MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

--"HOUSE"�(8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

HOUSE AND HIS TEAM BATTLE TO DIAGNOSE A PREGNANT PATIENT'S LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS, PROMPTING HER TO MAKE THE MOST EMOTIONAL DECISION OF HER LIFE, AND VOGLER IS DETERMINED TO FIRE HOUSE ON "HOUSE" MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, ON FOX

Chi McBride Guest-Stars

While House and his team scramble to discover what's causing brain and kidney dysfunction in a pregnant woman, Vogler (guest star Chi McBride) is on the warpath to get House fired. House diagnoses his pregnant patient's illness, but now she and her husband struggle with an emotional and heartbreaking choice: to save her life, or that of her unborn child. Meanwhile, Vogler sets up a board meeting to get rid of House, but when Wilson objects, Vogler lashes out against him and shocks Cuddy and the rest of the board with his decision. Finally, Cuddy takes a stand against Vogler (will she be next?) in the "Babies & Bathwater" episode of HOUSE Monday, Dec. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-118) (TV-14 D, L)

Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House; Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy; Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman; Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson; Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron; Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase.

Guest Cast: Chi McBride as Edward Vogler; Marin Hinkle as Naomi Randolph; Michael Goorjian as Sean Randolph; Michael Simpson as Andrew Kaplan; Natalie Shaw as Rachel Kaplan; S.E. Perry as Officer Davis; Kevin Brief as Officer Angle; Diane Sellers as Friedman; Veronica Brown as Female Boardmember; Ron Perkins as Dr. Simpson; Guy Camilleri as Hayden Brown; John Berg as Dr. Prather; Kenneth Choi as Dr. Lim; Reggie Jordan as Anesthesiologist