In House M.D., how many seasons were broadcast in the original series run?

House M.D. ran for eight seasons in its original television broadcast.

The medical drama premiered on Fox on November 16, 2004, and its eighth and final season ended on May 21, 2012. Across that run, the series followed Gregory House and multiple diagnostic teams at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.

The cast and workplace changed substantially over time. Original fellows left or moved into new roles, House’s relationship with Cuddy developed and ended, and the final season introduced major consequences for House and Wilson. The show’s total is eight seasons, not eight episodes or eight years of uninterrupted weekly broadcasting. Production and scheduling changes mean the broadcast span from 2004 to 2012 is longer than the simple number of seasons might suggest.