House, also known as House, M.

D.

, is an American television medical drama that debuted on the FOX network on November 16, 2004.

The program was co-created by David Shore and Paul Attanasio; FOX officially credits Shore as creator.

The show's central character is Dr.

Gregory House (British actor Hugh Laurie), an unconventional medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey.

The character has similarities to Sherlock Holmes: both are forensic geniuses, musicians, drug users, aloof, and largely friendless.

The show's premise originated with Attanasio, while Shore was primarily responsible for the conception of the title character.

The show's executive producers include Shore, Attanasio, Attanasio's business partner Katie Jacobs, and film director Bryan Singer.

It is largely filmed in Century City.