The BEST episodes of House season 4

Every episode of House season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of House season 4!

Dr. Gregory House is a maverick physician who is devoid of bedside manner. While his behavior can border on antisocial, Dr. House thrives on the challenge of solving the medical puzzles that other doctors give up on. Together with his hand-picked team of young medical experts, he’ll do whatever it takes in the race against the clock to solve the case.

Last Updated: 8/29/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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Wilson's Heart (2)
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8.50
3044 votes

#1 - Wilson's Heart (2)

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/19/2008

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.

Directors: Katie Jacobs
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House's Head (1)
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8.29
3267 votes

#2 - House's Head (1)

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/12/2008

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.

Directors: Greg Yaitanes
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Frozen
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7.88
2876 votes

#3 - Frozen

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/3/2008

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

Directors: David Straiton
Writer: Liz Friedman
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Alone
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7.80
2984 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
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Mirror, Mirror
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7.75
2745 votes

#5 - Mirror, Mirror

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2007

House deals with a patient who mirrors the personality of anyone he meets. Meanwhile, Foreman is put in charge of overseeing the fellowship candidates.

Directors: David Platt
Writer: David Foster
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97 Seconds
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7.69
3007 votes

#6 - 97 Seconds

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2007

The candidates are now two teams of five women and five men, competing on diagnosing and treating a wheelchair-bound man. Meanwhile House does experiments on himself to test what happens after death, and Foreman, at another hospital, is treating his team in a House-like manner.

Directors: David Platt
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The Right Stuff
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7.69
2807 votes

#7 - The Right Stuff

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2007

House is secretly trying to treat a fighter pilot who is a candidate for NASA's astronaut training program. Her diagnosis will be the test to choose which ones of the 40 applicants are going to take the empty spots in his team.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
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Guardian Angels
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7.66
2754 votes

#8 - Guardian Angels

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2007

House finds that some of his own fellowship students will do whatever it takes, when they deal with a woman who believes she can talk to the dead.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
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It's A Wonderful Lie
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7.66
2880 votes

#9 - It's A Wonderful Lie

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/29/2008

A mother's sudden paralysis during a indoor rock-climbing incident leaves her daughter injured, and House's new team looking for a cure. Meanwhile, House organizes his new recruits' Secret Santa gift exchange... with a few twists of his own.

Directors: Matt Shakman
Writer: Pamela Davis
Watch Now:Apple TV
Living the Dream
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7.63
2725 votes

#10 - Living the Dream

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/5/2008

House is convinced one of the actors on his favorite soap opera “Prescription Passion” has a serious medical condition after observing his symptoms on television. House decides to intervene and take matters into his own hands, but both the actor and House's own team dismiss House’s assessment and do not believe there is anything wrong with him.

Directors: David Straiton
Watch Now:Apple TV
Games
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7.62
2937 votes

#11 - Games

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2007

Under Cuddy’s pressure to choose his team, House gives the candidates a case of a former punk rock star who is a drug user. Whoever diagnoses the patient is going to have a future as a member of House’s team.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Eli Attie
Watch Now:Apple TV
You Don't Want to Know
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7.60
2833 votes

#12 - You Don't Want to Know

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2007

House treats a magician but comes to believe he's faking illness to cover up his own incompetence. Meanwhile, House pits the fellows against each other in his version of an immunity challenge.

Writer: Sara Hess
Watch Now:Apple TV
No More Mr. Nice Guy
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7.49
2811 votes

#13 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/28/2008

House copes with a patient whose symptoms conceal a greater problem, but spends much of his time dodging Cuddy's orders to give performance reviews, and fighting with Amber over who gets to spend more time with Wilson.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
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Don't Ever Change
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7.46
2689 votes

#14 - Don't Ever Change

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2008

House and his team must diagnose a Jewish bride who is taken ill at her wedding. However, House is more interested in analyzing Wilson's relationship with his new girlfriend.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
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Whatever It Takes
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7.44
3072 votes

#15 - Whatever It Takes

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2007

Based on practically no information and no medical history about a mystery patient sent by the CIA, House is using some unorthodox methods to diagnose and treat him. Meanwhile the remaining candidates are questioning Foreman's judgment.

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Ugly
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7.44
2894 votes

#16 - Ugly

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2007

A film crew and the candidates are following around House distracting him while he is trying to diagnose a teenager who suffers from a heart attack prior to a serious plastic surgery.

Directors: David Straiton
Watch Now:Apple TV