House (TV series) 1273596 226034378 2008-07-16T15:12:57Z 88.106.60.155 {{Infobox Television | show_name = House | image = [[Image:HigherResolutionHouseMD.jpg|250px]] | caption = ''House'' title screen | show_name_2 = ''House, M.D.'' | format = [[Medical drama]] | runtime = approx. 43 minutes | creator = [[David Shore]] | starring = [[Hugh Laurie]]<br>[[Lisa Edelstein]]<br>[[Omar Epps]]<br>[[Robert Sean Leonard]]<br>[[Jennifer Morrison]]<br>[[Jesse Spencer]]<br>[[Peter Jacobson]]<br>[[Kal Penn]]<br>[[Olivia Wilde]] | opentheme = "[[Teardrop (song)|Teardrop]]" by<br>[[Massive Attack]]<br>"House End Credits"{{Ref_label|A|a|none}} | executive_producer = [[Katie Jacobs]]<br>[[David Shore]]<br>[[Paul Attanasio]]<br>[[Bryan Singer]]<br>Russel Friend<br>Garrett Lerner<br>Thomas L. Moran<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX Broadcasting Company: House, Show Info|url=http://www.fox.com/house/showinfo/|publisher=FOX.com |accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref> | country = [[United States]] | language = [[English language|English]] | network = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] | picture_format = [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]]),<br>[[720p]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]]) | first_aired = [[November 16]], [[2004]] | last_aired = present | num_seasons = 4 | num_episodes = 86 <!--As of May 19, 2008--> | list_episodes = List of House episodes | website = http://www.fox.com/house/ | imdb_id = 0412142 | tv_com_id = 22374 }} '''''House''''', also known as '''''House, M.D.''''', is an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Peabody Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] [[medical drama]], which debuted on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] network on [[November 16]], [[2004]]. The show was created by [[David Shore]] and [[executive producer|executive produced]] by Shore and film director [[Bryan Singer]]. During the [[2007–08 United States network television schedule|2007–08 United States television season]], the series was the most-watched scripted program on TV and the third-most-watched program overall, behind ''[[American Idol]]'' and ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref name="TVratings">{{cite web|title=Top Season To Date Broadcast Shows By Viewers Through June 8|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/12/top-season-to-date-broadcast-shows-by-viewers-through-june-8/4107|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=2008-06-12|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=TVbytheNumbers.com|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref> ''House'' stars [[England|English]] actor [[Hugh Laurie]] as the American title character Dr. [[Gregory House]], a role for which he received the [[63rd Golden Globe Awards|2006]] and [[64th Golden Globe Awards|2007]] [[Golden Globe Award]] and the [[13th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2007]] [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama|Best Actor in a Television Drama]]. ''House'' has aired for four seasons, with a fifth scheduled to begin on [[September 16]], [[2008]].<ref name="Fall 2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/community/askfox/answer2.htm|title=Fall & Mid-Season FOX 2008–09 Network Primetime Schedule|publisher=FOX.com|accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref><ref name="Fall 2008 2">{{cite web|url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Fall-Tv-Preview/800041015|title=Fox Announces Fall Premiere Dates|work=TV Guide News|publisher=TV Guide|date=2008-06-05|accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref> ==Series overview== {{seealso|List of House episodes}} <!-- Please do not add {{main|List of House episodes}}... this template is meant to denote the main article from which a section's text stems... since this plot text does not exist in the list of house episodes page then it cannot possibly be the "main article" from which it stems--> [[Gregory House]], [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]], is a [[wiktionary:maverick|maverick]] [[Medicine|medical]] [[genius]], who heads a team of [[diagnosis|diagnosticians]] at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro [[Teaching hospital|Teaching Hospital]] in [[New Jersey]]. Most episodes start with a [[cold open]] somewhere outside the [[hospital]], showing the events leading to the onset of [[symptom]]s for that episode's main [[patient]]. The episode follows the team in their attempts to diagnose and treat the patient's [[illness]]. House's nationally-renowned department typically only sees patients who have failed to receive a correct diagnosis, making the patient cases exceptionally complex and subtle. Furthermore, House resists cases that he does not find interesting. The medical cases featured are often rare but realistic, and described by Andrew Holtz, the author of ''The Medical Science of House, M.D.'', as "a conglomeration of all the worst things that can happen to people from all over the world, crammed into one little community."