House Episode Guide

Episode Guide

House: Season 6 (2009)

• Season 6 Episode 9: Wilson

  In an episode centred on Wilson, the oncologist receives a visit from a former patient and old friend who has developed a mysterious paralysis in one arm. Meanwhile, Cuddy continues to search for real estate. Drama, starring Robert Sean Leonard

  Brand New Episode Next on: Monday 30th November 8:00pm EST - WAGA (FOX)
• Season 6 Episode 8: Ignorance Is Bliss

  Thanksgiving arrives, but the doctors' personal lives leave them with little cause for celebration, and House takes on the case of a brilliant physicist who has chosen to neglect his talents and pursue a career as a courier. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein and Robert Sean Leonard

  Next on: Sunday 6th December 11:00pm EST - USA Network
• Season 6 Episode 7: Teamwork

  The doctor wins back his medical licence, and uses his expertise to help an adult film star with an eye problem. Cuddy addresses her personal relationships as her private life comes under scrutiny. Troy Garity guest stars, with Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein

  Next on: Sunday 29th November 11:00pm EST - USA Network
• Season 6 Episode 6: Known Unknowns

  The doctor bonds with Wilson and Cuddy when they spend a weekend away at a medical conference, and a teenager with a penchant for lying is rushed to hospital with severely swollen appendages - but refuses to disclose how she fell ill. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein and Robert Sean Leonard

• Season 6 Episode 5: Brave Heart

  A reckless police detective believes he has been cursed with the same heart condition that caused three generations of men in his family to die aged 40, and House begins to wonder if he has developed a hearing problem. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard

• Season 6 Episode 4: Instant Karma

  A boy suffering from mysterious stomach pains is brought into the hospital by his oil executive father, who believes that the illness is punishment for his financial successes. Meanwhile, Foreman and Chase prepare a presentation on the Dibala case. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie and Omar Epps

• Season 6 Episode 3: The Tyrant

  An African dictator who has been charged with crimes against humanity is brought in for treatment, causing a moral dilemma for the staff. Meanwhile, Wilson tries to make amends with a feuding neighbour - a problem exacerbated by House's prying. Guest starring James Earl Jones, with Hugh Laurie

• Season 6 Episode 2: Epic Fail

  The medic announces that he will make big changes to his lifestyle when he returns from Princeton Plainsboro, but when he gets home he finds a bottle of Vicodin. The team struggles to diagnose a patient who posts all of his symptoms on the internet

• Season 6 Episode 1: Broken

  House goes through detox, hoping to stop the hallucinations that tormented him; Dr. Nolan (Andre Braugher) refuses to sign the paperwork to reinstate House's license unless House participates in his own mental recovery.

House: Season 5 (2008 - 2009)

• Season 5 Episode 24: Both Sides Now

  The doctors are fascinated by a patient whose left and right brain lobes operate independently, resulting in two separate personalities and no control over certain actions. His conflicting personas make diagnosis difficult, until the team finds a way to persuade both sides to co-operate

• Season 5 Episode 23: Under My Skin

  The medic and his team try to solve the case of a ballerina whose lungs collapsed during a performance. Their first attempt causes the woman's skin to start falling off, and the doctors must find a way to treat her delicate body without risking her life

• Season 5 Episode 22: House Divided

  The team examines a deaf teenager who collapsed after 'hearing' explosions during a wrestling match. When he is tested for seizures, the boy loses vision in one eye and his condition deteriorates further - leaving the doctors with an ethical dilemma. Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein star

• Season 5 Episode 21: Saviours

  Cameron puts her holiday with Chase on hold to plead with House to examine an environmental campaigner who mysteriously collapsed during a protest. The doctor accepts, on condition that she ran most of the tests on the patient. Hugh Laurie and Jennifer Morrison star

• Season 5 Episode 20: Simple Explanation

  The team treats an elderly woman who has been caring for her dying husband but has been stricken with an unknown disease that threatens to kill her first. The doctors' diagnosis is made more difficult when one of their number suffers a personal tragedy. Guest starring Meat Loaf

• Season 5 Episode 19: Locked In

  Following a motorbike accident, House wakes up in hospital next to a man who is completely paralysed and cannot speak. As the doctors try to determine the cause of the man's condition, House begins interfering, and eventually has the patient transferred so he can treat him personally. Guest starring Mos Def, with Hugh Laurie

• Season 5 Episode 18: Here Kitty

  The cantankerous medic is baffled by a nursing home employee who claims her cat has predicted her death, so he dismisses her as insane. However, when he discovers that people are falling ill after the cat chooses to sit next to them, he is forced to find an explanation for the apparently supernatural happenings. Meanwhile, Taub contemplates leaving the hospital

• Season 5 Episode 17: The Social Contract

  The medics treat a man who collapsed after inflicting a torrent of insults on his colleagues, and their investigations uncover that he has frontal lobe inhibition, causing him to vocalise his innermost thoughts. The patient's condition proves to be amusing, until his harsh truths threaten to destroy his relationship with his wife and daughter. Meanwhile, House suspects Wilson is keeping secrets from him. Guest starring Jay Karnes

