The third season of ''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') ran 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 ketamine 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 having previously worked with ''House'' creator David Shore on CBS' '' Hack''.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* Hugh Laurie as

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* Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy * Omar Epps as

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* Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson * Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron * Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase

Recurring cast

* David Morse as Detective Michael Tritter * Stephanie Venditto as Nurse Brenda Previn * Kadeem Hardison as lawyer Howard Gemeiner *

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as Ali * Edward Edwards as Richard McNeil * Ron Perkins as Dr. Ron Simpson *

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as Rodney Foreman *

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as Nurse Wendy

Guest cast

Jane Adams, Erich Anderson,

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, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Geoffrey Blake, Tanner Blaze, Ben Bledsoe,

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, Mika Boorem, Kacie Borrowman, David Bowe, Paula Cale,

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, Eve Gordon, Joel Grey, 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, Tess Lina, Jodi Long, Donald Sage Mackey, Bailee Madison, Wendy Makkena, Stephan Markle, Dave Matthews, Shyann McClure, Michael Medico, Joel David Moore, Zeb Newman, Jenny O'Hara, Slade Pearce, Piper Perabo,

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, Kathleen Quinlan, Annie Quinn, Anne Ramsay,

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, Jake Richardson, Tyson Ritter, Jenny Robertson, Alan Rosenberg, Vyto Ruginis, Dustin Seavey, Alyssa Shafer, Kurtwood Smith,

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, Josh Stamberg, Cassi Thomson, Cooper Thornton, Beverly Todd, Mandy June Turpin, Raviv Ullman, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jascha Washington, Damien Dante Wayans,

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and Jamison Yang.

Reception

Season three's most-viewed episode was "

One Day, One Room The third season of ''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') ran 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 finale. ...

", 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. Jennifer Morrison and Joel Grey 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

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. Neither was nominated. John Larroquette and David Morse 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 fina ...

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

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(for Lawrence Kaplow), and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (for Hugh Laurie). The series and Laurie received nominations. Omar Epps 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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