How many seasons did the medical drama House M.D. have from 2004 to 2012?

House M.D. ran for eight seasons from 2004 to 2012.

The series premiered on Fox on November 16, 2004, and concluded with its eighth season in 2012. Its story followed Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant but difficult diagnostician who led a team at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.

Across those eight seasons, the show developed a large ensemble cast and used unusual medical mysteries as its main story structure. The final season introduced changes to House’s diagnostic team and explored his relationship with Dr. James Wilson.

A common mix-up is confusing the number of seasons with the number of episodes. House M.D. produced 177 episodes, but those episodes were distributed across eight seasons. The show’s eighth season was its last, making eight the canonical count rather than seven or nine.