WOULD YOU WANT A DOCTOR WHO HOLDS YOUR HAND WHILE YOU DIE, OR A DOCTOR WHO IGNORES YOU WHILE YOU GET BETTER? DECIDE FOR YOURSELF WHEN MEDICAL DRAMA "HOUSE" AIRS TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, ON FOX

Premiere Directed by Executive Producer Bryan Singer

Robin Tunney Guest-Stars

Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant diagnostician but devoid of bedside manner, and his elite team of young medical experts rush to save the life of a kindergarten teacher (guest star Robin Tunney) who started speaking gibberish and passed out in front of her class. What looks like a possible brain tumor does not respond to treatment and provides many more questions than answers for House and his team as they engage in a risky trial-and-error approach to her case. When the young teacher refuses any additional variations of treatment and her life starts slipping away, House must act against his own code of conduct and make a personal visit to his patient to convince her to trust him one last time on the "Pilot" episode of HOUSE Tuesday, Jan. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-101) (TV-14 L)

Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House, Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy, Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman, Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson, Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron, Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase

Guest Cast: Robin Tunney as Rachel Adler; Rekha Sharma as Melanie Landon