House, M.D. vs. Grey's Anatomy

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tue 9/22/2009

A collage of Hugh Laurie of "House, M.D." and the cast of "Grey's Anatomy."

name	House.	Grey's Anatomy.
premise	A cranky medical genius with personal problems leads a young team of doctors in a New Jersey hospital.	An attractive and inexperienced group of surgery interns get to know each other in a Seattle hospital.
created by	David Shore and Paul Attanasio.	Shonda Rimes.
original name	Chasing Zebras, Circling the Drain.	Complications.
network	FOX.	ABC.
debuted in	2004.	2005.
main character	Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie).	Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).
head of medicine	Dean of Medicine Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein).	Chief of Surgery Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.).
the ladies love	Gregory House.	Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey).
the hot shot	Eric Foreman (Omar Epps).	Alex Karev (Justin Chambers).
the conscience	James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard).	Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson).
dates both boys and girls	Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde).	Calliope "Callie" Torres (Sara Ramirez).
doctor become patients	Dr. House goes to rehab. Thirteen has Huntington's disease and undergoes some experimental treatment administered by her boyfriend and co-worker, Foreman.	Izzie (Katherine Heigl) has a melanoma that spreads to her brain and has surgery done by "McDreamy." Cristina (Sandra Oh) is impaled by a gigantic falling icicle and needs emergency surgery.
longevity	Five seasons, 110 episodes.	Six seasons, 102 episodes.
theme music	Teardrop by British trip-hoppers Massive Attack.	Cosy In The Rocket by British experimental-pop band Psapp.
ratings	The most popular program for Fox after American Idol, topping at 20 million viewers in its second season.	Often the top-rated show on highly competitive Thursday nights.
bragging rights	The series has an estimated 82 million viewers worldwide and is considered the world's most popular TV show.	One of the most lucrative licensed series for ABC worldwide.
say goodbye	Actor Kal Penn left the show to become the Obama Administration's Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.	Actor Isaiah Washington was fired for directing a gay slur towards fellow actor T.R. Knight.
betcha didn't know	Dr. House's character is based on Sherlock Holmes.	The name of the series is derived from Henry Gray's classic book Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body.
video games	Coming soon to the DS, PC and Wii.	Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game.
awards	Hugh Laurie has won Golden Globe, Screen Actor's Guild and Teen Choice Awards for "Best Actor."	Multiple Emmy Awards nominations and a Golden Globe Award for Best Series Drama in 2006.
the critics	Popmatters: "The joy of House is in the dialogue, and in Laurie's outstanding performance. That's not to say it's perfect. Since 'House' is, at base, just another medical show, it's prone to formulaic plotting."	NY Mag: "Situated to capitalize with sex, death, and giggles on the demographic delivered by its 'Desperate Housewives' lead-in. 'ER' goes to the senior prom."
spoofed on	MAD TV.	MAD TV.
webprops	2,222,809 fans on Facebook.	1,892,970 fans on Facebook.