Which House M.D. episode features Dr. House faking his death?

“Everybody Dies” is the House M.D. episode in which Dr. House fakes his death.

The episode is the series finale and was broadcast on May 21, 2012. House appears to die in a building fire, but he has arranged the deception so he can avoid the consequences of his actions and spend his remaining time with James Wilson, who is terminally ill with cancer.

The title echoes a phrase used throughout medical drama and reflects the episode's focus on mortality, choices, and the value of personal relationships. The apparent death is not the end of House's story: the episode reveals that he survived and chose to abandon his public identity.

Some viewers confuse the event with House's earlier near-death experiences or with the season-six episode “Broken.” Those episodes involve serious crises, but “Everybody Dies” contains the staged death that closes the series.