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|Viewers = 14.52<ref name="episode71rating">{{Cite web|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100306_09 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Medianet]] |date=October 3, 2006 |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121058/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100306_09 |archivedate=March 14, 2012 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 14.52<ref name="episode71rating">{{Cite web|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100306_09 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Medianet]] |date=October 3, 2006 |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121058/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100306_09 |archivedate=March 14, 2012 |df= }}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|25}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|25}}
|ShortSummary = When an office building collapses, House has to work fast to diagnose a young woman, Megan ([[Bevin Prince]]),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1652374/?ref_=tt_cl_t11</ref> who has managed to survive the disaster. Without a team, House talks through his ideas with a janitor at Princeton-Plainsboro. As House persists in diagnosing Megan by himself, he soon realizes the case is not what it appears to be and that solitude may not be the answer.
|ShortSummary = When an office building collapses, House has to work fast to diagnose a young woman, Megan ([[Bevin Prince]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1652374/|title=Bevin Prince|website=IMDb}}</ref> who has managed to survive the disaster. Without a team, House talks through his ideas with a janitor at Princeton-Plainsboro. As House persists in diagnosing Megan by himself, he soon realizes the case is not what it appears to be and that solitude may not be the answer.
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''Final diagnosis:'' Allergic reaction to [[cephalosporins]] in misidentified patient
''Final diagnosis:'' Allergic reaction to [[cephalosporins]] in misidentified patient
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|Viewers = 17.44<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id%3D100907_06 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218051739/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100907_06 |archivedate=2015-02-18 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 17.44<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id%3D100907_06 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218051739/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100907_06 |archivedate=2015-02-18 |df= }}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|2}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|2}}
|ShortSummary = House systematically begins eliminating his new team candidates, until he is approached by a fighter pilot named Greta ([[Essence Atkins]]),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040591/?ref_=tt_cl_t15</ref> a candidate for [[NASA]]'s astronaut training program. Greta suffers from a neurological disorder, where she converts sounds to visual images. Knowing NASA will reject any possibility of her becoming an astronaut if they knew of her problem, Greta begs House to treat her in secret. Meanwhile, House is ruffled when he thinks he sees Cameron, Chase and Foreman in the hospital hallways.
|ShortSummary = House systematically begins eliminating his new team candidates, until he is approached by a fighter pilot named Greta ([[Essence Atkins]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040591/|title=Essence Atkins|website=IMDb}}</ref> a candidate for [[NASA]]'s astronaut training program. Greta suffers from a neurological disorder, where she converts sounds to visual images. Knowing NASA will reject any possibility of her becoming an astronaut if they knew of her problem, Greta begs House to treat her in secret. Meanwhile, House is ruffled when he thinks he sees Cameron, Chase and Foreman in the hospital hallways.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Von Hippel–Lindau disease]]
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Von Hippel–Lindau disease]]
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|Viewers = 18.03<ref name="episode73rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/16/top-broadcast-csi-dancing-neck-and-neck/1282 |title=Top Broadcast: CSI, Dancing Neck & Neck, Oct 8-14 |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=October 16, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527040954/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/16/top-broadcast-csi-dancing-neck-and-neck/1282 |archivedate=May 27, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 18.03<ref name="episode73rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/16/top-broadcast-csi-dancing-neck-and-neck/1282 |title=Top Broadcast: CSI, Dancing Neck & Neck, Oct 8-14 |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=October 16, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527040954/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/16/top-broadcast-csi-dancing-neck-and-neck/1282 |archivedate=May 27, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|9}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|9}}
|ShortSummary = The final ten fellowship candidates compete ferociously against each other when House splits them into two teams by gender. They are assigned to diagnose and treat a wheelchair user ([[Brian Klugman]])<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460206/?ref_=tt_cl_t15</ref> with [[spinal muscular atrophy]] who is slowly suffocating. As the teams try to outdo the other, complications arise. Meanwhile, Foreman runs his own team at another hospital, and resorts to using a very "House-like" treatment to help a patient.
