House M.D. originally premiered on the American television network Fox.
The series debuted on November 16, 2004, and became a major scripted success for Fox. Its format combined a medical mystery with character drama: each episode usually followed Dr. Gregory House and his team as they investigated an unusual illness.
Fox broadcast the show in the United States for its entire eight-season run, ending in 2012. The program was produced by Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions, and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios and later Universal Television.
Viewers sometimes confuse the network with the show’s fictional hospital, Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Princeton-Plainsboro is part of the story, while Fox was the real-world broadcaster. International broadcasters varied by country, so the premiere network refers specifically to the original U.S. television airing.