The third season of ''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') aired on

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from September 5, 2006 to May 29, 2007. Early in the season, House temporarily regains the use of his leg due to

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treatment after he was shot in the season two finale. Later in the season, he leaves a stubborn patient in an exam room with a thermometer in his rectum. Because House is unwilling to apologize, the patient, who turns out to be a police detective, starts an investigation around House's

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addiction.

David Morse David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor. Morse became widely known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the medical drama series ''St. Elsewhere'' (1982–88), and he has had roles in ''The Negotiator'', ''T ...

joined the cast for seven episodes as the detective Michael Tritter. He was cast for the role after working with ''House'' creator David Shore on

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Cast and characters

Main cast

Hugh Laurie James Hugh Calum Laurie (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, singer, musician and writer. He first gained professional recognition as a member of the English comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. Fry and Laurie act ...

as Dr. Gregory House *

Lisa Edelstein Lisa Edelstein ( ; born May 21, 1966) is an American actress and artist. She is known for playing Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series ''House'' (2004–2011). Between 2014 and 2018, Edelstein starred as Abby McCarthy in the Bravo s ...

as Dr. Lisa Cuddy *

Omar Epps Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, and producer. Epps's film roles include ''Juice (1992 film), Juice'', ''Higher Learning'', ''The Wood'', ''In Too Deep (1999 film), In Too Deep'', and ''Love & Basketball''. His ...

as Dr. Eric Foreman *

Robert Sean Leonard Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969), known professionally as Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Neil Perry in the drama film ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989) and Dr. James Wilson in the med ...

as Dr. James Wilson *

Jennifer Morrison Jennifer Marie Morrison (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress and director. She is most known for her roles as Dr. Allison Cameron in the medical-drama series ''House'' (2004–2012) and Emma Swan in the ABC adventure-fantasy series '' ...

as Dr. Allison Cameron *

Jesse Spencer Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1994–2000, 2005, 2022), for which he was nominated for two Logie Awards, Dr. Robert ...

as Dr. Robert Chase

Recurring cast

as Detective Michael Tritter * Stephanie Venditto as Nurse Brenda Previn *

Kadeem Hardison Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. The son of fashion model Bethann Hardison, he rose to prominence after landing the role of Dwayne Wayne on the television series ''A Different World'', a spin-off of the NBC sitcom ''T ...

as lawyer Howard Gemeiner *

Leighton Meester Leighton Marissa Meester ( ; born April 9, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and model. She is known for her starring role as Blair Waldorf on the CW television series ''Gossip Girl'', which ran from 2007 to 2012. She has also appeared in fi ...

as Ali * Edward Edwards as Richard McNeil *

Ron Perkins Ron Perkins (born March 29, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Mendel Stromm in ''Spider-Man'' (2002). He also appeared in ''The Prestige'' (2006) as the manager of a hotel visited by Hugh Jackman's character in Colorado Spr ...

as Dr. Ron Simpson * Charles S. Dutton as Rodney Foreman *

Kimberly Quinn Kimberly Quinn (formerly Fortier; ''née'' Solomon; born 1961) is an American journalist, commentator and magazine publisher and writer; latterly the publisher of British conservative news magazine ''The Spectator''. Early life A native of Los ...

as Nurse Wendy

Guest cast

Jane Adams,

Erich Anderson Edward Erich Anderson (October 24, 1956 – June 1, 2024) was an American actor and novelist. He starred in film and on television, and was widely known for his role in the 1984 horror film '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' as Rob Dier. ...

Omar Avila Omar Avila is a Cuban-American actor who appeared in the films ''Once Upon A Wedding'' and ''The Punisher''. He grew up in Miami and got his big break in the Telemundo series ''Los Teens''. He has appeared in several telenovelas, including ''Soña ...

Jurnee Smollett-Bell Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including '' On Our Own'' (1994–1995) and ''Full House'' (1992–1994). She gained greater recognition ...

, Geoffrey Blake, Tanner Blaze,

Ben Bledsoe Benjamin Frederick Bledsoe (born May 11, 1982) is an American pop singer, formerly of the band Natural. He is currently an actor, voice actor, and solo singer living in Los Angeles, California. Early life and education Bledsoe was a child m ...

Marc Blucas Marcus Paul Blucas (; born January 11, 1972) is an American actor. Prior to his acting career, he played college basketball with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He had his first starring role as soldier and love interest Riley Finn on the WB su ...