|ShortSummary = The final ten fellowship candidates compete ferociously against each other when House splits them into two teams by gender. They are assigned to diagnose and treat a wheelchair user ([[Brian Klugman]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460206/|title=Brian Klugman|website=IMDb}}</ref> with [[spinal muscular atrophy]] who is slowly suffocating. As the teams try to outdo the other, complications arise. Meanwhile, Foreman runs his own team at another hospital, and resorts to using a very "House-like" treatment to help a patient.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Strongyloidiasis]]
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Strongyloidiasis]]
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|Viewers = 18.10<ref name="episode74rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/30/top-broadcast-1022-1028-dancing-with-the-world-series/1515 |title=Top Broadcast 10/22-28: Dancing with the World Series |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=October 30, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527115134/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/30/top-broadcast-1022-1028-dancing-with-the-world-series/1515 |archivedate=May 27, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 18.10<ref name="episode74rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/30/top-broadcast-1022-1028-dancing-with-the-world-series/1515 |title=Top Broadcast 10/22-28: Dancing with the World Series |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=October 30, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527115134/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/30/top-broadcast-1022-1028-dancing-with-the-world-series/1515 |archivedate=May 27, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|23}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|23}}
|ShortSummary = While having a [[seizure]], a funeral home cosmetician ([[Azura Skye]])<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005439/?ref_=tt_cl_t14</ref> hallucinates she is being violently raped by one of the cadavers. When she is admitted to the hospital, she acts as though her dead mother is in the room with her. While Cameron offers advice to one of the remaining candidates for House's team, a recently fired Foreman has lunch with Cuddy, discussing his current situation.
|ShortSummary = While having a [[seizure]], a funeral home cosmetician ([[Azura Skye]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005439/|title=Azura Skye|website=IMDb}}</ref> hallucinates she is being violently raped by one of the cadavers. When she is admitted to the hospital, she acts as though her dead mother is in the room with her. While Cameron offers advice to one of the remaining candidates for House's team, a recently fired Foreman has lunch with Cuddy, discussing his current situation.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Ergotism]]
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Ergotism]]
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|Viewers = 17.29<ref name="episode75rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/top-broadcast-1029-114-youre-still-dancing/1634 |title=Top Broadcast 10/29-11/4: You're Still Dancing… |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=November 6, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122014337/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/top-broadcast-1029-114-youre-still-dancing/1634 |archivedate=January 22, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 17.29<ref name="episode75rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/top-broadcast-1029-114-youre-still-dancing/1634 |title=Top Broadcast 10/29-11/4: You're Still Dancing… |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=November 6, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122014337/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/top-broadcast-1029-114-youre-still-dancing/1634 |archivedate=January 22, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|30}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|30}}
|ShortSummary = Foreman returns to Princeton-Plainsboro and is assigned to oversee House's candidates. A man ([[Frank Whaley]])<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001844/?ref_=tt_cl_t13</ref> is mugged and suffers from a respiratory arrest. Though he has no memories of who he is, he can read the personality of the most dominant person in the room, applying it to himself to create a temporary identity. This is due to a rare disease known as [[Giovannini Mirror Syndrome]] House becomes intrigued by the accuracy of this judge of character and manipulates the patient to judge others, while a team member wonders if House is more dominant than Cuddy.
|ShortSummary = Foreman returns to Princeton-Plainsboro and is assigned to oversee House's candidates. A man ([[Frank Whaley]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001844/|title=Frank Whaley|website=IMDb}}</ref> is mugged and suffers from a respiratory arrest. Though he has no memories of who he is, he can read the personality of the most dominant person in the room, applying it to himself to create a temporary identity. This is due to a rare disease known as [[Giovannini Mirror Syndrome]] House becomes intrigued by the accuracy of this judge of character and manipulates the patient to judge others, while a team member wonders if House is more dominant than Cuddy.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Eperythrozoon|Eperythrozoon infection]] (resulting from exposure to pig [[feces]])
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Eperythrozoon|Eperythrozoon infection]] (resulting from exposure to pig [[feces]])
