House
Sports Medicine
TV Flash files “Sports Medicine” as hour 12 of 176 in the TV Flash guide — House (2004–2012) on Fox, season 1, episode 12, aired 2005-02-22, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E12: listed hour 12 of 176 in the House guide, hour 12 of 22 in season 1. It aired 2005-02-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Detox” (S01E11). Next is “Cursed” (S01E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A severely broken arm reveals a bizarre case of bone loss and ends the comeback plans of major league pitcher Hank Wiggen. House suspects Hank is lying about using steroids as his condition worsens. When Hank's kidneys start to fail, his wife offers to donate hers, but she would have to abort her early pregnancy. Forced into an impossible solution and admitting failure as an addict, Hank tries to take his own life. House and his team must soon isolate and fix the problem if this pitcher's life and career can be saved. Meanwhile, Foreman dates a pharmaceutical representative, and House is stuck with two tickets and goes on a "date" with Cameron to a monster truck rally.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sports Medicine sit in the House guide?
S01E12 is listed hour 12 of 176 — hour 12 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 12.
When did House S01E12 air?
Sports Medicine aired 2005-02-22 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is House just a medical ER soap?
No. It centers on diagnostic puzzles and an openly abrasive genius more than warm bedside ensemble comfort — Sherlock Holmes energy in a hospital.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Sherlock with a cane, Vicodin, and a whiteboard: Hugh Laurie became a U.S. megastar as diagnostician Gregory House, alienating everyone who loves him. David Shore's Fox procedural made "everybody lies" a catchphrase and medical mystery a personality cult. Case hooks and character toxicity in the same hour.
Flash: a cane, a whiteboard, and a British comic who walked onto Fox on November 16, 2004, and became a U.S. megastar without sanding the sneer. Gregory House solves impossible cases while alienating everyone who loves him — Sherlock with Vicodin, bedside manner as optional DLC. David Shore built the puzzle box; Hugh Laurie filled it with limp and monologue. Robert Sean Leonard's Wilson, Lisa Edelstein's Cuddy, Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer — a rotating team orbiting a personality cult. **Everybody…
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