<ref>{{cite video|title=Final Cut Fox 12 - Stories Behind House|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVWjtFbtBds|publisher=Fox News Channel|medium=Television production|format=Flash Video (.flv)|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> The team arrives at diagnoses using the [[Socratic method]] and [[differential diagnosis]], with House guiding the deliberations. House often discounts the information and opinions from his underlings, pointing out that their contributions have missed various relevant factors. The patient is usually [[Medical error|misdiagnosed]] over the course of the episode and treated with [[medication]]s appropriate to the misdiagnoses. This usually causes further [[Complication (medicine)|complications]] in the patient, but in turn helps lead House and his team to the correct diagnosis by using the new symptoms. Often the ailment cannot be easily deduced because the patient has lied about symptoms and circumstances. House frequently mutters, "Everybody lies," or proclaims during the team's deliberations: "The patient is lying," or "The symptoms never lie." Even when not stated explicitly, this assumption guides House's decisions and diagnoses. Because House's theories about a patient's illness tend to be based on subtle or controversial insights, he often has trouble obtaining permission from his boss, hospital [[Administration (business)|administrator]] Dr. [[Lisa Cuddy]], to perform [[medical procedure]]s he thinks are necessary, especially when the procedures themselves involve a high degree of risk or are [[Medical ethics|ethically]] dubious. Cuddy also requires House to spend time treating patients in the hospital's [[Convenient care clinic|walk-in clinic]]; House's grudging fulfillment of this duty is a recurring subplot on the show. During clinic duty, House confounds patients with an eccentric [[bedside manner]] and unorthodox treatments, but impresses them with rapid and accurate diagnoses after seemingly not paying attention. Realizations made during some of the simple problems House faces in the clinic often help him solve the main case. Episodes frequently feature the practice of entering a patient's house with or without the owner's permission in order to search for clues that might suggest a certain [[pathology]]. The creator, David Shore, originally intended for the show to be a [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]-type show where the "germs were the suspects,"<ref>{{cite web|last=Frum|first=Linda|title=Q&A with 'House' creator David Shore|work=Macleans.ca|publisher=Rogers Publishing|date=2006-03-14|url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/entertainment/article.jsp?content=20060320_123370_123370|accessdate=2007-01-02}}</ref> but has since shifted much of the focus to the characters rather than concentrating solely on the environment. Another large portion of the plot centers on House's abuse of [[Vicodin]] to manage [[pain]] stemming from an [[infarction]] in his [[Quadriceps femoris muscle|quadriceps muscle]] some years earlier, an injury that forces him to walk with a [[Walking stick|cane]]. House admits he is addicted to Vicodin, but says he does not have a problem because, "[The pills] let me do my job, and they take away my pain."{{Ref_label|B|b|none}} His addiction has led two of his colleagues, doctors [[James Wilson (House)|James Wilson]] and Lisa Cuddy, to encourage him to go to [[drug rehabilitation]] several times, but no attempts have successfully gotten House off the drug. Sometimes when House does not have access to Vicodin, or when he perceives the Vicodin alone is not enough to relieve his pain, he [[Self-medication|self-medicates]] with other [[narcotic]] pain relievers such as [[oxycodone]] and [[morphine]]. House is in many respects a medical [[Sherlock Holmes]]. This resemblance is evident in various elements of the series' plot, such as House's reliance on [[psychology]] to solve a case, his reluctance to accept cases he does not find interesting, his [[drug addiction]], home address (apartment [[221B Baker Street|221B]]), playing of an instrument, relationship with Dr. James Wilson (who parallels Dr. [[John Watson (Sherlock Holmes)#Cultural references|John Watson]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C92770%7C1%7C,00.html|title=Building 'House' Is Hard Work|last=O'Hare|first=Kate|date=2005-01-05|work=Zap2it|publisher=Tribune Media Services, Inc.|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> and his encounter with a crazed gunman credited as "[[Professor Moriarty|Moriarty]]", which is the same name as Holmes' nemesis. Also, series creator David Shore has said that Dr. House's name is meant as "a subtle homage" to Sherlock Holmes (i.e., homes).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/content/show-features/house/house-and-holmes-parallels/|title=House and Holmes parallels|month=January|year=2006|work=Radio Times|publisher=BBC Magazines Ltd.|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> ==Characters== {{main|List of House characters}} During the first three seasons, House's Department of Diagnostic Medicine consisted of three other doctors: [[Eric Foreman]], [[Allison Cameron (House)|Allison Cameron]], and [[Robert Chase]]. At the end of season three, Foreman announces his resignation, telling House, "I don't want to turn into you."{{Ref_label|C|c|none}} In the [[Human Error (House)|season three finale]] soon after, House fires Chase, saying that he has either learned everything he can, or he has not learned anything at all. Cameron subsequently resigns, having developed a soft spot for Chase. This leaves House without a team for the [[Alone (House)|season four premiere]]. At the end of the fourth season premiere, House is seen hiring forty new fellows to the Department of Diagnostic Medicine. Most of the first half of season four consists of cases that House uses as a tool to narrow the forty fellows to three employees. He makes a [[Reality television|reality TV]] style game out of it using diagnostic cases as contests and eventually eliminates thirty-seven of them, hiring [[List of House characters#Chris Taub|Chris Taub]], [[Lawrence Kutner (House)|Lawrence Kutner]], and "[[Thirteen (House)|Thirteen]]" as his new team members. The new doctors join Foreman who, after getting fired from a new job at a different hospital, is rehired by Cuddy back to House's team in the middle of the contest. As of the end of the fourth season, Chase and Cameron are still employed at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in different departments. {|class="wikitable" |- !Character !Actor !Positions !Specialties |- |[[Gregory House]] |[[Hugh Laurie]] | * Head of the [[Hospital#Departments|Department]] of [[Diagnosis|Diagnostic Medicine]] | * [[Infectious disease|Infectious Diseases]] * [[Nephrology]] |- |[[Lisa Cuddy]] |[[Lisa Edelstein]] | * [[Administration (business)|Chief Hospital Administrator]] * [[Dean (education)|Dean of Medicine]] * Member of the Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital [[Board of directors|Board]] * Member of the [[Organ transplant|Organ Transplant]] Committee | * [[Endocrinology]] |- |[[James Wilson (House)|James Wilson]] |[[Robert Sean Leonard]] | * Head of the Department of [[Oncology]] * Member of the Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital Board * Member of the Organ Transplant Committee | * [[Oncology]] |- |[[Eric Foreman]] |[[Omar Epps]] | * [[Physician]], Department of Diagnostic Medicine (1–3, 4.04–) * Head of Diagnostic Medicine at Mercy Hospital (4.01–4.03) | * [[Neurology]] |- |[[Allison Cameron (House)|Allison Cameron]]&nbsp; |[[Jennifer Morrison]] | * Physician, Department of Diagnostic Medicine (1–3) * [[Attending physician|Senior Attending Physician]] in the [[Emergency department|Emergency Room]] (4–) * Member of the [[Budget]] Committee | * [[Immunology]] |- |[[Robert Chase]] |[[Jesse Spencer]] | * Physician, Department of Diagnostic Medicine (1–3) * [[Surgeon]] (4–) | * [[Intensive care medicine|Intensive Care Medicine]] |- |[[List of House characters#Chris Taub|Chris Taub]] |[[Peter Jacobson]] | * Physician, Department of Diagnostic Medicine (4.02–) | * [[Plastic surgery|Plastic Surgery]] |- |[[Lawrence Kutner (House)|Lawrence Kutner]] |[[Kal Penn]] | * Physician, Department of Diagnostic Medicine (4.02–) | * [[Sports medicine|Sports Medicine]] * [[Physical medicine and rehabilitation|Rehabilitation Medicine]] |- |"[[Thirteen (House)|Thirteen]]"<!--For now, we're leaving this as "Thirteen," not "Dr. Hadley" or "Remy Hadley. While the name "Dr. Hadley" has been spoken on the show, "Thirteen" remains the character's MOST COMMON name; also, the alleged first name "Remy" has not been spoken on the show--> |[[Olivia Wilde]] | * Physician, Department of Diagnostic Medicine (4.02–) | * [[Internal medicine|Internal Medicine]] |- |} ===Casting=== The producers were reportedly dissatisfied with early auditions for the role of [[Gregory House]]. When [[Hugh Laurie]] auditioned, he apologized for his appearance as he was filming ''[[Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film)|Flight of the Phoenix ]]'' at the time.