Mika Boorem Mika Sue Boorem (; born August 18, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, appearing on television in small guest roles on ''Touched by an Angel'' and ''Ally McBeal'', before earning critical acclaim for her perfor ...

, Kacie Borrowman, David Bowe,

Paula Cale Paula Korologos (born June 2, 1970), known professionally as Paula Cale, is an American actress best known for her role as Joanie Hansen on the television series '' Providence''. Early life Cale's father, Tom C. Korologos, worked as a top Capit ...

Helen Carey This is a comprehensive list of characters from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside'' in alphabetical order by the character's surnames. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V ...

Greg Cipes Gregory Michael Cipes (born January 4, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his voice roles as Beast Boy in ''Teen Titans'', ''Teen Titans Go!,'' '' Young Justice'', and ''Beast Boy: Lone Wolf''; Michelangelo in ''Teenage Mutant Nin ...

Monique Gabriela Curnen Monique Gabriela Curnen (born September 7, 1970) is an American actress. Early life and education Curnen was born on September 7, 1970. Her mother is from Puerto Rico, and her father is of German and Irish descent. She grew up in Framingham, Mas ...

, Dabier,

Meredith Eaton Meredith Hope Eaton Gordon (sometimes credited as Meredith Eaton-Gilden; born August 26, 1974) is an American actress. She is tall, and refers to herself as a "short-stature actress". She is known for portraying the attorney Emily Resnick on t ...

Mary Elizabeth Ellis Mary Elizabeth Ellis (born May 11, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring roles as The Waitress on the FX comedy ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–present), Nick's ex-girlfriend Caroline in the Fox sitco ...

, Shonda Farr,

Arabella Field Arabella Field is an American actress and film producer known for her roles in films such as ''Dante's Peak'', '' Feeling Minnesota'', ''Godzilla'', ''National Treasure'', '' Paper Man'' and as Melinda Bitterman in the animated television versio ...

Colleen Flynn Colleen Flynn is an American actress. In 1995, Flynn earned a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in an episode " Love's Labor Lost" of NBC medical drama '' ER''. Flynn was regu ...

Lyndsy Fonseca Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career by appearing as Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', on which she starred between 2001 and 2005. Thereafter, she h ...

Thomas Mikal Ford Thomas Mikal Ford (September 5, 1964 – October 12, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as Thomas "Tommy" Strawn in the sitcom ''Martin (TV series), Martin'', which originally aired from 1992 until 1997. He a ...

Patrick Fugit Patrick Raymond Fugit (; born October 27, 1982) is an American actor. His breakout role was William Miller in the comedy-drama film '' Almost Famous'' (2000), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Fugit has also had starring r ...

Carla Gallo Carla Paolina Gallo (born June 24, 1975) is an American actress. Gallo has had recurring roles in the television series ''Undeclared'', ''Carnivàle'', ''Bones'', ''Californication'', and a number of film roles. Since her role on ''Undeclared'' ...

Christopher Gartin Christopher Gartin is an American actor and producer, known for ''Black Swan The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large Anatidae, waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Withi ...

Jason Winston George Jason Winston George (born February 9, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Bourne on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Sunset Beach'', as Jeremiah Thurgood "J.T." Hunter on the UPN television sitcom ''Eve'', as Dr. ...

Skyler Gisondo Skyler Augustus Gisondo (born July 22, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Licorice Pizza'', ''Booksmart'', and ''Vacation'', as well as the television programs ''Psych'', '' The Righteous Gemstones'', and ''Sant ...

Meta Golding Meta Golding is a Haitian-American actress. Life and career Golding was born in India in 1971. Her parents were international aid workers and she was raised in several countries. Besides the United States, Golding also lived in India, Haiti, Fr ...

Meagan Good Meagan Monique Good (born August 8, 1981) is an American actress and model. She first gained critical attention for her role in the film '' Eve's Bayou'' (1997) prior to landing the role of Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom '' Cousin Skeeter'' (199 ...

Eve Gordon Eve Gordon (also known as Eve Bennett-Gordon) is an American actress. Her television roles include playing Marilyn Monroe in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries ''A Woman Named Jackie'', Congressional aide Jordan Miller in the short-lived sitc ...

Joel Grey Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz; April 11, 1932) is an American actor, singer, dancer, photographer, and theatre director. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the musical ''Cabaret (musical), Cabaret'' on Broadway theatre, ...