• Season 5 Episode 16: The Softer Side

  The team treats a teenager who is unaware he has both male and female DNA, while Wilson and Cuddy become suspicious of House's friendly new behaviour and suspect his drug use has escalated. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard and Lisa Edelstein

• Season 5 Episode 15: Unfaithful

  A disturbed priest is admitted to the hospital after claiming he saw a vision of a bleeding Jesus at his door, leading House to question his own beliefs. Meanwhile, Cuddy refuses to admit she wants the curmudgeonly doctor at her baby's naming ceremony. 100th episode of the medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein

• Season 5 Episode 14: The Greater Good

  The team take on the case of a woman who collapsed in the middle of a cooking class. Meanwhile, Thirteen begins to suffer serious and life-threatening reactions to the experimental Huntington's disease clinical drug trial, and Cuddy retaliates against House and gives him a taste of his own medicine

• Season 5 Episode 13: Big Baby

  The team tackles the case of a special needs teacher who collapsed in class after coughing up blood. Cuddy decides to spend more time at home to take care of her new foster baby and gives Cameron the responsibility of overseeing House, while Foreman has to make a potentially dangerous decision about Thirteen's participation in his drug trial

• Season 5 Episode 12: Painless

  Medical drama about an anti-social doctor whose bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired - though he is prepared to do whatever it takes to solve the unusual and puzzling cases that come his way. Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein star

• Season 5 Episode 11: Joy to the World

  House and the team treat a teenager who collapsed during her high-school Christmas program; Foreman and Thirteen's relationship progresses; Cuddy receives an unexpected gift.

• Season 5 Episode 10: Let Them Eat Cake

  A seemingly fit and healthy personal trainer collapses while filming an exercise DVD, but her symptoms convince House she is hiding something - and gaps in her medical records increase his suspicions. Meanwhile, Thirteen begins a clinical trial for Huntington's disease as her nerves begin to degenerate

• Season 5 Episode 9: Last Resort

  The miserable medic is taken hostage by a man demanding immediate medical attention. Thirteen and several of the hospital's patients are also held captive by the gun-wielding stranger, while House attempts to diagnose the man's condition in exchange for their lives

• Season 5 Episode 8: Emancipation

  While the rest of the team deals with a 16-year-old boy who has collapsed at work, Foreman tackles a paediatric case unassisted. However, when his patient's condition deteriorates, the doctor agonises over whether to ask House for help or continue in an effort to prove his independence

• Season 5 Episode 7: The Itch

  The team treats an agoraphobic who refuses to leave his home, so House and his colleagues are forced to take hospital equipment to his house - despite Cuddy's reservations. Meanwhile, the cantankerous medic struggles with a constant itch, and Cameron and Chase's relationship runs into problems

• Season 5 Episode 6: Joy

  The medics treat a man whose heavy sleepwalking spells have made him sick, and the source of the condition must be found fast when the patient's daughter also deteriorates. Meanwhile, Cuddy's plans to adopt a child are put in jeopardy when the birth mother catches a potentially deadly disease. Hugh Laurie stars

  Next on: Thursday 3rd December 9:00pm EST - USA Network
• Season 5 Episode 5: Lucky Thirteen

  Thirteen is forced to take her one-night stand to Princeton-Plainsboro when the woman has a seizure, leaving House delighted that he can delve into Remy's personal life - and the cantankerous medic soon uncovers the patient had an ulterior motive for sleeping with his colleague. Meanwhile, Eric confronts the Huntington's sufferer about her self-destructive behaviour

• Season 5 Episode 4: Birthmarks

  The medic learns his father has died and leaves to attend the funeral, but while he is en route Thirteen and the team are forced to call him for advice as they investigate why a woman has collapsed in China. However, when House's phone cuts off, the doctors have to decipher his messages before the girl's condition deteriorates

• Season 5 Episode 3: Adverse Events

  The doctor becomes intrigued by an artist whose career is threatened by his distorted perceptions, which are causing him to paint strange portraits. House discovers he is taking part in three drug trials to pay the bills, leaving the medic to uncover which of the substances is causing adverse effects. Breckin Meyer guest stars

• Season 5 Episode 2: Not Cancer

  When several people suddenly die five years after receiving transplants from the same organ donor, the doctor and his team race to save the two surviving recipients. House hires a private detective to investigate the dead donor, and decides to entertain himself by holding auditions for a new best friend to replace Wilson. Drama, starring Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein

• Season 5 Episode 1: Dying Changes Everything

  Medical drama about an anti-social doctor whose bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired - though he is prepared to do whatever it takes to solve the unusual and puzzling cases that come his way. Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein star

House: Season 4 (2007 - 2008)

• Season 4 Episode 16: Wilson's Heart

  Part two of two. The team fights to keep Amber alive, as an amnesic House undergoes a radical procedure to help him remember a vital symptom he saw before the crash. Wilson persuades his colleague to lower the patient's body temperature to give them more time to discover the cause of her illness, but that only postpones what seems to be her inevitable death. Last in series, starring Hugh Laurie and Anne Dudek, with guest Fred Durst