<ref name="Casting"> ''Casting Session with Hugh Laurie'' House DVD Special Feature, [2005]</ref> Laurie's [[American English|American accent]] was reportedly so flawless that [[Bryan Singer]] singled him out as an example of a real American actor, being unaware of Laurie's background.<ref>''[[Radio Times]]'' magazine, [[23 March]] [[2007]]</ref> Laurie later stated that his original impression was that the show was about Dr. [[James Wilson (House)|James Wilson]]. The script referred to Wilson as a doctor with "boyish" looks, and Laurie assumed that Wilson was the central character and that House was the "sidekick" (the show was not yet titled ''House'' at that point). It was not until he received the full teleplay of [[Pilot (House)|the pilot]] that he realized that House was the protagonist.<ref name="Inside"> ''Inside the Actor's Studio'' Hugh Laurie Interview, BRAVO Network, [2006]</ref> Laurie, whose father was a doctor himself, said he felt guilty for "being paid more to become a fake version of my own father" after being cast as House.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keveney|first=Bill|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-11-15-hugh-laurie_x.htm|title=Hugh Laurie gets into 'House'|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=Gannett Co. Inc.|date=2004-11-16|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> ==Production== ''House'' is aired by the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. The series is a co-production of [[Heel and Toe Films]] ([[Paul Attanasio]] and [[Katie Jacobs]]), [[David Shore|Shore Z Productions]] ([[David Shore]]), and [[Bryan Singer|Bad Hat Harry Productions]] ([[Bryan Singer]]) in association with the [[NBC Universal Television Group]] for FOX. All three companies are responsible for production and all four people are [[executive producer]]s of the show. David Shore's ideas for ''House'' are inspired by the writings of [[Berton Roueché]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gibson|first=Stacey|title=The House That Dave Built|url=http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/08winter/david_shore.asp|journal=University of Toronto Magazine|publisher=University of Toronto|date=Winter 2008|accessdate=2008-04-05}} (last sentence of 8th paragraph)</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cowles|first=Matthew Dixon|title=Book: The Medical Detectives by Berton Roueché|url=http://www.mondoinfo.com/blog/C162926581/E20070430213059/index.html|publisher=Mondo's Info|date=2007-05-11|accessdate=2008-04-05}}</ref> As of the season two episode "[[TB or Not TB]]", a [[Germany|German]] [[production company]], Moratim, is credited in the [[copyright]] notice instead of [[Universal Media Studios]]. (Moratim Produktions GmbH & Co. KG, of [[Pullach|Pullach im Isartal]], [[Germany]].) The [[58th Primetime Emmy Awards|58th]] [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s nominated Derek R. Hill (Production Designer) and Danielle Berman, S.D.S.A.{{Ref_label|D|d|none}} (Set Decorator) for a [[Creative Arts Emmy Award]] for [[58th Primetime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series]] for the season two episodes "[[Autopsy (House)|Autopsy]]", "[[Distractions (House)|Distractions]]", and "[[Skin Deep (House)|Skin Deep]]". The [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards]] awarded a Creative Arts Emmy Award for [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special (Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special (Prosthetic)]] to Dalia Dokter (Department Head Prosthetic Makeup Artist), Jamie Kelman (Prosthetic Makeup Artist), and Ed French (Prosthetic Makeup Artist) for the season three episode entitled "[[Que Sera Sera (House)|Que Sera Sera]]". ===Theme music=== In [[North America]] (and some countries elsewhere) the opening theme of the series is "[[Teardrop (song)|Teardrop]]" by [[Massive Attack]]. "Teardrop" has lyrics, sung by guest vocalist [[Elizabeth Fraser]] of [[Cocteau Twins]]; however, the version used in the opening credits uses only the beginning and ending sections, which are solely instrumental. Due to rights and licensing issues, in most countries a piece of music named "House End Credits" is used, which was composed specifically for the show by Jon Ehrlich, Jason Derlatka, and Leigh Roberts. With the second