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House Pulls the Plug. Too Soon or Too Late?

The patient had been diagnosed some time ago by TV-biz observers, but Wednesday Fox called House M.D.‘s time of death for the end of this season, after eight years on air. Fox cited “the decision” that Hugh Laurie and the producers made, but it seems fairly mutual: Fox reportedly wanted to cut the show’s budget substantially, and whatever the other considerations, all sides apparently could not arrive at a figure that would keep the show on the air.

House Watch: Throwing Up Blood, Again

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House M.D. returns this week with the case of a homeless girl who may or may not have a heart of gold. The only thing for sure is that House himself does not. More below, but first a spoiler alert: before reading on, find some of Taub’s porn magazines and get comfortable.

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TCA Roundup: One Way or Another, You Are Stuck with Ryan Seacrest, America

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While the Republican candidates were debating twice in ten hours and Tim Tebow was proving the existence of a football-obsessed God in the AFC wild card game, the TV networks continued to preview their midseason schedules at the winter Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena. Over the weekend, NBC and Fox–and some of their [...]

House Watch: The Return to Princeton Plainsboro

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We knew House had to get back to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, but it was a somber homecoming.

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Elsewhere on Time.com: Dancing Every Week

As I like to say, there’s one thing you have to give TV credit for: there’s a lot of TV on it. Too much for me to review, or even acknowledge, as one man with one blog. But if you have not noticed, my colleagues at Time.com’s NewsFeed have been beefing up their weekly TV [...]

House Watch: The Return of TV's Most Important Medical Drama

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With its eighth-season premiere on Monday night, House M.D. graduated into an elite status of TV dramas that survive beyond seven years. Among the others are Law & Order, E.R. and C.S.I. — all of them procedurals.

Top 10 Haunted-House Movies

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Why do these people always stay?!? As Paranormal Activity 3 hits theaters, TIME takes a look at at the best of its brethren.

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House Watch: Everybody Lies!

Over at sister blog Healthland, TIME’s John Cloud has returned to the House Watch, where he finds the medical procedural turning to an old favorite theme: lies, and the patients who tell them: The episode opens with a man named Bert scrubbing a floor drenched in blood. His wife calls, and he tells the show’s [...]

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House Watch: Back (Pain) to Basics

Over at TIME’s Healthland blog (Swampland, Techland, Healthland—when will Tuned In acquire land?), my colleague John Cloud has been recapping House, M.D. From his writeup of last night’s “Carrot or Stick” (spoiler alert, kind of): They start Driscoll on an antibiotic (doxycycline), but soon he has another symptom: his leg muscles feel like they are [...]

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The Morning After: A Full Dance Card

Last night was the biggest night of television so far in the 2010-11 season. It was also the first night of television of the 2010-11 season. But still, it was pretty big. Monday saw the debuts of The Event, Chase, Hawaii Five-0, Mike and Molly and my favorite new broadcast show of the season, Lone [...]

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Swag Photography: But Is It Lupus?

Received: One full-sized, wooden House M.D. walking cane (to accompany oversized tennis ball sent a previous season). Thank you, Fox! Finally, something to shake threateningly at the young people!

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TV Tonight: House of Pain

By Nielsen’s calendar it’s the first official night of the 2009–10 season (oh, typing that “10″ makes me feel old). Which means a deluge of season and series premieres and no more freebies for Jay Leno. Among tonight’s highlights—or, well, at least lights, high or otherwise: * I enjoy House but never developed a regular [...]

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HIMYM/House Watch: I Have Half a Mind…

Quick spoilers for How I Met Your Mother and the season finale of House coming up after the jump:

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House's Riskiest Operation Yet

After the jump, TIME writer and House aficionado John Cloud shares his (spoilery! you’ve been warned!) thoughts on last night’s House: