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Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    House Season 1 Episode 3 - Occam's Razor
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    #1 - Occam's Razor

    S1:E3

    Dr. House and his team race to save a young man who may have not one, but two illnesses killing him.

    Director:Bryan Singer
    Writer:David Shore

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  2. House Season 1 Episode 7 - Fidelity
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #2 - Fidelity

    S1:E7

    Dr. House's diagnosis of a married woman with a rare sleep disorder forces her and her husband to examine their marriage and question their trust for each other.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  3. House Season 1 Episode 8 - Poison
    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #3 - Poison

    S1:E8

    House and his team have to act fast when a high school student is admitted with a mysterious and lethal poisoning, especially when they discover more teens have been diagnosed with the same deadly illness.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Matt Witten

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  4. House Season 1 Episode 15 - Mob Rules
    7.3/10(54 votes)

    #4 - Mob Rules

    S1:E15

    Dr. House and his team race to diagnose a member of the mob and get him well enough to testify and enter the witness protection program while Cuddy works to convince Vogler of House's importance to the hospital.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writers:John Mankiewicz, David Foster

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  5. House Season 8 Episode 15 - Blowing the Whistle
    7.3/10(2658 votes)

    #5 - Blowing the Whistle

    S8:E15

    The team treats an Army veteran charged with treason after he leaked classified information. But the patient's life is put at risk when he refuses treatment unless he and his brother are given information about their late father, a war veteran, which raises questions about loyalty to one's family and country. Meanwhile, Adams suspects House may be sick, so she recruits Wilson and the other team members to plan an intervention and investigate his illness.

    Director:Julian Higgins
    Writer:Seth Hoffman

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  6. House Season 1 Episode 5 - Damned If You Do
    7.5/10(58 votes)

    #6 - Damned If You Do

    S1:E5

    Dr. House's approach is questioned when he treats a nun for what he believes to be an allergy, not realizing the nun's past is coming back to haunt her.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Sara B. Cooper

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  7. House Season 1 Episode 13 - Cursed
    7.5/10(54 votes)

    #7 - Cursed

    S1:E13

    Dr. House's young patient believes his illness is the result of a curse while House uncovers important information about Chase's father.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writers:Matt Witten, Peter Blake

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  8. House Season 1 Episode 20 - Love Hurts
    7.5/10(52 votes)

    #8 - Love Hurts

    S1:E20

    House and his team tackle the case of a young man with a penchant for odd behavior, and House prepares for his date with Cameron.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Sara B. Cooper

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  9. House Season 8 Episode 16 - Gut Check
    7.5/10(2633 votes)

    #9 - Gut Check

    S8:E16

    House and the team take on the case of a 22-year-old minor league hockey player who collapsed while coughing up blood after a fight on the ice. Meanwhile, House drops a bomb on Wilson, and Chase offers to help Park change her living arrangement.

    Director:Miguel Sapochnik
    Writers:David Hoselton, Jamie Conway

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  10. House Season 1 Episode 2 - Paternity
    7.6/10(59 votes)

    #10 - Paternity

    S1:E2

    Dr. House goes with his gut and performs an unethical act to prove what he suspects to be the link to a teenage lacrosse player's illness in order to save the boy's life.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  11. House Season 1 Episode 4 - Maternity
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #11 - Maternity

    S1:E4

    A maternity ward epidemic forces House to decide whether to save the life of one child over another.

    Director:Newton Thomas Sigel
    Writer:Peter Blake

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  12. House Season 1 Episode 12 - Sports Medicine
    7.6/10(53 votes)

    #12 - Sports Medicine

    S1:E12

    A baseball player's comeback is cut short when he breaks his arm and House and his team have to act fast to figure out what is causing major bone loss that's killing the player and his dreams.

    Director:Keith Gordon
    Writers:David Shore, John Mankiewicz

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  13. House Season 2 Episode 23 - Who's Your Daddy?
    7.6/10(3849 votes)

    #13 - Who's Your Daddy?

    S2:E23

    A 16-year-old Hurricane Katrina victim suffering from hallucinations as a result of the tragedy is brought to House by his former bandmate who recently found out the girl is his daughter. Although House fears his friend is being scammed, he takes the case. As he works his way through the girl's lies so he can diagnose and treat her, he's forced to tell a few lies of his own.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writers:John Mankiewicz, Lawrence Kaplow

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  14. House Season 7 Episode 8 - Small Sacrifices
    7.6/10(2859 votes)

    #14 - Small Sacrifices

    S7:E8

    Science and faith are called into question when a patient is admitted to the hospital following his reenactment of the Crucifixion. Meanwhile, Taub questions his wife about her relationship with an infidelity support group member, and the team attends a co-worker's wedding.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:David Hoselton

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  15. House Season 7 Episode 21 - The Fix
    7.6/10(2678 votes)

