The title of House M.D.’s series premiere is “Pilot.”
“Pilot” first aired on November 16, 2004, introducing Gregory House, his diagnostic team, Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, and the show’s central method of turning unusual symptoms into a medical puzzle. The episode was written by David Shore and directed by Bryan Singer.
The story establishes House as a physician whose expertise is matched by his impatience with routine clinical practice. It also introduces the tension between House’s unconventional reasoning and the institutional demands represented by hospital leaders and colleagues.
“Pilot” is the canonical title of the premiere, not “Everybody Lies,” although that phrase is strongly associated with House and appears as a recurring statement of his philosophy about patients. The series later ended with “Everybody Dies,” creating a memorable contrast between the first and last episode titles.