What was House M.D.’s 177th and final episode titled?

House M.D.’s 177th and final episode was titled “Everybody Dies.”

The series finale aired on May 21, 2012, concluding the show’s eight-season run. The title echoes the series’ recurring concern with mortality while also connecting to a patient case involving a drug-addicted man and House’s own legal and personal crisis.

In the episode, House appears to die in a building fire, but the story reveals that he faked his death to avoid returning to prison and to spend time with Wilson, who has terminal thymoma. The ending prioritizes House’s friendship with Wilson over his medical career.

“Everybody Dies” is often confused with “Swan Song,” the retrospective special broadcast alongside the finale. “Swan Song” looked back at the series, whereas “Everybody Dies” was the scripted concluding episode.