“I can’t watch it,” says Leonard, who has seen some first-season episodes, only because his fiance, who was with him during part of the shooting season in L.A., wanted to see the show. But once she went back to their home base in New York, he stopped watching “House.”

"It really hurt me during auditions. There was a 10-year period where I had to memorize pages of dialogue and invest so much of my time and energy into every audition, going in knowing that I wouldn't get it anyway," he says with a trace of bitterness. (Among the roles for which he auditioned was the lead on that other doctor show, Fox's House; the part went to Hugh Laurie.) "When 'Grey's Anatomy' came up, I was really at the breaking point. I was like, 'I can't do this anymore. I can't keep auditioning.' "

The network's sophomore medical drama "House" exploded with new series records of 24.5 million viewers and a 9.9 rating/24 share among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen Media Research data. It also posted the best retention ever out of an "American Idol" lead-in among adults 18-49 (88%) and total viewers (88%).

A TEENAGE FAITH HEALER CHALLENGES HOUSE AND THE TEAM'S BELIEFS ABOUT FAITH AND GOD AND WHETHER EITHER HAS A PHYSICAL EFFECT
ON A PATIENT'S CONDITION ON "HOUSE" TUESDAY, APRIL 25, ON FOX

When 15-year-old faith healer, Boyd, is admitted and claims he can talk to God, House takes the case. House thinks the kid is a clever con until the boy touches one of Wilson's cancer patients and causes her cancer to go into remission. Boyd refuses surgery on his brain because he believes it will take away his healing power, but as his condition begins to deteriorate and the condition of Wilson's cancer patient improves, House and his team must confront their own feelings about faith and God. Meanwhile, tension is still in the air between Cameron and Foreman after she accused him of stealing her idea for the medical article he had published in the “House vs. God” episode of HOUSE airing Tuesday, April 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-219) (TV-PG D)

Volkow's appearance at Town Hall coincides with the 10th Annual PRISMAwards taking place that evening where she will be a presenter. The PRISMAwards, given by the Entertainment Industries Council in partnership withNIDA, celebrate accurate depictions of drug addiction in popular media.Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Terrence Howard, Hugh Laurie & Denis Leary are among the nominees.

FOREMAN FACES HIS OWN MORTALITY AS HOUSE AND THE TEAM STRUGGLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP THE PROGRESSION OF HIS DEADLY ILLNESS ON "HOUSE" WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, ON FOX

Part 2 of a 2-Part Episode Has Special Wednesday 8:00 PM Airing;
Charles S. Dutton Guest-Stars

The police officer is dead, and Foreman continues to experience the same dire progression of symptoms: blindness, muscle contractures and excruciating pain. Foreman realizes he very well may be facing death and tries to make amends in his life. He calls his father (guest star Charles S. Dutton), who travels to be at his son's side. House, Cameron and Chase try everything they can, including infecting him with another disease. As Foreman's body fails, the only choice left is a dangerous brain biopsy to try to confirm the cause. House thinks the solution lies back at the policeman's apartment. It comes down to a race against time, and House fights to figure out the source of Foreman's illness before Cameron has to biopsy his brain in the "Euphoria; Part 2" episode of HOUSE airing Wednesday, May 3 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

"House" on Global ranked #1 in the time period, and #2 for the night Nationally and also in key Toronto and Vancouver markets.

An unorthodox lead character – a misanthropic diagnostician fond of saying humanity is "overrated" – and cases fit for a medical Sherlock Holmes have helped make "House" the most distinctive new doctor drama in a decade.