On what date did the first episode of the TV series House M.D. air in the United States?

The first episode of the TV series House M.D. aired in the United States on November 16, 2004.

The episode was the pilot, titled “Pilot,” and introduced Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant but difficult diagnostician at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Fox broadcast the medical drama during the 2004–05 television season.

House was created by David Shore and developed with executive producers including Katie Jacobs and Paul Attanasio. Its unusual focus on diagnostic puzzles, rather than conventional emergency-room medicine, quickly distinguished it from other medical dramas.

The series later ran for eight seasons, but its American broadcast debut remains November 16, 2004. A common mix-up is the date of the pilot’s production or international broadcast, which could differ from the U.S. premiere date.