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The Best Episodes of House

Every episode of House ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of House!

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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 Fan Favorite
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    House Season 4 Episode 15 - House's Head (1)
    9.7/10(14756 votes)

    #1 - House's Head (1)

    S4:E15

    A bus accident leaves House with serious head trauma and partial amnesia. He comes to believe that a patient on the bus had a life-threatening disease and struggles to recall who it was, and what they had.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writers:Russel Friend, Peter Blake, Garrett Lerner, Doris Egan, David Foster

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  2. House Season 4 Episode 16 - Wilson's Heart (2)
    9.7/10(13347 votes)

    #2 - Wilson's Heart (2)

    S4:E16

    In the aftermath of the bus accident, House struggles with his head injuries and short-term memory loss, and must deal with a concerned Wilson who believes his friend's health may be in danger.

    Director:Katie Jacobs
    Writers:Russel Friend, Peter Blake, Garrett Lerner, Doris Egan, David Foster

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  3. House Season 1 Episode 21 - Three Stories
    9.6/10(11580 votes)

    #3 - Three Stories

    S1:E21

    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

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  4. House Season 5 Episode 24 - Both Sides Now
    9.6/10(8173 votes)

    #4 - Both Sides Now

    S5:E24

    House and the team are intrigued by Scott, a man whose left brain and right brain operate independently, leaving him with two distinct personalities and no control over some of his actions. As the two sides of Scott’s brain struggle for dominance, his warring personalities make it increasingly difficult for the team to figure out what is causing the unique problem. The team is forced to use some unusual methods to get him to cooperate with their necessary testing. Meanwhile, when House refuses to make an appearance in the clinic, Cuddy takes an unconventional approach to force House to make up the time with a particular patient.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Doris Egan

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  5. House Season 6 Episode 1 - Broken
    9.6/10(12131 votes)

    #5 - Broken

    S6:E1

    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
    Writers:David Shore, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, David Foster

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  6. House Season 6 Episode 21 - Help Me
    9.5/10(6817 votes)

    #6 - Help Me

    S6:E21

    Cuddy, House and members of the team join forces with a search-and-rescue team to provide much-needed medical attention at the scene of an emergency.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writers:Russel Friend, Peter Blake, Garrett Lerner

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  7. House Season 2 Episode 24 - No Reason
    9.4/10(7578 votes)

    #7 - No Reason

    S2:E24

    House is shot by a former patient and must share a recovery room with the gunman.

    Director:David Shore
    Writers:David Shore, Lawrence Kaplow

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  8. House Season 2 Episode 21 - Euphoria (2)
    9.3/10(5978 votes)

    #8 - Euphoria (2)

    S2:E21

    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
    Writers:David Shore, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

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  9. House Season 8 Episode 22 - Everybody Dies
    9.3/10(7616 votes)

    #9 - Everybody Dies

    S8:E22

    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
    Writers:David Shore, Eli Attie, Peter Blake

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  10. House Season 5 Episode 23 - Under My Skin
    9.2/10(4623 votes)

    #10 - Under My Skin

    S5:E23

    House and the team take on the case of a ballerina whose lungs collapse in the middle of a performance. When the treatment causes her skin to fall off, the dancer faces not only the prospect of never dancing again but also of dying an agonizing death. The team must use their imaginations to carefully choreograph ways to test and treat her delicate body without killing her. Meanwhile, House continues to suffer from what he thinks is insomnia, and he is willing to go to desperate measures to cure it.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writers:Pam Davis, Lawrence Kaplow

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  11. House Season 2 Episode 2 - Autopsy
    9.1/10(6522 votes)

    #11 - Autopsy

    S2:E2

    A girl's unimaginable bravery toward her terminal illness makes House suspicious as he puts a life-or-death decision about her case in her young hands.

    Director:Deran Sarafian
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  12. House Season 2 Episode 20 - Euphoria (1)
    9.1/10(5368 votes)

    #12 - Euphoria (1)

    S2:E20

    When a police officer with a gunshot wound to the head and uncontrollable laughter is admitted, House and the team are baffled. When Foreman begins showing the same symptoms, they race to determine the cause of the illness before Foreman's condition takes the same path.

