House (2004)
Everybody lies.
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 16 November 2004 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 21 May 2012 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | David Shore |
| Starring | Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard and Omar Epps |
| Seasons | 8 seasons, 176 episodes |
| Episode length | about 44 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 129 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.6/10 |
Where to watch House
House is streaming on Hulu ($18.99 a month) in the US. It is also on Prime Video ($8.99 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 3 months of Prime Video, or $26.97 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
David Shore built this on a simple, brutal premise: everybody lies. Hugh Laurie plays a medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. The show runs 176 episodes across 8 seasons, totaling roughly 129 hours of someone breaking rules to find the truth. It is a drama that feels like a thriller because the stakes are personal rather than medical. The hook is the tension between House’s brilliance and his self-destruction. It is for people who enjoy watching a smart person ruin a good thing.
What the critics said
Critics mostly liked what they saw. Season one holds a Metacritic score of 75 out of 100, which the site files under generally favorable. It was a bright spot on a Fox schedule that leaned heavily on reality television. TV Guide’s Matt Roush called it an "uncommon cure for the common medical drama". The New York Daily News’ David Bianculli applauded the "high caliber of acting and script". Not everyone was on board. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Tim Goodman found it mediocre and unoriginal. He also called Hugh Laurie "a wonder to behold" and "about the only reason to watch House". That is a high bar for a grumpy doctor.
How it did with audiences
TMDB users rate House 8.6 out of 10. There are no box office figures or budget details in the record, so the audience verdict rests entirely on that single score. It is a strong number for a title without theatrical tracking, implying viewers watched, reconsidered, and kept the film in mind. The lack of financial data leaves the rating to do the heavy lifting, a quiet endorsement from the people who actually pressed play.
What came next for the cast
Hugh Laurie traded period pieces for a spy thriller and a Disney adventure. Jesse Spencer shifted from a single film to a long run of cop dramas. Robert Sean Leonard moved from a classic drama to a sci-fi series. The timeline suggests momentum, but it does not prove causation. Credits are just a list of what came next.
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Sources
- House on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q23558 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “House (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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