House M.D. first premiered on television in 2004.
Fox broadcast the series premiere on November 16, 2004. The episode introduced Gregory House, his diagnostic team, and the show’s central approach: a mysterious medical problem treated like an investigative puzzle.
The series was created by David Shore and produced with major involvement from Katie Jacobs and David Foster. Hugh Laurie’s performance quickly became the defining element, while the hospital setting gave the writers room to combine medicine, character conflict, and ethical questions.
The show’s premiere year is sometimes confused with the year of its development or with the year it became an international hit. Its first U.S. broadcast was in 2004, and the program continued through 2012, completing eight seasons.