season, this was replaced with a similar track by only Ehrlich and Roberts. This theme tune, however, is only used in the televised broadcast. In the DVD release (Season 2), the original (American) theme is used. In [[Italy]], opening themes for season 1–2 and season 3 are switched, so that the original "Teardrop" is used for season 3, while both seasons 1 and 2 use the edited version. In season 4, [[Australia]] began using "Teardrop" as the opening theme, replacing the specifically composed "House" theme. The satirical [[United Kingdom|British]] television show ''[[Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]'', which sometimes spoofs ''House'', uses "Teardrop" for the spoof's opening theme. "Teardrop" is also used in the season 2 region 2 and region 4 release, replacing the "House" theme at the beginning of the episode. In the fourth-season finale, a version of "Teardrop" performed by [[José González]] (with lyrics) is heard during the episode as part of the background music. ===Location=== [[Image:Princeton Frist Campus Center back.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The back entrance of Frist Campus Center]] Exterior shots of Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital are actually of [[Princeton University|Princeton University's]] [[Frist Campus Center]], which is the University's [[Student activity center|student center]].{{Ref_label|E|e|none}} Filming does not, however, take place there. Instead, it takes place on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] lot in [[Century City, Los Angeles, California|Century City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Behind The Scenes At "House"|url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/2006/01/35979/index.html|work=ETonline.com|publisher=CBS Studios Inc.|date=2006-01-29|accessdate=2008-05-25}}</ref> ===Filming=== ''House'' episodes often use the "[[walk and talk]]" [[Cinematic techniques|filming technique]] (also called "pedeconferencing") made popular by [[Aaron Sorkin]] and [[Thomas Schlamme]] in television series such as ''[[Sports Night]]'' and ''[[The West Wing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/09/02/001342.php|title=Review: ''House, M.D.'' Season 1 DVD|last=Kristine|first=Diane|work=Blogcritics Magazine|publisher=Blogcritics.org|date=2005-09-02|accessdate=2008-05-27}} (Quote on page 4: "The gorgeous wood and glass sets must be a pain to shoot properly, and walk-and-talk shots are a signature, but otherwise the direction tends to the clean and simple.")</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/house/season3/house-319.htm|title=Transcript of House, M.D. 3X19 - Act Your Age|last=Hess|first=Sara|date=2007-04-17|work=Twiz TV.com|publisher=Polterghost Entertainment|accessdate=2008-05-27}} (At a little less than halfway, the transcript says, "Cue walk and talk.")</ref> The technique consists of [[Tracking shot|tracking]] two or more characters backwards as they walk from one location to another, usually discussing the topic of the meeting they are heading to, or in this show's case, the patient's condition, test results, and diagnosis. ==Reception== ===U.S. television ratings=== Below is a table of the seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of ''House'' on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]. Each U.S. [[Television network|network television]] season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of [[Nielsen Ratings|May sweeps]]. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Timeslot ! Season premiere ! Season finale ! TV season ! Rank ! Viewers<BR>(in millions) |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 1: 2004–2005|1]] | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | [[November 16]], [[2004]] | [[May 24]], [[2005]] | 2004–2005 | #24 | 13.3<ref>{{cite web|title=Primetime series|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date=2005-05-27|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref> |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 2: 2005–2006|2]] | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | [[September 13]], [[2005]] | [[May 23]], [[2006]] | 2005–2006 | #10 | 17.3<ref>{{cite web|title=Series|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date=2006-05-26|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref> |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 3: 2006–2007|3]] | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. (2006)<br>Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (2006–2007) | [[September 5]], [[2006]] | [[May 29]], [[2007]] | 2006–2007 | #7 | 19.4<ref>{{cite web|title=2006–07 primetime