House M.D. won a Peabody Award in 2005 for excellence in broadcasting.
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished, meritorious, and public-service-oriented storytelling in television, radio, and other media. House received the honor during its first season, helping establish the program as more than a conventional procedural drama.
The award recognized the show's distinctive combination of medical mystery, ethical conflict, character drama, and dark humor. Its cases provided the week-to-week engine, while Gregory House's personality and relationships gave the series a continuing dramatic identity.
A Peabody Award is not the same as an Emmy, Golden Globe, or Screen Actors Guild Award. House M.D. and its cast also received nominations and wins in those competitions, but the 2005 broadcasting honor specifically associated with the program is the Peabody Award.