence.
- 8.04Risky BusinessOct 31, 2011Rate
A CEO falls suddenly ill just before finalizing a controversial contract to relocate his company's operations to China, prompting House to pursue a secret business deal with his wealthy patient. As the patient's condition worsens, House and his team work urgently to diagnose and treat him. Meanwhile, Park undergoes a disciplinary hearing led by Foreman, and Adams' insights into the patient's business dealings reveal her personal stance on loyalty.
- 8.05The ConfessionNov 7, 2011Rate
A respected community member experiences a sudden collapse, prompting the medical team to uncover personal and professional deceptions that complicate his treatment. As he confesses his misdeeds, his honesty begins to jeopardize his medical care. Meanwhile, House urges Taub to take a DNA test to confirm his paternity of twin infants.
- 8.06ParentsNov 14, 2011Rate
A teenage boy with partial paralysis is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, leading the medical team to search for a bone marrow match while uncovering a troubling family history. At the same time, House devises schemes to bypass his ankle monitor in order to attend a boxing match, and Taub faces a difficult personal decision when his ex-wife requests to relocate with their young daughter.
- 8.07Dead & BuriedNov 21, 2011Rate
A 14-year-old patient's worsening physical symptoms lead the team to suspect an underlying medical condition beyond typical teenage behavior. House becomes fixated on a case involving a deceased four-year-old, defying Foreman's objections and drawing serious consequences. Park attempts to uncover the cause of Chase's recent preoccupation with his appearance.
- 8.08Perils of ParanoiaNov 28, 2011Rate
During a tense moment in court, a prosecutor suffers a medical emergency that is initially believed to be the result of extreme anxiety. As Adams and Park investigate his personal life, they uncover a collection of concealed weapons, prompting them to suspect a more serious underlying mental health issue.
- 8.09Better HalfJan 23, 2012Rate
House and his team examine a complicated case involving an Alzheimer's patient who is exhibiting violent outbursts and hematemesis. At the same time, House gets into a discussion with Wilson about a married patient who claims to be asexual, suggesting a wager that there is an underlying medical cause for her condition.
- 8.10RunawaysJan 30, 2012Rate
A runaway teenager's hospitalization sparks a conflict between Adams and House regarding whether to inform Social Services. Concurrently, Taub faces challenges in bonding with his newborn daughters, and Foreman's extramarital affair with a married woman comes to light.
- 8.11Nobody's FaultFeb 6, 2012Rate
House and his team come under scrutiny from hospital administrators after an incident in which a staff member is injured.
- 8.12ChaseFeb 13, 2012Rate
Chase's religious beliefs come to the forefront as he tends to a young nun, resulting in a major conflict with House regarding the patient's care. Their disagreement calls into question Chase's usual willingness to defer to House and leads to a more critical look at House's methods and decision-making.
- 8.13Man of the HouseFeb 20, 2012Rate
Dominika, House's wife and a central figure in his green-card case, returns to assist in proving the legitimacy of their marriage to the authorities, leading both individuals to participate in a series of lessons focused on love and commitment.
- 8.14Love is BlindMar 19, 2012Rate
A successful blind man becomes ill just before he is set to propose to his girlfriend, while House addresses a personal issue involving a family member.
- 8.15Blowing the WhistleApr 2, 2012Rate
A team of doctors takes on the case of an Army veteran who is accused of treason for leaking classified information, but his treatment becomes complicated when he insists on receiving information about his late father, a war hero, before agreeing to cooperate. Meanwhile, Adams becomes concerned that House may be ill and enlists Wilson and the team to stage an intervention in order to uncover the truth about his health.
- 8.16Gut CheckApr 9, 2012Rate
A young hockey player is admitted to the hospital after collapsing and coughing up blood following an on-ice fight, leading House and his team to investigate the underlying cause. House shares a surprising personal revelation with Wilson, while Chase helps Park make a change to her living arrangements.
- 8.17We Need the EggsApr 16, 2012Rate
Dr. House and his team examine a patient suffering from unexplained blood loss, while House becomes focused on finding a replacement for his preferred companion, Emily, who is leaving the profession to get married. Hoping to maintain a connection with Emily, House asks Dominika to assist him in disrupting Emily's new relationship.
- 8.18Body and SoulApr 23, 2012Rate
House and his team examine a young boy who is having terrifying dreams of suffocation that continue into his waking hours, while Park's recurring intimate dreams involving coworkers lead to questions about the possible significance of their shared dream patterns. At the same time, Dominika discovers a secret that House has been keeping, and Wilson provides an unexpected revelation.
- 8.19The C-WordApr 30, 2012Rate
House and Wilson suddenly disappear, leaving their team to manage a complex case involving a 6-year-old patient with multiple medical conditions and an overprotective mother who is also the child's physician.
- 8.20Post MortemMay 7, 2012Rate
Dr. Peter Treiber is a physician who has consistently questioned the abilities of his colleagues at Princeton-Plainsboro, with the exception of House. When Treiber falls ill, he demands that only House be responsible for his treatment. However, House and Wilson are unexpectedly on a road trip, prompting the team to manage Treiber's care in their absence while deceiving him about their whereabouts.