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|Viewers = 18.17<ref name="episode76rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/13/top-broadcast-115-1111-cbs-crime-scene/1742 |title=Top Broadcast 11/5-11/11: CBS Crime Scene |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=November 13, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527115144/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/13/top-broadcast-115-1111-cbs-crime-scene/1742 |archivedate=May 27, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 18.17<ref name="episode76rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/13/top-broadcast-115-1111-cbs-crime-scene/1742 |title=Top Broadcast 11/5-11/11: CBS Crime Scene |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=November 13, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527115144/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/13/top-broadcast-115-1111-cbs-crime-scene/1742 |archivedate=May 27, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|6}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|6}}
|ShortSummary = House is recruited by the [[CIA]] to help diagnose a deathly ill agent ([[Joel Bissonnette]]).<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084385/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t17</ref> The agent's case is spearheaded by Dr. Samira Terzi, who offers very little information on the agent's history or previous assignments. With limited information, House uses some unorthodox methods to try to determine a diagnosis in time to save his patient's life. Meanwhile, Foreman faces a huge uphill battle from the remaining fellowship candidates when they start questioning his judgment while arguing over the proper diagnosis of a female [[drag race|drag car racer]] (Amy Dudgeon)<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1161738/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t13</ref> who passes out after a race.
|ShortSummary = House is recruited by the [[CIA]] to help diagnose a deathly ill agent ([[Joel Bissonnette]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084385/|title=Joel Bissonnette|website=IMDb}}</ref> The agent's case is spearheaded by Dr. Samira Terzi, who offers very little information on the agent's history or previous assignments. With limited information, House uses some unorthodox methods to try to determine a diagnosis in time to save his patient's life. Meanwhile, Foreman faces a huge uphill battle from the remaining fellowship candidates when they start questioning his judgment while arguing over the proper diagnosis of a female [[drag race|drag car racer]] (Amy Dudgeon)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1161738/|title=Amy Dudgeon|website=IMDb}}</ref> who passes out after a race.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Selenium#Toxicity|Selenosis]] (John) and [[Heat stroke]], followed by deliberate in-hospital [[Thallium poisoning]] to mimic [[Polio]] (Casey)
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Selenium#Toxicity|Selenosis]] (John) and [[Heat stroke]], followed by deliberate in-hospital [[Thallium poisoning]] to mimic [[Polio]] (Casey)
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|Viewers = 16.95<ref name="episode77rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/20/top-broadcast-1112-1118-dance-dance-dance/1844 |title=Top Broadcast 11/12-11/18: Dance, Dance, Dance |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=November 20, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021223549/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/20/top-broadcast-1112-1118-dance-dance-dance/1844 |archivedate=October 21, 2009 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 16.95<ref name="episode77rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/20/top-broadcast-1112-1118-dance-dance-dance/1844 |title=Top Broadcast 11/12-11/18: Dance, Dance, Dance |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=November 20, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021223549/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/20/top-broadcast-1112-1118-dance-dance-dance/1844 |archivedate=October 21, 2009 |df= }}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|13}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|13}}
|ShortSummary = House and his team are followed by a documentary film crew as they treat a teenager ([[Khleo Thomas]])<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136646/</ref> with a major facial deformity, who suffers a heart attack prior to a reconstructive procedure. As they work to diagnose the teen, House finds himself distracted by several of the candidates vying for a spot on his team, causing him to question his own motives for having chosen them.
|ShortSummary = House and his team are followed by a documentary film crew as they treat a teenager ([[Khleo Thomas]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136646/|title=Ugly|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> with a major facial deformity, who suffers a heart attack prior to a reconstructive procedure. As they work to diagnose the teen, House finds himself distracted by several of the candidates vying for a spot on his team, causing him to question his own motives for having chosen them.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Lyme disease]]
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Lyme disease]]
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|Viewers = 16.88<ref name="episode78rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/27/top-broadcast-1119-1125-dancing-nfl-housewives/1909 |title=Top Broadcast Shows: 11/19-11/25 |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=November 27, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018081928/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/27/top-broadcast-1119-1125-dancing-nfl-housewives/1909 |archivedate=October 18, 2009 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 16.88<ref name="episode78rating">{{Cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/27/top-broadcast-1119-1125-dancing-nfl-housewives/1909 |title=Top Broadcast Shows: 11/19-11/25 |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=November 27, 2007 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018081928/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/27/top-broadcast-1119-1125-dancing-nfl-housewives/1909 |archivedate=October 18, 2009 |df= }}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|20}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|20}}