• Season 4 Episode 15: House's Head

  Part one of two. The doctor suffers short-term memory loss after being involved in a serious bus crash and is plagued by the belief that one of the passengers needs his help. Chase hypnotises House in an attempt to identify the victim, and progress eventually looks to have been made - until the medic becomes convinced he has saved the wrong person. Fred Durst guest stars alongside Hugh Laurie

• Season 4 Episode 14: Living the Dream

  The doctor resorts to desperate measures to persuade soap star Evan Greer to have tests for a brain tumour, but events spiral out of control when the actor slips into a coma. Without time for debate, House prescribes a massive dose of steroids, but his rash decision could lead to a terrible tragedy. Wilson and Amber explore their relationship, and Cameron is given a tedious duty, which brings her back into contact with House. Guest starring Sex and the City's Jason Lewis

• Season 4 Episode 13: No More Mr. Nice Guy

  The medic becomes convinced a patient's amiable personality is symptomatic of a mystery illness, leading his team to suspect House's aggressive temperament may also be the result of an undiagnosed ailment. When Amber begins to monopolise Wilson's time, House grows jealous and proposes shared custody of his best friend. Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard star

• Season 4 Episode 12: Don't Ever Change

  The team come to the aid of a Jewish bride who collapses with bleeding from her bladder. The woman's recent change of lifestyle gives House every indication that she may be suffering from a rare disease, but when other symptoms develop he is proved incorrect, sending them back to square one. Meanwhile, the medic is determined to get to the bottom of Wilson's new relationship with ousted intern Amber. Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard star

• Season 4 Episode 11: Frozen

  With only a webcam to communicate, the medic attempts a long-distance diagnosis of the symptoms affecting a scientist on a research base at the South Pole. When he offers instructions on how best to treat her condition with the limited medical resources available, he finds her reluctant to follow his advice and ultimately turns to the base station mechanic for help. Mira Sorvino guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 10: It's a Wonderful Lie

  The medic and his team treat a patient with paralysis in her hands who claims never to lie, which leads House to jump to the conclusion that she must be hiding something. As her illness progresses, the doctors suspect a psychosomatic ailment but when her condition worsens, they are forced to explore other options. Meanwhile, House attempts to spark some rivalry among his team with a game of secret Santa. Janel Moloney guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 9: Games

  The medic struggles to decide which of the remaining candidates to employ. To make his task easier, he challenges them to treat a punk rocker who was brought in coughing up blood, with whoever provides the correct diagnosis becoming part of the new team. Meanwhile, Wilson faces an unusual lawsuit when he reverses his original prognosis of a man's illness, incensing the patient. Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard star

• Season 4 Episode 8: You Don't Want to Know

  When a magician suffers a suspected heart attack during a risky stunt, House believes he faked it because he could not complete the trick, and challenges Kutner to prove him wrong - or lose his job. Meanwhile, the medic sets his applicants a daunting challenge and Thirteen's secret is revealed. Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps and Olivia Wilde star

• Season 4 Episode 7: Ugly

  The medic takes on the case of a facially deformed teenager who suffers a heart attack shortly before undergoing plastic surgery, but is vexed to discover that his every move will be followed by a documentary film crew paying for the boy's treatment. Meanwhile, attractive new recruit Dr Samira Terzi begins to cloud House's judgement. Michael Michele guest stars, with Hugh Laurie and Omar Epps

• Season 4 Episode 6: Whatever It Takes

  The medic is flown to a top-secret location to treat a CIA employee, but resorts to unconventional methods when he is forced to make a diagnosis without any clues to the man's history. Meanwhile, Foreman finds his judgement called into question when he supervises the candidates considering the case of a drag racer who collapsed at the trackside. Hugh Laurie and Omar Epps star

• Season 4 Episode 5: Mirror Mirror

  The maverick physician is forced to confront his own limitations when presented with a mugging victim who mimics the personalities of those around him, making it almost impossible for him to differentiate between the patient's genuine and false symptoms. Meanwhile, Foreman returns to the hospital to supervise the remaining applicants. Frank Whaley guest stars, with Hugh Laurie and Omar Epps

• Season 4 Episode 4: Guardian Angels

  The acerbic doctor attempts to whittle down the seven remaining candidates for his medical team by assigning them the case of a young woman who claims she can see the dead. Meanwhile, Cuddy offers Foreman a position back at the hospital, but he is reluctant to accept when it is revealed he will again have to work side-by-side with House. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 4 Episode 3: 97 Seconds

  The doctor splits the 10 remaining candidates for his medical team into two groups to treat a disabled man suffering from fainting spells, with the first to solve the problem being kept in the running to join his staff. When the patient begins to experience further symptoms, House is required to put the games to one side and take over the case himself. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 4 Episode 2: The Right Stuff

  A fighter pilot suffering from hallucinations seeks a secret consultation with House, fearing revelations of her illness will affect her chances of applying for the Nasa astronaut training programme. The acerbic doctor seizes the opportunity to whittle down the 40 applicants for his new medical team by presenting them with the puzzling case. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 4 Episode 1: Alone

  Abandoned by his team, House struggles to diagnose injuries suffered by a female survivor of a building collapse, who can only communicate by blinking. As her condition deteriorates, the medic is forced to consider offers of help. Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein star