    #15 - The Fix

    S7:E21

    After losing a bet with Wilson over a boxing match, House is convinced that his fighter has an underlying medical condition that cost him the fight. While he tries to prove it, he leaves his team alone to help a bomb scientist who suffered a seizure. Meanwhile, House may be experimenting with a new drug to help his leg pain.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  16. House Season 8 Episode 8 - Perils of Paranoia
    7.6/10(2704 votes)

    #16 - Perils of Paranoia

    S8:E8

    A prosecutor suffers from what he believes to be cardiac arrest during an interrogation at the witness stand. The team's preliminary diagnosis is hyper-anxiety, but when Adams and Park investigate the patient's home and find a hidden arsenal of firearms, they uncover a more alarming and deep-seated psychological disorder.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  17. House Season 8 Episode 10 - Runaways
    7.6/10(2673 votes)

    #17 - Runaways

    S8:E10

    When a runaway teen requires hospitalization, Adams butts heads with House when she insists they contact Social Services. Meanwhile, Taub has trouble forming a personal connection with his baby daughters and Foreman's relationship with a married woman comes out.

    Director:Sanford Bookstaver
    Writer:Marqui Jackson

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  18. House Season 2 Episode 6 - Spin
    7.7/10(4016 votes)

    #18 - Spin

    S2:E6

    House's wheels start turning when a pro-cyclist admits to taking performance-enhancing drugs.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Sara Hess

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  19. House Season 6 Episode 17 - Knight Fall
    7.7/10(3017 votes)

    #19 - Knight Fall

    S6:E17

    House and the team take on the case of Sir William, a "knight" in a closed-off community of men and women living according to the ideals of the High Renaissance. As the team searches the medieval village for environmental factors contributing to Sir William's rapidly deteriorating health, Thirteen and Sir William debate the acts that define honor and loyalty, especially in regard to the "queen" of the community, one of Sir William's most frequent visitors. Meanwhile, Wilson starts over with an ex.

    Director:Juan José Campanella
    Writer:John C. Kelley

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  20. House Season 6 Episode 18 - Open and Shut
    7.7/10(2974 votes)

    #20 - Open and Shut

    S6:E18

    House and the team take on the case of a woman Julia, who is in an open marriage and becomes ill during a date with her on-the-side boyfriend. As perplexing as the case is, Julia's happy and healthy, yet polyamorous relationship is equally baffling to the team. Meanwhile, House tests Wilson's relationship with Sam.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writers:Liz Friedman, Sara Hess

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  21. House Season 7 Episode 4 - Massage Therapy
    7.7/10(2861 votes)

    #21 - Massage Therapy

    S7:E4

    House and his team make unexpected discoveries about a female patient admitted to the hospital after severe and uncontrollable vomiting; House and Cuddy are forced to face the reservations in their relationship after a visit from a massage therapist.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Peter Blake

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  22. House Season 7 Episode 12 - You Must Remember This
    7.7/10(2796 votes)

    #22 - You Must Remember This

    S7:E12

    When a waitress with a perfect memory suffers temporary paralysis, her older sister visits her in the hospital, which triggers high stress levels and even more health complications.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Kath Lingenfelter

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  23. House Season 7 Episode 20 - Changes
    7.7/10(2675 votes)

    #23 - Changes

    S7:E20

    The team takes on the case of a lottery winner (Donal Logue) suffering from paralysis and multiple types of cancer, and they must figure out if it his new millionaire lifestyle that is making him sick. Meanwhile, Cuddy's mother threatens to sue the hospital over her treatment, and Foreman and Chase make a bet over who is repressing the uglier side of their personality more.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Eli Attie

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  24. House Season 8 Episode 4 - Risky Business
    7.7/10(2810 votes)

    #24 - Risky Business

    S8:E4

    A CEO falls mysteriously ill just days before he signs a contract that would relocate his company's entire labor force to China. House attempts to make an underhanded business transaction with his wealthy patient, but when the patient's condition worsens, the team must work around the clock to save his life. Meanwhile, Park prepares for her hearing with the Princeton Plainsboro Disciplinary Committee chaired by Foreman, and Adams' outlook on her patient's business venture reveals her deeper feelings about loyalty.

    Director:Sanford Bookstaver
    Writer:Seth Hoffman

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  25. House Season 8 Episode 17 - We Need the Eggs
    7.7/10(2664 votes)

    #25 - We Need the Eggs

    S8:E17

    House and the team take on the case of a man who starts tearing blood. Meanwhile, House is interviewing for a new favorite hooker, since his current favorite, Emily, has decided to get married and leave the business. Desperate for Emily "companionship," House teams up with his "wife" Dominika to sabotage Emily's budding relationship.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writers:Peter Blake, Sara Hess

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Occam's Razor" is the worst rated episode of "House". It scored 7.3/10 based on 59 votes. Directed by Bryan Singer and written by David Shore, it aired on 11/30/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fidelity".