When did the TV series House, M.D. premiere on Fox?

House, M.D. premiered on Fox on November 16, 2004.

The medical drama was created by David Shore and developed with executive producer Katie Jacobs and director Bryan Singer. Its central character, the brilliant but abrasive diagnostician Gregory House, was played by Hugh Laurie.

The series began with a pilot episode titled “Pilot,” although it was also known as “Everybody Lies,” a phrase closely associated with House’s approach to patients and colleagues. The show quickly established its distinctive format: a difficult medical case, a rotating set of possible diagnoses, and House’s unconventional reasoning.

House debuted during a period when television medical dramas were already popular, but it differentiated itself by focusing on diagnostic puzzles rather than emergency-room action. The series ultimately ran for eight seasons and became one of Fox’s best-known scripted dramas. Its premiere date is sometimes confused with the start of later international broadcasts, which occurred on different schedules.