, Tracy Howe,

Carter Jenkins Carter Jenkins is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Aliens in the Attic'' (2009), ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), and '' Struck by Lightning'' (2012) and the ''After'' film series. On television, Jenkins was part of t ...

, Dustin Joiner, Heather Kafka, Krista Kalmus,

Tory Kittles Tory Kittles is an American actor, writer, and director known for his roles on TV series like ''The Equalizer'' and ''True Detective''. Early life and education Kittles grew up in the small northern Florida town of Lawtey on a dirt road wit ...

Clare Kramer Clare Kramer is an American actress. Her credits include ''Bring It On (film), Bring It On'' (2000), ''The Rules of Attraction'' (2002), ''D.E.B.S. (2003 film), D.E.B.S.'' (2003), ''Tru Calling'' (2004), ''The Thirst (film), The Thirst'' (2006) ...

Deborah Lacey Deborah Lacey is an American actress. Career Lacey had a recurring role in the final season of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' as Sarah Sisko, the mother of Benjamin Sisko. More recently, Lacey had the recurring role of Carla in ''Mad Men''. ...

, Nick Lane,

John Larroquette John Bernard Larroquette (; born November 25, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the NBC military drama series '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976–1978), the NBC sitcom ''Night Court'' (1984–1992; 2023–2025) for ...

, Brian Leckner,

Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lee (born April 22, 1967) is an American film, stage, and television actress. After studying acting in college, Lee relocated to Seattle, Washington to work in theater, where she was cast by David Lynch as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguso ...

, Geoffrey Lewis,

Braeden Lemasters Braeden Matthew Lemasters (born January 27, 1996) is an American musician and actor. He began his career as a child actor, receiving recognition for his role as Albert Tranelli in the TNT comedy-drama series ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2009–2011 ...

, Tess Lina,

Jodi Long Jodi Long is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Madame Ybarra on '' Cafe Americain'' (1993–1994), Mrs. Kim on the Margaret Cho sitcom ''All-American Girl'' (1994-1995), Ok Cha on '' Sullivan and Son'' (2012–2014), as wel ...

, Donald Sage Mackey,

Bailee Madison Bailee Madison (born October 15, 1999) is an American actress and singer. Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Madison began acting at just two weeks of age, appearing mostly in television commercials for the first few years. Her film debut, as Ma ...

Wendy Makkena Wendy Rosenberg Makkena ( ; born October 4, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing Sister Mary Robert in the film ''Sister Act'' (1992) and its sequel '' Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit'' (1993) and numerous other roles in film and t ...

, Stephan Markle,

Dave Matthews David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and moved frequently between South Africa, ...

, Shyann McClure, Michael Medico,

Joel David Moore Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American character actor and director. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Moore studied acting in college before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. His first major role was as Owen ...

, Zeb Newman,

Jenny O'Hara Jenny O'Hara (born February 24, 1942) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for Dixie in ''My Sister Sam'' (1986–1988), Janet Heffernan in ''The King of Queens'' (2001–2007), and Nita in ''Big Love'' (2006– ...

, Slade Pearce,

Piper Perabo Piper Lisa Perabo ( ; born October 31, 1976) is an American actress. Following her breakthrough in the comedy-drama film '' Coyote Ugly'' (2000), she starred in ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003), its sequel '' Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' (2005), '' ...

Adina Porter Adina Elizabeth Porter is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lettie Mae Thornton on the HBO fantasy horror series ''True Blood'' (2008–2014), Kendra James on the HBO drama series '' The Newsroom'' (2012–2014), Indra on t ...

Kathleen Quinlan Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born November 19, 1954) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the 1977 film of the novel ''I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (film), I Never Promised ...

, Annie Quinn,

Anne Ramsay Anne Ramsay is an American actress best known for her role as Lisa Stemple on '' Mad About You'', for which she shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Ensemble in a Comedy series. Early life Ramsay was raised in La Habra, Cal ...

Mercedes Renard Mercedes Renard (born March 9, 1975) is an American actress from Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida. Career She made her big screen debut with roles in two feature films in 2005. The first, an independent, sci-fi thriller titled ''Headspace (film ...

Jake Richardson Jacob Matthew Richardson (born February 20, 1985) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film '' Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' and the series ''Fudge''. Career Richardson landed his first acting role in 1995 at the ...

Tyson Ritter Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band The All-American Rejects. As an actor, Ritter appeared as himself on the seventeenth episode o ...