House: Season 3 (2006 - 2007)

• Season 3 Episode 24: Human Error

  A Cuban refugee is rescued at sea after attempting to journey to the hospital, but when a routine test causes her heart to stop, the team believe they have made a fatal mistake. Meanwhile, House is forced into a rash decision to persuade Foreman to stay - much to Chase's annoyance - and the maverick medic soon faces losing all three proteges. Last in series

• Season 3 Episode 23: The Jerk

  A young chess player complains of headaches after attacking an opponent and the team believe his aggressive personality is a symptom of an illness. However, the diagnosis is complicated when his organs begin to fail. Meanwhile, House is immediately suspected of foul play when Foreman's job interview is mysteriously cancelled, prompting the doctor to launch a search for the real culprit

• Season 3 Episode 22: Resignation

  A college student is admitted after coughing up blood during karate training and House believes she has a lung problem. As her infections become worse, he tells her she only has two days to live, but the hidden cause of her condition only comes to light when her response to the news is suspiciously calm. Meanwhile, the medic spikes Wilson's coffee with amphetamines and Foreman officially resigns

• Season 3 Episode 21: Family

  The brother of a young leukaemia patient is found to be his only matching donor. However, when he becomes sick before the transplant, the team rush to cure his condition so the transplant can go ahead. House deliberately aggravates his illness to help reach a diagnosis, but time is fast running out as both boys continue to deteriorate. Meanwhile, Foreman struggles with the death of a former patient. Medical mystery drama, starring Hugh Laurie

• Season 3 Episode 20: House Training

  An artist is brought in with a lack of blood flow to the brain which has hampered her ability to exercise free will, but the team discover their own decisions may have cost the patient her life. House quizzes Wilson's ex-wife about his romantic habits when Cuddy and the surgeon go on a date. Meanwhile, Foreman is forced to reflect on his past when his parents visit. Medical mystery drama, starring Hugh Laurie

• Season 3 Episode 19: Act Your Age

  After a six-year-old collapses and has a stroke, it emerges she has a heart condition normally only found in older people. Cameron and Chase visit the youngster's home in search of a cause and find evidence of possible abuse, but tension between the pair makes their work difficult. House suspects the patient's increasingly aggressive brother is suffering the same illness. Meanwhile, Wilson takes Cuddy to see a play

• Season 3 Episode 18: Airborne

  A man on board a flight becomes violently ill, and fellow passengers House and Cuddy suspect they are dealing with a meningitis outbreak when a woman develops the same symptoms. The doctor hastily puts together a team to help solve the mystery and performs a spinal tap using makeshift tools. Meanwhile, Cameron and Chase's relationship begins to affect their work

• Season 3 Episode 17: Foetal Position

  A pregnant woman's condition deteriorates after a stroke, and the medic wonders whether she has a rare condition causing symptoms in a mother to reflect those of the foetus. Cuddy learns the patient has been asked to choose between her own life and that of the baby, causing friction with House over how to handle the case. Meanwhile, Cameron and Chase's secret relationship is exposed. Anne Ramsay guest stars

• Season 3 Episode 16: Top Secret

  The medic suspends his disbelief to treat an ex-Marine who claims to have Gulf War syndrome when he recognises the soldier from a dream. Members of the team run tests that suggest the patient was exposed to uranium during his time in Iraq, but House rejects their proposal to treat for radiation toxicity and offers his own solution. Meanwhile, Cameron's flirtatious advances confuse Chase. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 3 Episode 15: Half-Wit

  A musician is admitted with muscle contractions in his hand and the doctors learn he developed a gift for playing the piano after a childhood accident left him with brain damage. A series of scans reveals the right side of the patient's brain could be removed, but at the cost of his talent. Meanwhile, the team makes a shocking discovery after learning House has been in touch with a cancer specialist

• Season 3 Episode 14: Insensitive

  A girl with a rare condition that makes her insensitive to pain is brought in after a car accident. While House runs tests to measure her threshold she deteriorates, prompting the medic to recommend a risky spinal nerve biopsy. However, Cuddy is unimpressed when he interrupts her blind date to ask for permission and Wilson accuses him of chasing a cure for his own agony. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 3 Episode 13: Needle in a Haystack

  A teenager is admitted with a serious respiratory condition as well as internal bleeding, but the medics can't seem to get a straight answer out of him when they try to ascertain his personal history. House rises to a challenge set by Cuddy to spend a week in a wheelchair and is determined to get a disabled parking spot by the hospital entrance. Jake Richardson guest stars

  Next on: Tomorrow at 4:00pm EST - WAGA (FOX)
• Season 3 Episode 12: One Day, One Room

  Cuddy calls in her debt from House on his return to work, demanding he take on more hours in the clinic, where he meets a rape victim. She refuses to be seen by anyone but him - and the doctor finds himself becoming deeply involved in her case as they both reflect on events in their lives. Meanwhile, Cameron encounters an elderly man with terminal cancer who refuses pain medication. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 3 Episode 11: Words and Deeds

