House, currently in its third series and distributed by NBC Universal International Television Distribution, pulls in around 2 million viewers in its Thursday slot at 9pm. It is sponsored by Spontex gloves and is screened before legal drama Shark as part of a block called Genius Thursday.
The second season of Grey's Anatomy, distributed by Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) and sponsored by Eve magazine, peaked at 1 million viewers on its first airing on 25 March.
Five recently signed a deal with BVITV for the video-on-demand rights to Grey's Anatomy in the UK after becoming the first UK broadcaster to launch a VOD service, Five Download, last year.
Law & Order's trio of series - Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent - regularly features in the top ten US programmes in the UK.
The deals were negotiated by Vanessa Brookman, Five's controller of acquisitions.
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