What is the title of House M.D.’s pilot episode?

The pilot episode of House M.D. is titled “Pilot.” It introduces Gregory House, his diagnostic team, Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, and the show’s central approach of solving an unusual medical case through testing and deduction.

“Pilot” first aired in the United States on November 16, 2004. The episode follows a kindergarten teacher whose worsening illness challenges House and his colleagues, establishing the series’ recurring focus on rare diagnoses and competing hypotheses.

The title is sometimes confused with the name of the show’s first medical case or with an early episode such as “Paternity.” In television, “pilot” identifies the introductory episode produced to present a series concept, and House M.D. uses that straightforward title for its debut installment.