  As a judge sets the date for House's hearing, Cuddy urges the stubborn doctor to apologise to Tritter. Meanwhile, a firefighter reacts violently during treatment for his fluctuating body temperature. The team learn the patient is having heart attacks triggered by the romantic feelings he is hiding for a colleague - prompting them to begin electroshock therapy to erase her from his memory. Hugh Laurie stars

  Next on: Saturday 5th December 9:00pm EST - KWGN (CW)
• Season 3 Episode 10: Merry Little Christmas

  Wilson strikes a deal with Tritter which will send House to rehab for two months if he pleads guilty to illegally obtaining drugs, but he refuses to accept it. As the team start treating a 15-year-old girl with dwarfism who has a collapsed lung, Cuddy pulls him from the case and cuts off the controversial diagnostician's supply of painkillers until he takes the offer. Struggling with his withdrawal symptoms, his efforts to alleviate them become ever more desperate

  Next on: Saturday 5th December 4:00pm EST - WAGA (FOX)
• Season 3 Episode 9: Finding Judas

  A six-year-old girl's divorced parents fail to agree on whether she should have surgery and the case is taken to court, where Cuddy is awarded the power to make decisions about the child's care. Meanwhile, a low supply of Vicodin takes its toll on House, and Cameron and Foreman's bank accounts are frozen as Tritter continues to press them for information about their boss. Hugh Laurie stars

  Next on: Thursday 3rd December 10:00pm EST - USA Network
• Season 3 Episode 8: Whac-A-Mole

  A teenager is brought in after a heart attack, and the doctor challenges his team to solve the case by lunchtime. As Cameron, Chase and Foreman run tests, House suggests the patient may be suffering from a condition brought on by the death of his parents - and infects him with different germs to identify it. Meanwhile, Tritter suspends Wilson's licence to gain his co-operation. Hugh Laurie stars

  Next on: Tomorrow at 9:00pm EST - KWGN (CW)
• Season 3 Episode 7: Son of Coma Guy

  A man is temporarily woken from a coma to help piece together the family history of his dying son. However, he insists on being allowed to take advantage of his return to consciousness before offering assistance, and embarks on a road trip to Atlantic City with House and Wilson in tow. Meanwhile, Detective Tritter quizzes hospital staff about their boss's drug use. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 3 Episode 6: Que Sera Sera

  The doctors struggle to examine a 42-stone man rescued from his home by firemen, fearing the MRI scanner may collapse under his weight. When the patient emerges from his coma and asks to be discharged, Cameron finds a way to keep him in hospital to run further tests. Meanwhile, House lands himself in more legal trouble when Detective Tritter finds 600 Vicodin tablets in his apartment

• Season 3 Episode 5: Fools for Love

  A couple develop identical stomach pains after they both undergo a terrifying ordeal. As the woman's condition worsens, the go-ahead for a biopsy is left up to her husband - but when he refuses to allow one, House employs a typically unethical method to persuade him. Meanwhile, the doctor's bedside manner lands him in trouble with another patient. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 3 Episode 4: Lines in the Sand

  An autistic boy's uncontrollable screaming gives the grumpy doc and his colleagues another medical mystery to solve - and although initial tests prove inconclusive, Foreman spots a problem with the boy's eyes which may indicate a micro-tumour. Meanwhile, House refuses to work in his office until Cuddy returns his old bloodstained carpet. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 3 Episode 3: Informed Consent

  A renowned cancer specialist is brought in for treatment, and is found to have fluid in his lungs. The patient is adamant he should be allowed to die. House agrees, but stipulates that his staff must first be allowed 24 hours to come up with a cure for his condition. Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein star

• Season 3 Episode 2: Cane and Able

  A boy is found unconscious on his front lawn. The hospital staff are divided over his claim he was abducted by aliens, with House refusing to accept an extraterrestrial explanation for the youngster's predicament. Struggling to find a solution to the patient's blood-clotting problem and hallucinations, the doctor's depression becomes increasingly acute. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie

• Season 3 Episode 1: Meaning

  The medic's staff find two challenging cases for him to investigate on his return to work and are surprised at the apparent change in his usual attitude to his patients. House decides to take both cases on simultaneously and infuriates his staff with his willingness to explore unlikely solutions. Hugh Laurie and Jesse Spencer star

House: Season 2 (2005 - 2006)

• Season 2 Episode 24: No Reason

  While examining a man with a severely enlarged tongue, House is shot by the husband of a former patient who holds the doctor responsible for his wife's suicide. As the injured medic instructs the team to find the cause of his patient's swelling, he realises his own pain has disappeared - but the operation to remove the bullet in his body appears to have affected his mind as well as his nerves. Last in series, with Hugh Laurie and guest star Elias Koteas

• Season 2 Episode 23: Who's Your Daddy?