, Jenny Robertson,

Alan Rosenberg Alan Rosenberg (born October 4, 1950) is an American actor who portrayed the character Eli Levinson in both ''Civil Wars'' and ''L.A. Law''. From 2005 to 2009, Rosenberg was president of the Screen Actors Guild, the principal motion picture indus ...

Vyto Ruginis Vytautas Ignacas "Vyto" Ruginis (born April 17, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the television series ''Angel'' in its first episode, " City Of", as well as for his appearances in '' CSI'', ''M ...

Jessy Schram Jessy Schram is an American actress, model and singer. Her most notable roles include Hannah Griffith in ''Veronica Mars'', Rachel Seybolt in ''Life'', Karen Nadler in ''Falling Skies'', Cinderella/Ashley Boyd in ''Once Upon a Time'' and Dr. Han ...

, Dustin Seavey, Alyssa Shafer,

Kurtwood Smith Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in ''RoboCop'' (1987), Robert Griggs in '' Rambo III'' (1988), and Red Forman in ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) and '' That '90s Show' ...

Tony Spiridakis Tony Spiridakis (born 1959 in Queens, New York City) is an American - Greek film director, writer, actor, producer and playwright best known for such films as ''Queens Logic'', ''Tinseltown'', '' The Last Word'', '' If Lucy Fell'' and '' Ash Tue ...

Josh Stamberg Joshua Collins Stamberg (born January 4, 1970) is an American actor. He was regular cast member in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Drop Dead Diva'' from 2009 to 2012, and later had recurring roles on ''Parenthood (2010 TV series), Parenthood'', ...

Cassi Thomson Cassi Nicole Thomson (born 14 August 1993) is an Australian-born American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her recurring role as Cara Lynn Walker in the television series ''Big Love'' and for her role as Nikki Papagus on th ...

, Cooper Thornton,

Beverly Todd Beverly Todd (born July 11, 1946) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films '' Brother John'' (1971), '' Moving'' (1988), '' Lean on Me'' (1989), and '' The Bucket List'' (2007). On television, Todd appeared in the short lived ...

, Mandy June Turpin,

Raviv Ullman Raviv Chanan "Ricky" Ullman (; born 24 January 1986) is an Israeli Americans, Israeli-American actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Phil Diffy, the main character in the Disney Channel series ''Phil of the Future''. Early ...

Pruitt Taylor Vince Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor. Often classified as a character actor, he made his film debut with a supporting role in '' Angel Heart'' (1987). After supporting roles in the films ''Mississippi Burning'' (1988), ' ...

Jascha Washington Jascha Akili Washington (born June 21, 1989) is an American former actor and songwriter. He is best known for ''Big Momma's House'' (2000), '' Big Momma's House 2'' (2006), and '' Like Mike 2: Streetball'' (2006). Life and career Washington was ...

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and Jamison Yang.

Reception

Season three's most-viewed episode was " One Day, One Room", which was watched by almost 27.4 million viewers. An average 19.4 million viewers watched season three of ''House'', making it the seventh most-watched show of the 2006–2007 television season.

and

submitted the episode "

Informed Consent Informed consent is an applied ethics principle that a person must have sufficient information and understanding before making decisions about accepting risk. Pertinent information may include risks and benefits of treatments, alternative treatme ...

" for consideration in the categories of

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre-, ...

and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series respectively at the

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. Neither was nominated.

and

submitted the episode "

Son of Coma Guy The third season of ''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') aired on FOX from September 5, 2006 to May 29, 2007. Early in the season, House temporarily regains the use of his leg due to ketamine treatment after he was shot in the season two fi ...

" for consideration in the category of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Morse was nominated.

also submitted this episode for consideration in the category of

. She did not receive a nomination. The episode "

Half-Wit "Half-Wit" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of ''House'' and premiered on the Fox network on March 6, 2007. Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Dave Matthews guest stars in the episode as Patrick, a savant and piano prodigy who comes ...

" was submitted for consideration in the categories of Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (for

Lawrence Kaplow Lawrence "Larry" Kaplow is an American television writer and producer most notable for his work on the FOX series ''House''. He won the 2005 Writers Guild of America Award for "Outstanding Television Script, Episodic Drama" for the ''House'' episo ...

), and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (for

). The series and Laurie received nominations.

submitted the episode "House Training" for consideration in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He was not nominated.

Episodes

DVD releases

References

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