The Best Episodes Written By David Shore
Every TV Episode Written by David Shore Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
David Shore Ratings Summary
The best episode written by David Shore is "Dog Bite", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Steve Miner". "Dog Bite" aired on 10/4/1997 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Goodbye".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Dog Bite
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1997
Jimmy finally gets his first case, that of a little girl bitten by a dog. A juror approaches Lindsay with inside information on a case. Eugene defends a one-legged mugger.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: David Shore
9.7/10 7 votes#2 - Goodbye
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 5/21/2024
As the doctors consider their futures, they work together to solve one of the most important cases of their careers.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore
9.0/10 48 votes#3 - Three Stories
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/17/2005
House must decide whether to take the case of his ex-love's husband and he gives medical students a lecture they'll never forget.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: David Shore
8.8/10 36 votes#4 - Broken
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2009
House is detoxing at a mental hospital and being held against his will by his attending physician, so he concocts an escape plan, aided by his roommate and a visitor named Lydia.
Director: Katie Jacobs
Writer: David Shore
8.8/10 12 votes#5 - I Love You (2)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/30/2020
The staff of St. Bonaventure Hospital works against time and their own personal safety to save the lives of those around them.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore
8.6/10 43 votes#6 - No Reason
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/23/2006
House is shot by a former patient and must share a recovery room with the gunman.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore
8.4/10 31 votes#7 - Everybody Dies
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/2012
Facing a 6-month jail term, and the realization that he won't be there for Wilson at the end, House finds himself examining his entire life while contemplating a dismal future without his best friend.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore
8.4/10 38 votes#8 - One Day, One Room
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/30/2007
While House is forced to work full-time in the clinic and deal with a rape victim who insists on confiding with him, Cameron deals with a terminal cancer patient trying to take advantage of her state of mind.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: David Shore
8.2/10 32 votes#9 - Euphoria (2)
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2006
Foreman continues to experience the same progression of symptoms as the police officer. When he realizes he may be facing imminent death, he calls his father who comes to his son's side. As it comes down to a race against time, House believes the solution to the illness is in the police officer's apartment.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: David Shore
8.1/10 22 votes#10 - More
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/2018
The team at St. Bonaventure needs to quickly discover the truth behind a young college student’s unexplained injuries before his condition worsens. Meanwhile, after losing his most prized possession, Shaun’s distraction during a surgical procedure may end up risking more than just his job.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: David Shore
8.1/10 8 votes#11 - Sons
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/16/2022
Shaun and Lea make a big life decision and are pleasantly surprised by the support they receive from their friends at the hospital. Meanwhile, when Dr. Wolke's parents show up with a revelation, Asher struggles to accept that he and his father may never truly understand one another.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore
8.1/10 9 votes#12 - New Beginnings
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2021
Shaun and Lea's upcoming engagement party has everyone in a festive mood; a young single mother learns her son may have contracted his cancer from a surprising source; Mateo finds out if his previous issues in America will be resolved.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: David Shore
8.1/10 17 votes#13 - Trampoline
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2019
As a barroom fight sends Dr. Shaun Murphy to seek treatment at St. Bonaventure’s, Dr. Alex Park and Dr. Audrey Lim disagree over an elderly woman’s post-operative symptoms. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Lim make their romance public, and Dr. Aaron Glassman continues to pursue a relationship with a good friend.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore
8.0/10 39 votes#14 - Babies & Bathwater
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2005
House and his team battle to diagnose a pregnant patient's life-threatening illness, prompting her to make the most emotional decision of her life, and Vogler is determined to fire House.
Director: Bill Johnson
Writer: David Shore
8.0/10 1 votes#15 - Pizzas and Promises
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1994
After Lenny the pizza boy gets his car stolen, Fraser goes undercover as a used car salesmen to take down a ring of car thieves.
Director: George Bloomfield
Writer: David Shore
8.0/10 2 votes#16 - Victoria's Secret (1)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/1995
Fraser reunites with Victoria, the only woman he ever loved but was forced to arrest years earlier. Their time is limited, however, as Victoria's old partner is after her, looking for the money he believes she stole from him.
Director: Paul Haggis
Writer: David Shore
8.0/10 2 votes#17 - Victoria's Secret (2)
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/1995
Fraser ends up in hot water when Jolly ends up dead and Victoria disappears, with Fraser the only suspect in Jolly's murder.
Director: Paul Haggis
Writer: David Shore
8.0/10 1 votes#18 - Stockholm
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/10/2015
Milt and the Battle Creek P.D. work overtime to locate and rescue Russ after he’s taken hostage by an escaped convict.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: David Shore
8.0/10 22 votes#19 - Middle Ground
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2018
As Shaun pushes back against Dr. Melendez in order to treat a gravely ill hospital janitor, Dr. Lim risks a lawsuit to repair a teenage girl’s ritual circumcision. Dr. Glassman exercises demanding oversight in choosing a doctor for his brain surgery.
Director: Steve Robin
Writer: David Shore
7.9/10 32 votes#20 - Meaning
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2006
After recovering from his gunshot wounds, House works feverishly on two cases at the same time: a paralyzed man who drove his wheelchair into a swimming pool and a woman who became paralyzed after a yoga session.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: David Shore
7.9/10 13 votes#21 - Frontline (2)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2020
Shaun has a hard time balancing his fears and concerns about potentially jeopardizing Lea's health and wanting to be with the woman he loves. Claire looks for a way to grieve Melendez's death. Park and Mia discuss their future together.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: David Shore
7.9/10 11 votes#22 - Influence
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2020
After Dr. Shaun Murphy treats a patient who is a social influencer, he deals with unwanted attention. Meanwhile, the team treats a woman who is in abdominal distress after an at-home fecal transplant; and Dr. Carly Lever’s efforts to separate Shaun from Lea are challenged.
Director: Barbara Brown
Writer: David Shore
7.8/10 28 votes#23 - Alone
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2007
With his diagnostic team gone, House tries to diagnose a young woman who survived an office building collapse. With the condition getting worse, Cuddy puts pressure on House to hire a new team, but instead attempts a differential diagnosis with help from the janitor.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: David Shore
7.8/10 57 votes#24 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2004
Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant diagnostician but devoid of bedside manner, and his elite team of young medical experts rush to save the life of a kindergarten teacher who started speaking gibberish and passed out in front of her class.
Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: David Shore
7.7/10 3 votes#25 - Sympathy for the Devil
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/24/2015
Milt survives a car bombing and enlists Russ to track down his would-be assassin, leading to startling revelations about why Milt is the way he is and what brought him to Battle Creek.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: David Shore