  A girl who has developed unsettling hallucinations since surviving Hurricane Katrina is brought into the hospital by a man claiming to be her father - whom House recognises from his days as a jazz musician. The medic doesn't believe the patient is his old friend's daughter, and wonders whether her relationship to a famed pianist could provide a clue to her ailment. Hugh Laurie stars

  Next on: Thursday 3rd December 8:00pm EST - USA Network
• Season 2 Episode 22: Forever

  The team attempt to unravel the symptoms of a woman who suffered a seizure in the bath and almost drowned her four-week-old son. When House spots Chase working in intensive care, he realises the other doctor has asked to be reassigned. Wilson tells his grumpy friend that Cuddy has asked him to dinner - prompting both men to wonder about the motives behind the invitation. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 21: Euphoria - Part Two

  Part two of two. Foreman is placed in isolation and given a succession of drugs as the team struggles to diagnose his illness. Frustrated by Cuddy's insistence on protocol, House takes a rat to the original victim's apartment and infects it, hoping to perform an autopsy once it sickens. However, when the animal fails to succumb, he gains information that could save his colleague. Hugh Laurie and Omar Epps star

• Season 2 Episode 20: Euphoria - Part One

  Part one of two. A police officer who started laughing after being shot is brought in, and soon starts to exhibit a string of bizarre ailments. After searching the man's apartment for clues, Foreman contracts similar symptoms, but insists someone else go to the flat to see if he missed anything. As the patient worsens, however, the doctors fear for their colleague's condition. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 19: House v God

  A teenage faith healer is brought in with severe stomach cramps, and immediately causes problems for the medic and a furious Wilson by claiming to have cured a woman suffering from terminal cancer. When House makes a diagnosis, the patient refuses treatment, declaring God will save him - but his insistence buys the doctor time to realise he made a mistake. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 18: Sleeping Dogs Lie

  The medic struggles to help a woman who has not slept in 10 days, learning she rejected a dog bought by her girlfriend because she was planning to end the relationship. Things come to a head when the patient's liver fails, and the only way to keep her alive is to persuade her partner to donate a part of her own organ - while hiding the fact she's about to be dumped. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 17: All In

  A boy's symptoms remind House of a previous patient, who died before the doctor could diagnose her. Despite warnings from Cuddy, he becomes determined to find out what is wrong with the child - but when tests for an incredibly rare disease that could explain the problem come back negative, the team struggle to come up with another possible scenario. Hugh Laurie plays the grumpy medic

• Season 2 Episode 16: Safe

  The doctors struggle to find out why a girl went into anaphylactic shock in a sterile room after a heart transplant, until her boyfriend admits sneaking in for a late-night visit. After questioning him closely, House believes an allergic reaction to medication being taken by her partner could have triggered the reaction - but soon realises her problem is far more complicated. Michelle Trachtenberg guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 15: Clueless

  The grumpy medic becomes convinced a man with serious lung damage and a skin rash has been poisoned by heavy metals, and wonders whether the patient's wife is involved - though the team are convinced their tests show the diagnosis is wrong. Meanwhile, House tires of having Wilson stay with him. Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard star

• Season 2 Episode 14: Sex Kills

  A man in urgent need of a heart transplant is rejected by the committee on the grounds he is too old, but House attempts to find a way round the problem by appropriating the slightly damaged organ of a woman on life support after a car crash. However, his team aren't keen to let the operation go ahead - and neither is the potential donor's furious husband. Hugh Laurie plays the grumpy medic

• Season 2 Episode 13: Skin Deep

  The moody medic runs tests to find out what caused a 15-year-old model to collapse on the catwalk, and starts to think the patient's father may have sexually abused her, suggesting her condition might be psychological. The doctor's own health is also worsening - forcing him to call on arch-enemy Cuddy for help with the pain in his leg. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 12: Distractions

  The medic seizes a chance to exact revenge on an old rival who had him thrown out of college - even though his plan involves giving himself a painful migraine. A burns victim's unusual brain activity has the team baffled when a battery of tests turn up no likely cause. Waking the patient leaves him in agony, but provides House with valuable information. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 11: Need to Know

  The team examine a mother who crashed into her garage door after losing control of her muscles. They wonder if numerous fertility treatments could be to blame for her symptoms - but House thinks an illicit drug is the real cause. Stacy decides to tell her husband about what happened in Baltimore, while a furious Wilson warns her not to hurt his friend again. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 10: Failure to Communicate

  While House defends his billing practices in Baltimore, Foreman and the team struggle to diagnose what is wrong with a writer who has lost the ability to use words correctly. The patient's failure to explain his illness in coherent sentences forces the doctors to seek advice from their boss - who makes discoveries of his own during a heart-to-heart with Stacy. Hugh Laurie and Sela Ward star

• Season 2 Episode 9: Deception

  While off duty, House goes to the bookie's, where a woman collapses. The doctor treats her, but when she gets to hospital, he enlists Foreman and Cameron to help him diagnose the cause. They find a growth on her pancreas, suggesting she has only two months to live, but further investigations reveal that her illness is faked, and her symptoms are self-inflicted

• Season 2 Episode 8: The Mistake

  The doctor is forced to defend Chase when an error of judgement puts a mother's life at risk. During the hearing, the patient's secret comes to light, explaining why her original illness became more serious - but the medic is still hiding a piece of evidence that could prove his innocence

• Season 2 Episode 7: Hunting

  The grumpy doctor examines a man with Aids who has been stalking him, but struggles to pinpoint why his condition has worsened. While helping Stacy catch a rat in her apartment, he notices the animal has an infection - prompting a revelation about his patient's illness. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 6: Spin

