House, MD Returns With New Episodes in April
Published February 19, 2008
Finally some post-strike news from FOX. House, MD will be returning to the air with new episodes at the end of April!
The series, halfway into its fourth season, will premiere new episodes beginning Monday, April 28. In a new (but apparently temporary) time slot, the critically acclaimed series starring Hugh Laurie will air at 9:00 PM (ET) after Bones. Beginning February 26, House's usual Tuesday time spot will be taken (variously) by episodes of Back to You, New Amsterdam, Hells Kitchen, and ‘Till Death, all trying to take advantage of that coveted post-American Idol slot.
On Monday, April 21, House will premiere with a repeat. (My guess would be a re-airing of “Don’t Ever Change,” the last new episode to air before they ran out of pre-strike episodes.) Beginning April 28, new episodes will air at the new Monday time following new episodes of Bones. (New episodes of Bones will premiere beginning April 14.)
According to a previous FOX news release, House will begin airing reruns May 27 as the series returns to its usual Tuesday time. Doing the math, though admittedly I was never very good at it, that would mean four new episodes for us very House-hungry fans.
This news would jibe with Doris Egan’s response to a fan’s question during a question and answer session at House Fans for the WGA Live Journal. She said, “We are working very hard to produce four new episodes.” So maybe my math isn’t too bad, after all. With an actual air date in hand, we can all commence our virtual countdown clocks.
Please drop back frequently as we await season four, part deux. I have several House-related articles currently in the works, including the ongoing "Welcome to the End of the Thought Process (Unofficial) House, MD Episode Guide." Season one parts one and two are finished; season two is in progress and will be posted along with season three as time permits over the next few weeks. I am also working on an article about the House fanfiction world, so if you are a House fanfiction reader or writer, I would love to hear your thoughts via the comments section or by email.
- House, MD Returns With New Episodes in April
- Published: February 19, 2008
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Thanks for the info Barbara, will set my clock now ..lol...cant wait , hope he gets his Tuesday slot back for season 5 , ( living in hopes that there will be a season 5 ) thank you also for your episode reviews , I love them ... bye bye
Yeah, I was disappointed when Egan said 4 episodes since earlier word had been 4 to 6; I was, of course, hoping for 6. Here's what I want to know: Is the Season 4 DVD going to be cheaper? Otherwise, we're getting ripped off again. Perhaps I'm petty, I know, but it's (partly) the principle of the thing.
PS, yay! I seem to be able to post my comments here now.
Hey, NLP--glad the comments are working for you :)
I suppose four is better than none. Don't know about the season four dvd. Maybe they'll pack it with extras. That would be nice and justify the price--or they can lower the price because there wll be fewer discs in the box.
Barbara
Another reason I'm happy about sites like this is that I can get the "House M.D." news from people who follow it closely. After my unhappy experience on Tuesday night at 9pm, (when I was expecting a "House" rerun (better than pretty much everything else on TV) and instead got Whatever That Program Was), I now know that, yes, not only will I be able to see the wonderful "Don't Ever Change" again, but there will be even more new episodes. Something to look forward to in the Spring besides nicer weather.
Got to agree with you Mary. Of course House will continue to air on USA in its usual slot as well on Friday nights. It will be interesting to see how House does when the night is changed.
Let's try to get Hugh Laurie from House, MD on Larry King. He put out a call for people to email to him the person we would like to see on his show. Email larrykingguests at cnn dot com.
That would be lovely if Hugh were on Larry King. I recall that he as scheduled to be on at one time, and then it kept getting put off (was it during Katrina?) So, it would be cool. Echoing Sue--get thee to request HL be on LK.
Barbara
hello whoever said their will be a season 6 was correct as i have searched the web and found that season 6 will be on in November and season 4 box set will have 3 discs and will be £9.95
So Season 5 just dissapeared did it
Is there going to be a season five of House MD?
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I wonder when that means that Hugh Laurie is coming back to the US?