- 8.21Holding OnMay 14, 2012Rate
A 19-year-old college student named Derrick experiences unexplained nosebleeds and claims to hear the voice of his deceased brother, prompting the team to explore both physical and mental health aspects of his condition. At the same time, Foreman tries a new approach in his dealings with House.
- 8.22Everybody DiesMay 21, 2012Rate
Facing a six-month jail sentence, House begins to reflect on his life and the emotional impact of missing a crucial moment for his friend Wilson.
- 8.23House M.D. Swan SongRate
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9Awards & Nominations
4 wins · 5 nominationsPrimetime Emmy Award
- Nom2009Outstanding Drama Series — Bryan Singer
- Won2008Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series — Greg Yaitanes
- Nom2008Outstanding Drama Series — Bryan Singer
- Nom2007Outstanding Drama Series — Bryan Singer
- Nom2006Outstanding Drama Series — Bryan Singer
- Won2005Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series — David Shore
More awards & festivals (3) — regional academies & film-festival prizes
Satellite Award
- Won2006Best Actor – Television Series Drama — Hugh Laurie
- Won2005Best Actor – Television Series Drama — Hugh Laurie
Young Artist Award
- Nom2009Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor — Nathan Gamble
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high confidencesource-verifiedAll 177 episodes across 8 seasons are listed individually in Part 1. The Events Index covers 27 confirmed ★★/★★★ beats across all 8 seasons, each verified against at least one (and in most cases two or more) Tier 1-3 sources fetched during this session. The Rule 13 category searches were run across all four categories. The one area of reduced source depth is the exact stage designation for Wilson's thymoma in S8E18 (confirmed as 'stage 2' from aggregated search results citing specific episode recaps, but the Wikipedia article for the episode did not surface this detail directly).
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Key: ★ notable · ★★ major · ★★★ series-defining · ✓ confirmed · ~ estimated · ⚠️ limited sources
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Characters
Dr. Gregory House · debut [S1E1✓]
A brilliant, misanthropic diagnostician whose genius is inseparable from his self-destructiveness. House's chronic leg pain — from an infarction five years before the series begins, complicated by unauthorized surgery during his coma — drives his Vicodin dependence and shapes his entire character. He is both the series' moral compass and its greatest obstacle to human connection. His arc traces attempts at recovery, brief glimpses of genuine feeling (especially toward Cuddy and Wilson), and an ultimate choice to live outside the law in order to stay beside his dying best friend.
Dr. James Wilson · debut [S1E1✓]
House's best and essentially only friend, an oncologist whose loyalty to House costs him professionally and personally throughout the series. Their dynamic mirrors Holmes and Watson: Wilson grounds House's chaos while House prevents Wilson from settling for an ordinary life. Wilson's terminal cancer in Season 8 becomes the series' emotional climax, and House's final act — faking his own death — is done entirely for Wilson.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy · debut [S1E1✓]
Dean of Medicine and House's primary institutional foil. Cuddy represents order, empathy, and institutional responsibility — qualities House systematically undermines. Her romantic relationship with House in Season 7 is the series' most sustained attempt at his rehabilitation, and its failure precipitates the show's darkest turn.
Dr. Eric Foreman · debut [S1E1✓]
A neurologist who begins as House's most resistant team member — explicitly refusing to become like him — but ultimately ends the series as Dean of Medicine at the same institution. His arc is one of ambivalent absorption: he tries to leave House's influence, returns despite himself, and rises within the system House disdains.
Dr. Allison Cameron · debut [S1E1✓]
An immunologist and the moral conscience of the original team, whose empathy for patients frequently conflicts with House's methods. She develops feelings for House but ultimately builds a relationship with Chase. Her final departure reflects her conclusion that House's influence is toxic to those around him.
Dr. Robert Chase · debut [S1E1✓]
An Australian intensivist on House's original team who evolves from the most morally pliable member to someone capable of genuine independent action. His relationship with Cameron bookends his early arc. He is the only original team member to remain at Princeton-Plainsboro through the series finale, ultimately becoming head of Diagnostic Medicine.
Dr. Lawrence Kutner · debut [S4E9✓]
One of three doctors House selects in his Season 4 fellowship competition. Kutner is creative, risk-taking, and seemingly enthusiastic. His sudden death by suicide in Season 5 is the series' most shocking character exit — pointedly without warning signs that House or the audience could have read — challenging the show's premise that exceptional diagnosticians can always find the hidden answer.
Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley · debut [S4~]
Selected as part of House's Season 4 new team, Thirteen carries the shadow of Huntington's disease — the condition that killed her mother — throughout her arc. Her positive genetic test result and its implications define her character's central conflict.
Amber Volakis · debut [S4~]
Known as 'Cutthroat Bitch' during the Season 4 fellowship competition for her ruthless tactical approach, Amber is fired by House despite being one of his most capable candidates. She forms a meaningful relationship with Wilson. Her death in the Season 4 finale — the direct consequence of her going to retrieve an intoxicated House — is the series' first major emotional catastrophe and fractures the House-Wilson friendship.
Dr. Chris Taub · debut [S4E9✓]
A plastic surgeon turned diagnostician, selected in House's Season 4 fellowship competition. Taub's arc involves marital infidelity and its consequences, running through multiple seasons. He is present through the series finale.
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