wrap|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=Jev0gvSdB%2BEmqKG0frTobej%2BMEgY5C0c%2BBYvqM0aziwMJPlLgWhuGxfhi0bgNslA3Th9%2BbC2PPxV%0AzM2ynj5wMTItloDXArpXUOIpNXMh3j22ecD6NDuYWdF4JE6t7y6U52tS5uaKQb5eMTMZx7HXlxks%0ATSOavij6Qw7PQJQ2LoZBSrZBmieqM7ICvaTmMTFDVnyeoNss3pUV4Y%2BjbXC85G1PIGZDNSlGkTUm%0Av6ZV7F3B0M%2B4b1455a56qLuXXw8WXEQkZuveqLGvqjkfPOr9xk8KQadexopPJ%2FoTUeVxz5AUcqjG%0ArzubBeRuK7pKbtBBdC4%2B51IudUGxHcbVNUXSsPWEUANFAAcesA7NTo7dqi35GpWkrSG5E0YehV9d%0Al55J|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date=2007-05-25|accessdate=2008-07-04}} (Subscription required)</ref> |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 4: 2007–2008|4]] | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (2007–2008)<br>Monday 9:00 p.m. (2008)<ref name="Return">{{cite news|url=http://housemd-guide.com/showinfo/2008return.php|title=House Returns After Writer's Strike|publisher=House M.D. Guide|date=2008-02-19|accessdate=2008-02-20}}</ref> | [[September 25]], [[2007]] | [[May 19]], [[2008]]<ref name="Return"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/house/recaps/416.htm|title=FOX Broadcasting Company: House, Recaps - 416|publisher=FOX.com|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> | 2007–2008 | #7 | 16.2<ref name="TVratings"/> |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 5: 2008–2009|5]] | Tuesday 8:00 p.m.<ref name="Fall 2008"/> | [[September 16]], [[2008]]<ref name="Fall 2008"/><ref name="Fall 2008 2"/> | TBA | 2008–2009 | TBA | TBA |} The highest-rated episode of ''House'', as of season four, is "[[Frozen (House)|Frozen]]", the episode that followed [[Super Bowl XLII]]; it attracted slightly more than 29 million viewers.{{fact|date=July 2008}} It was ranked third for the week, tied with that week's [[American Idol (season 7)|seventh season]] episode of ''[[American Idol]]'' ([[List of programs broadcast by Fox|also on FOX]]) and outranked only by the Super Bowl game and the Super Bowl [[Super Bowl XLII#Post-game ceremonies|post-game show]]. [[Image:Emmys-laurie-cropped.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Hugh Laurie at the Emmy Awards in 2007]] ===Awards=== {{main|List of awards for House (TV series)}} ''House'' received a [[List of Peabody Award winners (2000-2009)#2005|2005]] [[Peabody Award]] for what the Peabody board called an "unorthodox lead character – a misanthropic diagnostician" and for "cases fit for a medical Sherlock Holmes," both of which helped make ''House'' "the most distinctive new doctor drama in a decade."{{fact|date=July 2008}} At the [[American Film Institute Awards 2005|2005]] [[American Film Institute]] Awards, ''House'' was an official selection as TV Program of the Year. ''House'' was nominated for the [[65th Golden Globe Awards|2008 Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama|Best Television Series - Drama]] but lost to ''[[Mad Men]]''.<ref name= "HFPA">{{cite web|title=HFPA - Nominations and Winners|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/index.html|work=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref> Creator [[David Shore]] won a [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|writing Emmy in 2005]] for the first season episode "[[Three Stories]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Emmys Love 'Raymond'; 'Lost' Finds Acclaim|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/emmys/2005winners/|last=Elber|first=Lynn|work=MSN TV|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref> Writer [[Lawrence Kaplow]] won a [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2005#Television|Writers Guild of America Award in 2006]] for his season two episode "[[Autopsy (House)|Autopsy]]". In [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards|2005]] and [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards|2007]], lead actor [[Hugh Laurie]] was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series#2000s|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]. He was awarded the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama|Best Actor in a Television Drama]] in [[63rd Golden Globe Awards|2006]] and again in [[64th Golden Globe Awards|2007]], when he also won the [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] for [[13th Screen Actors Guild Awards#Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series]]. Laurie was nominated for Best Actor in a Television Drama again for the [[65th Golden Globe Awards]] but lost to [[Jon Hamm]].