House (also called House, M.D.) is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on the FOX network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012. The series’s main character is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), an unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who, despite his dependence on pain medication, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. The series’s premise originated with Paul Attanasi, while David Shre, who is credited as creator, was primarily responsible for the conception of the title character.