|ShortSummary = House encounters a magician ([[Steve Valentine]])<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884313/?ref_=tt_cl_t12</ref> whose heart fails when performing an underwater escape act. While the remaining fellowship candidates work to diagnose him, House is determined to prove he is a scam artist faking his ailments to cover up the fact he nearly drowned during his act. In the meantime, House pits his team against one another in a challenge involving Cuddy, granting the winner immunity from elimination and a chance to nominate two other candidates to be put on the chopping block.
|ShortSummary = House encounters a magician ([[Steve Valentine]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884313/|title=Steve Valentine|website=IMDb}}</ref> whose heart fails when performing an underwater escape act. While the remaining fellowship candidates work to diagnose him, House is determined to prove he is a scam artist faking his ailments to cover up the fact he nearly drowned during his act. In the meantime, House pits his team against one another in a challenge involving Cuddy, granting the winner immunity from elimination and a chance to nominate two other candidates to be put on the chopping block.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia]] in [[systemic lupus erythematosus]]
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia]] in [[systemic lupus erythematosus]]
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|Viewers = 22.56<ref name="Sbowlratings">{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/02/05/broadcast-nielsen-ratings-we-feb-3fox-breaks-records/2559 |title=Broadcast Nielsen Ratings w/e Feb 3: Fox Breaks Records |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=February 5, 2008 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009}}</ref>
|Viewers = 22.56<ref name="Sbowlratings">{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/02/05/broadcast-nielsen-ratings-we-feb-3fox-breaks-records/2559 |title=Broadcast Nielsen Ratings w/e Feb 3: Fox Breaks Records |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=February 5, 2008 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009}}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|1|29}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|1|29}}
|ShortSummary = House and his new team composing of the three lucky applicants, Chris Taub, Lawrence Kutner and Thirteen treat a woman ([[Janel Moloney]])<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597223/?ref_=tt_cl_t13</ref> who suffers from a sudden paralysis of the hands, causing an injury to her daughter while she is watching her at an indoor rock-climbing wall. As House probes the woman and her injured daughter for any leads as to what might be causing her condition, he becomes convinced that the mother is withholding information.
|ShortSummary = House and his new team composing of the three lucky applicants, Chris Taub, Lawrence Kutner and Thirteen treat a woman ([[Janel Moloney]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597223/|title=Janel Moloney|website=IMDb}}</ref> who suffers from a sudden paralysis of the hands, causing an injury to her daughter while she is watching her at an indoor rock-climbing wall. As House probes the woman and her injured daughter for any leads as to what might be causing her condition, he becomes convinced that the mother is withholding information.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Breast cancer]] in displaced breast tissue
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Breast cancer]] in displaced breast tissue
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|Viewers = 14.51<ref name="episode83rating">{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/29/nielsen-ratings-mon-apr-28-youth-favors-foxs-house/3536 |title=Nielsen Ratings Mon Apr 28: Youth Favors FOX's House |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=April 29, 2008 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009}}</ref>
|Viewers = 14.51<ref name="episode83rating">{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/29/nielsen-ratings-mon-apr-28-youth-favors-foxs-house/3536 |title=Nielsen Ratings Mon Apr 28: Youth Favors FOX's House |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=April 29, 2008 |work=TVbytheNumbers.com |accessdate=July 9, 2009}}</ref>
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|28}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|28}}
|ShortSummary = House suspects an emergency room patient ([[Paul Rae]])<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1497570/?ref_=tt_cl_t11</ref> has a bigger problem than the E.R. initially diagnosed based on the fact that the patient is too nice. A skeptical House questions the patient's sunny disposition as the team tries to get to the bottom of his illness, but disagrees with House that niceness is a symptom. Meanwhile, House is at odds with Wilson's girlfriend, Amber, about how much time they each get to spend with Wilson, and Cuddy demands House give his team performance reviews.
|ShortSummary = House suspects an emergency room patient ([[Paul Rae]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1497570/|title=Paul Rae|website=IMDb}}</ref> has a bigger problem than the E.R. initially diagnosed based on the fact that the patient is too nice. A skeptical House questions the patient's sunny disposition as the team tries to get to the bottom of his illness, but disagrees with House that niceness is a symptom. Meanwhile, House is at odds with Wilson's girlfriend, Amber, about how much time they each get to spend with Wilson, and Cuddy demands House give his team performance reviews.
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''Final diagnosis:'' [[Chagas disease]]
''Final diagnosis:'' [[Chagas disease]]