  A professional cyclist is brought in suffering from severe respiratory distress. Although he admits to undergoing numerous performance-enhancing procedures, including blood doping, the doctors struggle to locate the root of his problem - until House steps in with an idea

• Season 2 Episode 5: Daddy's Boy

  The misanthropic doctor treats a student who is suffering electric shocks inside his body. The team wonders whether the man's symptoms are connected to a holiday in Jamaica - but it is not until his father reveals the nature of the family business that the real reason becomes clear. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie

• Season 2 Episode 4: TB Or Not TB

  The maverick medic treats a stubborn and egotistical doctor who has fallen ill while dispensing tuberculosis medicine in Africa. Although he has all the symptoms of TB, House is convinced something else is responsible for his sickness - but the patient refuses medication to highlight the cause he has been promoting. Ron Livingston guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 3: Humpty Dumpty

  The medic treats a construction worker who is brought in after a fall and notices the man's fingers are turning purple - a side-effect the accident could not have caused. As the team try different medications, the patient's condition deteriorates and his hand begins to rot - leaving them with no choice but to amputate or watch him die. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 2: Autopsy

  The medic examines a nine-year-old girl with terminal cancer, and decides her illness is not responsible for her hallucinations. Further investigation turns up a large tumour on the child's lung and heart - but when the team discover the growth is benign, they are forced to probe deeper to learn what is affecting her mind. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 2 Episode 1: Acceptance

  A death row inmate collapses and doctors predict he will die within the hour. Despite their prognosis and the fact that another patient is awaiting his attention, House insists on treating the prisoner. He believes the man's recent suicide attempt is at odds with his request for an appeal - and in probing his history, discovers a cause for the patient's symptoms. Hugh Laurie stars

House: Season 1 (2004 - 2005)

• Season 1 Episode 22: The Honeymoon

  The medic agrees to treat Stacy's husband - despite the fact he exhibits no symptoms apart from stomach pains. Subsequent tests reveal a new problem in the man's brain - but his lack of other difficulties has the team baffled as to the cause of his illness. House also tries to fight his attraction to his former lover, uncertain whether he really wants to cure her spouse. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 21: Three Stories

  The misanthropic doctor is visited by an ex-girlfriend seeking help for her sick husband. While deciding whether to take the case, he is persuaded to give a lecture to medical students. He presents the pupils with three fictional patients complaining of leg pains, asking how they would treat each case - but it becomes clear to his team that only two of the scenarios he describes are invented. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 1 Episode 20: Love Hurts

  The misanthropic medic admits a 21-year-old patient suffering from a stroke, and when the problem recurs, the team are puzzled as to what is causing it. The case is compounded when the man's parents refuse to consent to his having surgery - explaining they cut him off when they learned about his sexual predilections. Meanwhile, the doctors are curious to know why House agreed to go out with Cameron. Medical drama, with Hugh Laurie

• Season 1 Episode 19: Kids

  The clinic is overwhelmed by a meningitis epidemic, but the grumpy medic is drawn to a 12-year-old whose symptoms do not quite match those of the other patients. His fellow doctors believe he's trying to get out of treating the vast number of other possible cases - though they change their tune once the test results return. House also visits Cameron to persuade her back to work, but her terms surprise him

• Season 1 Episode 18: Babies and Bathwater

  A pregnant woman is admitted after a car accident, but the team finds it hard to pinpoint a reason for her brain and kidney difficulties - until Wilson's diagnosis presents the mother-to-be with a heart-rending choice. Meanwhile, Vogler does his best to get House fired, but the grumpy medic is confident his friends on the board will come through - despite Cuddy's desire to keep their rich patron happy

• Season 1 Episode 17: Role Model

  The maverick medic agrees to oversee the case of a senator who collapsed at a fund-raising rally, but the politician refuses to accept his diagnosis for fear of losing supporters. Meanwhile, Vogler puts pressure on House to publicly endorse an expensive drug produced by his company - saying the team will remain intact if he complies

• Season 1 Episode 16: Heavy

  Obese 10-year-old Jessica is brought in after suffering a heart attack, which the team believe was caused by diet pills. When bleeding sores appear on the girl's chest, the doctors are at each others' throats trying to find someone to blame. Meanwhile, House is ordered to sack one of the team

• Season 1 Episode 15: Mob Rules

  Mobster Joey, who has fallen into a coma before testifying in court, is brought in, but his brother Bill is wary of restoring him to health and begs House to keep him in hospital to stop him taking the stand. The grumpy medic soon has cause for concern when it transpires the gangster has been poisoned

• Season 1 Episode 14: Control

  A company boss is admitted with unexplained paralysis and scans of her muscles and bones can find no cause for the problem, but when House probes her psychiatric history, he finds clues that lead him to a solution. However, it will require a transplant - which the committee are unlikely to grant if he tells the truth. Meanwhile, a new chairman of the hospital board takes an instant dislike to the grumpy medic. Hugh Laurie and Chi McBride star

• Season 1 Episode 13: Cursed

  A 12-year-old boy believes his illness is the result of a curse placed upon him by a Ouija board, but a peculiar rash causes the grumpy medic and his team to reconsider what seemed to be a simple case of pneumonia. Worry sets in when they find out the patient could have contracted anthrax, but other symptoms rule this out - leaving the boy's father to provide shocking information

