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House: Season 3

24 episodes Premiered Sep 5, 2006 Updated Oct 1, 2026

House Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 24 episodes. The series features Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, who leads a team of diagnosticians. Created by David Shore and broadcast on the Fox network, the American medical drama television series follows the medical cases and professional dynamics managed by Dr. House and his team. The show stars actors includ

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Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Dr. Gregory House is a drug-addicted, unconventional, and misanthropic medical genius.
  • ⚡ Dr. House leads a crack team of diagnosticians at a hospital.
  • ⚡ The television series is an American medical drama created by David Shore.
  • ⚡ The show features cast members including Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, and Jesse Spencer.
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Season overview

House Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 24 episodes. The series features Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, who leads a team of diagnosticians. Created by David Shore and broadcast on the Fox network, the American medical drama television series follows the medical cases and professional dynamics managed by Dr. House and his team. The show stars actors including Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, and Jesse Spencer. Throughout the season, Dr. House applies his distinctive diagnostic methods to complex medical mysteries while navigating his personal struggles and professional relationships within the hospital setting. The narrative encompasses a total of 24 episodes that form the third season of the television series, continuing the ongoing medical and character-driven drama established in previous seasons.

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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Meaning

Sep 5, 2006 · 44 min

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

S3·E2 Core

Cane & Able

Sep 12, 2006 · 44 min

House and the team treat a young boy who claims there is a tracking device in his neck and believes he has been the subject of alien experimentation. Cameron is outraged when she l

S3·E3 Core

Informed Consent

Sep 19, 2006 · 44 min

House puts a well-known medical researcher through a battery of tests to determine why he collapsed in his lab. When the team is unable to diagnose the problem, the doctor asks the

S3·E4 Core

Lines in the Sand

Sep 26, 2006 · 44 min

When doctors are unable to diagnose why a severely autistic boy screams loudly for no apparent reason, House takes the case. As the boy's condition worsens, it becomes obvious that

S3·E5 Core

Fools for Love

Oct 31, 2006 · 44 min

House takes the case of a young woman who has been rushed to the hospital with problems breathing and severe stomach pain after she and her husband were robbed. After her husband c

S3·E6 Core

Que Será Será

Nov 7, 2006 · 43 min

The team encounters logistical problems while trying to run tests on a 600-pound man due to his extremely large size. Meanwhile, House spends the night in jail after being arrested

S3·E7 Core

Son of Coma Guy

Nov 14, 2006 · 44 min

House decides to awaken a comatose patient so he can question the man regarding the family history of his son, who may have a genetic condition and the father is the only living re

S3·E8 Core

Whac-A-Mole

Nov 21, 2006 · 44 min

An 18-year-old teenager is brought to the hospital after having a heart attack. House reviews the boy's file and believes he has the diagnosis. He then turns the case into a game b

S3·E9 Core

Finding Judas

Nov 28, 2006 · 44 min

House takes the case of a young girl who has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. When he takes her divorced parents to court to force them to allow treatment because they can't agree

S3·E10 Core

Merry Little Christmas

Dec 12, 2006 · 44 min

Wilson arranges for House to make a deal with Tritter, but House refuses. Meanwhile, Cuddy cuts House off Vicodin and removes him from the team's case: a 15-year-old little person

S3·E11 Core

Words and Deeds

Jan 9, 2007 · 44 min

House splits his time between treating a firefighter for uncontrollable shivering, giving Tritter a piece of his mind, and handling his trial for forging prescriptions.

S3·E12 Core

One Day, One Room

Jan 30, 2007 · 44 min

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 adv

S3·E13 Core

Needle in a Haystack

Feb 6, 2007 · 43 min

House and his staff must deal with a teenage Gypsy boy suffering from inexplicable respiratory distress. However, House has bigger issues on his mind: Cuddy has given away his hand

S3·E14 Core

Insensitive

Feb 13, 2007 · 44 min

It's Valentine's Day, and Cuddy has a blind date. Meanwhile, House leaves ER duty to take the case of a child patient named Hannah.

S3·E15 Core

Half-Wit

Mar 6, 2007 · 44 min

House encounters a brain-damaged musical prodigy with inexplicable abilities while the team faces serious concerns about House's own health.

S3·E16 Core

Top Secret

Mar 27, 2007 · 44 min

The ex-marine that saved House's life, in a dream he had the day before, is admitted in the hospital with symptoms resembling Gulf War Syndrome. While House is busy dealing with hi

S3·E17 Core

Fetal Position

Apr 3, 2007 · 44 min

A famous celebrity photographer suffers from a stroke while being pregnant at her early forties. House and his team have to deal with a great dilemma, save the mother or her unborn

S3·E18 Core

Airborne

Apr 10, 2007 · 44 min

On House and Cuddy's flight from Singapore a passenger gets ill and Cuddy suspects an epidemic. At the hospital, Wilson leads the team as they deal with a middle-aged woman sufferi

S3·E19 Core

Act Your Age

Apr 17, 2007 · 44 min

A 6-year-old girl suffers ailments expected in patients much older. Tensions between Chase and Cameron lead House to intentionally assign them to the same tasks, including investig

S3·E20 Core

House Training

Apr 24, 2007 · 44 min

The doctors try to find what's wrong with a scam artist who collapses after her brain "freezes," but the case becomes personal for Foreman.

S3·E21 Core

Family

May 1, 2007 · 44 min

Wilson prepares to transplant bone marrow from Matty to his brother Nick. But when Matty gets sick, the team must cure him as he's the only safe donor. Meanwhile Foreman deals with

S3·E22 Core

Resignation

May 8, 2007 · 44 min

The team deals with a 19-year-old college student, while Foreman suddenly and without a reason hands in his resignation. House seems to have already found Foreman's replacement, an

S3·E23 Mytharc

The Jerk

May 15, 2007 · 44 min

House treats a 16-year-old chess prodigy who gets everyone on the team annoyed with his behavior. Foreman is upset with House because he thinks his boss sabotaged his job interview

S3·E24 Mytharc

Human Error

May 29, 2007 · 44 min

A Cuban couple attempt to get to America by raft... to see House about the wife's heart condition. But when she gets worse House wonders if someone on his staff messed up. Meanwhil

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