Revision as of 08:14, 14 October 2018

House (season 4)
Season 4
Season 4 DVD cover
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2007 (2007-09-25) –
May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)
Season chronology
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Season 5
List of episodes

The fourth season of House premiered on September 25, 2007[1] and ended May 19, 2008.[1] Having previously fired Chase, and with Foreman and Cameron quitting, House starts a competition between forty applicants for the vacant positions.[2] He eventually narrows them down to seven, firing one each episode.[2] In the episode "Games", he fires Amber "Cutthroat Bitch" Volakis (Anne Dudek),[3] hiring Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn) and Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde) as his new team.[4] Dr. Foreman rejoins the team after his dismissal from another hospital.[5] Meanwhile, Amber begins a relationship with Wilson.[3]

When production of the season was interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the number of episodes was reduced to 16 instead of the planned 24.[6] Executive producer Katie Jacobs explained that it was hard for the writers to finish the story arcs started during the season with eight fewer episodes.[6] Season four also introduced seven actors to the cast; in addition to Jacobson, Penn, and Wilde, who became regulars, Andy Comeau portrayed Travis Brennan, an epidemiologist;[7][8] Edi Gathegi played Jeffrey Cole, a geneticist;[9] Carmen Argenziano appeared as Henry Dobson, a former medical school admissions officer;[10] and Anne Dudek portrayed Amber "Cut-throat Bitch" Volakis, an interventional radiologist.[11] Each of the four departed the show after elimination, except for Volakis, who remained recurring until the finale, having started a relationship with Wilson.[12]

Cast and characters

See also: List of House cast members

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

Conor Dubin, Kay Lenz, Essence Atkins, Brian Klugman, Kathleen York, Azura Skye, Frank Whaley, Amy Dudgeon, Tom Wilson, Khleo Thomas, Michael Whaley, Steve Valentine, Jeremy Renner, Liana Liberato, Jennifer Hall, Janel Moloney, Jeff Hephner, Mira Sorvino, Laura Silverman, Eyal Podell, Paul Rae, Chad Morgan, Rob Benedict, Kristina Anapau, Jason Lewis, Fred Durst and Ivana Miličević.

Episodes

Main article: List of House episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitelDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
711"Alone"Deran SarafianStory by: Peter Blake
Teleplay by: Peter Blake & David Shore		September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)14.52[13]
722"The Right Stuff"Deran SarafianDoris Egan & Leonard DickOctober 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)17.44[14]
733"97 Seconds"David PlattRussel Friend & Garrett LernerOctober 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)18.03[15]
744"Guardian Angels"Deran SarafianDavid HoseltonOctober 23, 2007 (2007-10-23)18.10[16]
755"Mirror Mirror"David PlattDavid FosterOctober 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)17.29[17]
766"Whatever It Takes"Juan J. CampanellaStory by: Thomas L. Moran
Teleplay by: Thomas L. Moran & Peter Blake		November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)18.17[18]
777"Ugly"David StraitonSean WhitesellNovember 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)16.95[19]
788"You Don't Want to Know"Lesli Linka GlatterSara HessNovember 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)16.88[20]
799"Games"Deran SarafianEli AttieNovember 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)16.96[21]
8010"It's a Wonderful Lie"Matt ShakmanPamela DavisJanuary 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)22.56[22]
8111"Frozen"David StraitonLiz FriedmanFebruary 3, 2008 (2008-02-03)29.04[22]
8212"Don't Ever Change"Deran SarafianDoris Egan & Leonard DickFebruary 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)23.15[23]
8313"No More Mr. Nice Guy"Deran SarafianDavid Hoselton & David ShoreApril 28, 2008 (2008-04-28)14.51[24]
8414"Living the Dream"David StraitonSara Hess & Liz FriedmanMay 5, 2008 (2008-05-05)13.26[25]
8515"House's Head"Greg YaitanesStory by: Doris Egan
Teleplay by: Peter Blake, David Foster, Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner		May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)14.84[26]
8616"Wilson's Heart"Katie JacobsPeter Blake, David Foster, Russel Friend & Garrett LernerMay 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)16.16[27]

DVD releases

Set details Special features
Land North America Vereinigtes Königreich Australien
  • Bonus Featurettes:
    • House's Soap - Prescription Passion
    • New Beginnings
    • Meet the Writers
    • The Visual Effects of House
    • Anatomy of a Scene - The Bus Crash
    • My Favourite Episode So Far…
  • Episode Commentary
    • "House's Head" with Creator/Executive Producer David Shore and Executive Producer Katie Jacobs
# episodes 16
Aspect ratio 1.78:1
Running time 660 minutes 672 minutes 674 minutes
Audio Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles English, Spanish — none
# of discs 4
Region 1 (NTSC) 2, 4, 5 (PAL) 2, 4, 5 (PAL)
Rating NOT RATED 15 M
Release date August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)[28] October 27, 2008 (2008-10-27)[29] August 2008 (2008-08)[30]

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Allgemein
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Further reading
  • Holtz, Andrew (October 3, 2006). The Medical Science of House, M.D. Berkley Books. ISBN 978-0-425-21230-1.
  • Jacoby, Henry (December 3, 2008). House and Philosophy: Everybody Lies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-470-31660-8.
  • Wilson, Leah (November 1, 2007). House Unauthorized: Vasculitis, Clinic Duty, and Bad Bedside Manner. Benbella Books. ISBN 1-933771-23-2.
  • Benson, Kristina (August 21, 2008). House MD: House MD Season Two Unofficial Guide: The Unofficial Guide to House MD Season 2. Equity Press. ISBN 1-60332-065-2.
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