<ref name= "HFPA"/> ==Merchandise== ===DVD releases=== {| class="wikitable" !Title !Region 1 !Region 2 !Region 4 |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 1: 2004–2005|Season One]]<br> | [[August 30]], [[2005]] | [[February 27]], [[2006]] | [[November 28]], [[2005]] |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 2: 2005–2006|Season Two]]<br> | [[August 22]], [[2006]] | [[October 23]], [[2006]] | [[October 23]], [[2006]] |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 3: 2006–2007|Season Three]]<br> | [[August 21]], [[2007]] | [[November 19]], [[2007]] | [[September 17]], [[2007]] |- | [[List of House episodes#Season 4: 2007–2008|Season Four]]<br> | [[August 19]], [[2008]] | [[October 27]], [[2008]] | [[August 20]], [[2008]]<ref>{{cite web|title=''House, M.D.'' - Season 4 (4 Disc Set)|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/798966|publisher=EzyDVD|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref> |} Despite the series being filmed for [[widescreen]] ([[Aspect ratio (image)#16:9 standard|16:9 standard]]) television, the Season One [[DVD]] set is in [[Aspect ratio (image)#4:3 standard|4:3 standard]] format, although the [[DVD region code|Region 1]] release has [[letterbox]]es, thereby still presenting images in their entirety, whereas the other regions have a cropped [[Fullscreen (cinema)|fullscreen]] format, thereby losing the later portions of the image.<ref>[http://forum.quotenmeter.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3442&start=1900 Quotenmeter.de :: Thema anzeigen - Dr. House<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Season Two DVD set, on the other hand, presents the show in its original widescreen format in all regions, except for the [[Spain|Spanish]] release that still has fullscreen format. [[Image:Housemdsound.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Cover of the soundtrack]] The Season Two and Season Three DVD sets have not yet been released in [[DVD region code|Region 3]]; their possible release dates have not been confirmed yet. ===Soundtrack=== {{main|House M.D. - Original Television Soundtrack}} ''House M.D. Original Television Soundtrack'' was released on [[September 18]], [[2007]] by [[Nettwerk]]. The soundtrack includes full length versions of songs featured in the television series and previously unreleased songs especially recorded for the series. ===House: The Mobile Game=== Exelweiss developed a ''House'' game for mobile phones in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and English.<ref>[http://www.exelweiss.com/desarrollo/videojuegos/movil/java/house.php House, the java game for mobile (Spanish)]<br />[http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.exelweiss.com/desarrollo/videojuegos/movil/java/house.php&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.exelweiss.com/desarrollo/videojuegos/movil/java/house.php%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26newwindow%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DDkL House, the java game for mobile (translated to English)]</ref> The plot of this game is similar in some parts with the [[Humpty Dumpty (House)|Humpty Dumpty]] episode. ==Notes== <div class="references-small"> <ol type="a"> <li>{{Note_label|A|a|none}}Due to rights and licensing issues, "Teardrop" cannot be used in some countries, so "House End Credits" replaces "Teardrop" as the opening theme in those countries.</li> <li>{{Note_label|B|b|none}}In episode 11 of season 1, "[[Detox (House)|Detox]]", House admits that he is addicted to Vicodin. At the end of the episode, Wilson and House are discussing how House has changed since the infarction in his leg and Wilson asks, "And everything's the leg, nothing's the pills, they haven't done a thing to you?" To which House responds, "They let me do my job, and they take away my pain."</li> <li>{{Note_label|C|c|none}}Foreman tells House this at the end of episode 21 of season 3, "[[Family (House)|Family]]". He then tells House, "You'll save more people than I will, but I'll settle for killing less. Consider this my two weeks notice."</li> <li>{{Note_label|D|d|none}}She's a member of the [http://www.setdecorators.org/incEngine/ Set Decorators Society of America].</li> <li>{{Note_label|E|e|none}}McCosh Health Center, Princeton University's infirmary, is situated adjacent to Frist, and can be seen in some shots.</li> </ol> </div> ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Portal|House, M.D.|Television.svg}} {{wikiquote}} *[http://www.fox.com/house/ ''House'' official website] at [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX.com]] *[http://housewiki.fox.com/ Official ''House'' Wiki] at FOX.com *{{imdb title|id=0412142|title=House}} *{{tv.com show|id=22374|title=House}} *[http://tv.yahoo.com/house/show/36106 ''House''] at [[Yahoo!|Yahoo! 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