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

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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.

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joined the cast for seven episodes as the detective,

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. 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 as

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as Dr. Lisa Cuddy * Omar Epps as

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as Dr. James Wilson * Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron *

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as Dr. Robert Chase

Recurring cast

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

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* Edward Edwards as Richard McNeil *

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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,

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, Kacie Borrowman, David Bowe,

Paula Cale Paula Cale (born June 2, 1970) is an American actress best known for her role as Joanie Hansen on the television series ''Providence''. Early life Cale was born Paula Korologos in Great Falls, Virginia. Her father, Tom C. Korologos, worked as a ...

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

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, Shonda Farr,

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, Lyndsy Fonseca, Thomas Mikal Ford, Patrick Fugit, Carla Gallo,

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, Skyler Gisondo,

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, Tracy Howe, Carter Jenkins, Dustin Joiner, Heather Kafka, Krista Kalmus,

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, Deborah Lacey,

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, John Larroquette, Brian Leckner, Sheryl Lee, Geoffrey Lewis,

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, Tess Lina, Jodi Long, Donald Sage Mackey, Bailee Madison,

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, Stephan Markle, Dave Matthews, Shyann McClure, Michael Medico, Joel David Moore, Zeb Newman, Jenny O'Hara, Slade Pearce, Piper Perabo,

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, Annie Quinn,

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, Jenny Robertson,

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, Dustin Seavey, Alyssa Shafer, Kurtwood Smith,

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, 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", 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

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

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.

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 "

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

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(for

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), 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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