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

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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 Vicodin addiction. David Morse 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 CBS' ''

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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 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

* David Morse as Detective Michael Tritter * Stephanie Venditto as Nurse Brenda Previn * Kadeem Hardison as lawyer Howard Gemeiner * Leighton Meester as Ali * Edward Edwards as Richard McNeil * Ron Perkins as Dr. Ron Simpson * Charles S. Dutton as Rodney Foreman * Kimberly Quinn as Nurse Wendy

Guest cast

Jane Adams, Erich Anderson, Omar Avila, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Geoffrey Blake, Tanner Blaze, Ben Bledsoe,

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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,

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, Greg Cipes, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Dabier, Meredith Eaton,

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, Colleen Flynn, Lyndsy Fonseca,

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, Carla Gallo,

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, Skyler Gisondo, Meta Golding,

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,

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, Dustin Joiner, Heather Kafka, Krista Kalmus, Tory Kittles, Clare Kramer, Deborah Lacey, Nick Lane, John Larroquette, Brian Leckner, Sheryl Lee, 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, Wendy Makkena, Stephan Markle,

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, 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, Adina Porter,

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, Mercedes Renard,

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, Jenny Robertson, Alan Rosenberg, Vyto Ruginis, Jessy Schram, Dustin Seavey, Alyssa Shafer, Kurtwood Smith, Tony Spiridakis, Josh Stamberg, Cassi Thomson, Cooper Thornton, Beverly Todd, Mandy June Turpin,

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, Jascha Washington, Damien Dante Wayans, Katheryn Winnick 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 "

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" for consideration in the categories of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series respectively at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. Neither was nominated. John Larroquette and David Morse submitted the episode " Son of Coma Guy" 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 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She did not receive a nomination. The episode " Half-Wit" was submitted for consideration in the categories of Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (for Lawrence Kaplow), 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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