    Director:Deran Sarafian
    Writer:Matthew V. Lewis

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  13. House Season 4 Episode 11 - Frozen
    9.1/10(4998 votes)

    #13 - Frozen

    S4:E11

    House and his team have to diagnose a case at a distance when a researcher at a South Pole base is taken ill.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Liz Friedman

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  14. House Season 5 Episode 19 - Locked In
    9.1/10(5136 votes)

    #14 - Locked In

    S5:E19

    A man awakens in New York after a bicycle accident unable to move or communicate in any way. House, himself injured in a motorcycle mishap, occupies the hospital bed next to Lee and quickly annoys the doctors treating them both by insisting that Lee has “locked-in” syndrome.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, David Foster

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  15. House Season 5 Episode 20 - Simple Explanation
    9.1/10(5393 votes)

    #15 - Simple Explanation

    S5:E20

    Charlotte, an older woman who has spent the last six months taking care of her dying husband Eddie, is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro after collapsing from respiratory failure. The couple becomes a double mystery for the team when Eddie begins to improve as Charlotte’s condition worsens. The previously unthinkable becomes real when it seems that Charlotte will die before Eddie, and the team will be forced to make a difficult decision.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Leonard Dick

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  16. House Season 7 Episode 22 - After Hours
    9.1/10(4212 votes)

    #16 - After Hours

    S7:E22

    When House discovers that the experimental drug he's been using causes fatal tumors, he decides to attempt to excise them himself. However, he can't complete the surgery and ends up needing Cuddy's help. Meanwhile, Thirteen's friend from prison (Amy Landecker), a relapsed drug user, arrives at her apartment needing medical care after being stabbed. With her friend unwilling to go to the hospital, Thirteen enlists Chase's assistance when the friend loses sensation and movement in her arm. Also, Taub receives some unexpected news that could change his life.

    Director:Miguel Sapochnik
    Writers:Russel Friend, Seth Hoffman, Garrett Lerner

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  17. House Season 8 Episode 11 - Nobody's Fault
    9.1/10(4253 votes)

    #17 - Nobody's Fault

    S8:E11

    House and his team are placed under review after a staff member gets hurt.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, David Foster

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  18. House Season 3 Episode 12 - One Day, One Room
    9.0/10(7717 votes)

    #18 - One Day, One Room

    S3:E12

    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

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  19. House Season 5 Episode 22 - House Divided
    9.0/10(4265 votes)

    #19 - House Divided

    S5:E22

    The team takes on the case of a deaf 14-year-old named Seth who collapsed after he started “hearing” explosions while competing in a wrestling match. When the team tries to test him for seizures, Seth loses vision in one eye, complicating House’s bunk theory of “Exploding Head Syndrome.” As his condition worsens, the team has an ethical disagreement about the patient and his mother’s adamant decision to forego cochlear implants to supplement his hearing. When the prospect of giving Seth the ability to hear for the first time in his life arises, House and the team are faced with a resounding decision. Meanwhile, House’s lack of sleep starts to play tricks on his mind, but he finds his insomnia may be a gift instead of a burden

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writers:Liz Friedman, Matthew V. Lewis

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  20. House Season 8 Episode 19 - The C-Word
    9.0/10(3996 votes)

    #20 - The C-Word

    S8:E19

    When House and Wilson disappear off the grid for several days, without explanation, the team is left to deal with a difficult case concerning a 6-year old with numerous problems and complications, including an overbearing mother who also happens to be her physician.

    Director:Hugh Laurie
    Writers:John C. Kelley, Marqui Jackson

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  21. House Season 8 Episode 21 - Holding On
    9.0/10(3741 votes)

    #21 - Holding On

    S8:E21

    The team takes on the case of Derrick, a 19-year-old college student who had a mysterious nose bleed during cheerleading practice, and discovers that his health issues are likely both physiological and psychological. Possibly suffering from schizophrenia, Derrick claims to hear his deceased brother’s voice in his head. Meanwhile, Foreman tries a different approach with House.

    Director:Miguel Sapochnik
    Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, David Foster

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  22. House Season 2 Episode 17 - All In
    8.9/10(4928 votes)

    #22 - All In

    S2:E17

    When a six-year-old boy is brought in with the same symptoms as another patient who died years ago under House's care, House believes the cases are identical and he can predict the course of the boy's illness. Meanwhile, the clinic hosts a poker night to benefit the oncology department.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:David Foster

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  23. House Season 3 Episode 4 - Lines in the Sand
    8.9/10(4870 votes)

    #23 - Lines in the Sand

    S3:E4

    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 House relates to the boy because he has no social niceties.

    Director:Newton Thomas Sigel
    Writer:David Hoselton

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  24. House Season 3 Episode 15 - Half-Wit
    8.9/10(4931 votes)

    #24 - Half-Wit

    S3:E15

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

    Director:Katie Jacobs
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  25. House Season 3 Episode 18 - Airborne
    8.9/10(4664 votes)

    #25 - Airborne

    S3:E18

    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 suffering from seizures.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:David Hoselton

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Best Episodes Summary

"House's Head (1)" is the best rated episode of "House". It scored 9.7/10 based on 14756 votes. Directed by Greg Yaitanes and written by Russel Friend, Peter Blake, Garrett Lerner, Doris Egan, David Foster, it aired on 5/12/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wilson's Heart (2)".