• Season 1 Episode 12: Sports Medicine

  An injured baseball player on the verge of returning to the game breaks his arm, but his brittle bones will not allow it to heal properly. The medics believe he has been abusing steroids and House starts him on a course of drugs to treat their effects. But when the sports star's organs begin to shut down, the grumpy doctor is forced to make a new diagnosis. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie

• Season 1 Episode 11: Detox

  The doctor is given the case of a car-crash victim still suffering from internal bleeding three weeks after the accident. Initial attempts to make a diagnosis are hampered by House's struggle to cope without his own pain medication after Cuddy bets him he can't give it up for a week - but before long the patient takes a turn for the worse, and the medic is forced to find the cause of his failing liver. With Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein

• Season 1 Episode 10: Histories

  A homeless woman's worsening symptoms baffle Dr House and the team, who struggle to indentify her condition - a task made more difficult by the fact she is unable to tell them her name. When they finally make a diagnosis, they are forced to hunt swiftly for a mystery man known only as James before the patient dies. Medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie, with Robert Sean Leonard and Jesse Spencer

• Season 1 Episode 9: DNR

  A legendary jazz musician, who believes he has a fatal brain disease, is brought into the hospital with pneumonia and signs a form to ensure he isn't resuscitated. However, House insists that the diagnosis is incorrect and administers treatment without consent - leading to a furious confrontation with the authorities. Guest starring R'n'B singer Brandy

• Season 1 Episode 8: Poison

  The doctor treats two boys with symptoms of poisoning, but cannot tell which toxin caused them to react so violently. As their conditions deteriorate rapidly, one youngster's mother insists the medic's actions are killing her son. Medical mystery drama, starring Hugh Laurie and Jesse Spencer

• Season 1 Episode 7: Fidelity

  A woman contracts African sleeping sickness, but she and her husband have never visited the continent - prompting suspicions that one of them may have had an affair with an infected lover. If the source of the illness is not identified, she may die - but neither will admit to being unfaithful

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Socratic Method

  The doctor treats a schizophrenic woman admitted with a pulmonary embolism, but soon realises there must be more to her case when she starts bleeding excessively. He finds a tumour on the patient's liver which could explain the blood, but refuses to give up on his theory that the original diagnosis of mental illness was incorrect - and Chase's solution to the puzzle could change the woman's life for ever. Medical mystery drama, starring Hugh Laurie and Jesse Spencer

• Season 1 Episode 5: Damned If You Do

  The doctor is unsympathetic when a nun is admitted to the clinic amid claims that her symptoms are consistent with stigmata. He believes her swollen, raw hands are the result of an allergy, but is forced to rethink his diagnosis when she suffers an adverse reaction to the medication he prescribes. Hugh Laurie stars

• Season 1 Episode 4: Maternity

  The maternity ward is closed when two babies display mystery symptoms, including high temperatures and seizures. House horrifies the doctors by partially suspending treatment in a bid to determine whether drugs are exacerbating the problem - and when a baby boy dies, Cameron breaks down and is forced to confront a trauma in her past. House carries out an autopsy on the boy in a final attempt to diagnose the virus

• Season 1 Episode 3: Occam's Razor

  A student collapses while having sex with his girlfriend, and the intuitive House struggles to diagnose an illness that has seemingly unconnected symptoms. The misanthropic doctor suggests a series of treatments that only worsen the condition, and when the student has to be isolated because his immune system fails, House finds himself facing defeat

• Season 1 Episode 2: Paternity

  The medics investigate the baffling case of a 16-year-old boy who claims to be suffering from night terrors and, when their initial diagnosis is disproved, House decides clues might be found in the youth's background. The team also encounters a patient who makes a living out of suing hospitals and a mother who refuses to believe vaccinations are effective

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  A maverick anti-social doctor sets out to help a teacher suffering from convulsions and resorts to unconventional methods in a bid to solve the case. He sends one member of his team to break into the patient's home in search of clues and uses trial-and-error treatments to see how she responds. Pilot of the medical drama, starring Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein

House:

• Checkmate

  Medical drama about an anti-social doctor whose bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired - though he is prepared to do whatever it takes to solve the unusual and puzzling cases that come his way. Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein star

House: Single Episode

• Broken - Part One

  The doctor enters into a battle of wits and wills with a physician at Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital, where he is being treated for his pain-medication addiction. Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein star

• Broken - Part Two

  The healing process begins for House, as he finally accepts that he needs help to deal with his problems. However, adjusting to living without Vicodin proves to be a sizeable challenge. Medical drama starring Hugh Laurie, with guest stars Andre Braugher, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Franka Potente

House: Double Bill (2008 - 2009)

• House's Head; Wilson's Heart

  A bus accident robs House of several hours, and as his memory slowly returns, he realizes that one of his fellow passengers was exhibiting signs of a deadly illness, so he races to unlock the secrets in his brain.

• Under My Skin; Both Sides Now

  House and the team treat a ballerina whose lungs collapse during a performance; House is intrigued by a patient whose left brain and right brain operate independently, creating two distinct personalities.