When did Fox first broadcast House M.D.?

Fox first broadcast House M.D. on November 16, 2004.

The medical drama began with the episode “Pilot,” which introduced Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant but abrasive diagnostician at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. The series was created by David Shore and developed with executive producer Katie Jacobs and director Bryan Singer.

House M.D. became known for presenting unusual cases as diagnostic puzzles, usually with several competing explanations before the team reached a conclusion. Its central character was loosely inspired by Sherlock Holmes, including the detective-like reasoning, drug dependence, and the association with a character named Wilson.

The show ran for eight seasons and ended in 2012. Its debut date is sometimes confused with January 2005 because several international broadcasters premiered the series later, while the November date refers to the original U.S. Fox broadcast.