television series
C914
concept
A television series is a serialized audiovisual narrative or program produced for broadcast or streaming, released in multiple episodes often organized into seasons.
All labels observed (200)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| television series canonical | 4,493 |
| American television series | 758 |
| animated television series | 421 |
| British television series | 420 |
| television miniseries | 358 |
| reality television series | 274 |
| drama television series | 233 |
| crime drama television series | 194 |
| television program | 188 |
| sitcom | 168 |
| American television sitcom | 159 |
| science fiction television series | 146 |
| television documentary series | 114 |
| children's television series | 112 |
| comedy television series | 109 |
| comedy-drama television series | 97 |
| television talk show | 89 |
| British television sitcom | 88 |
| American sitcom | 84 |
| documentary television series | 71 |
| British television drama series | 69 |
| documentary television episode | 64 |
| fantasy television series | 61 |
| television game show | 55 |
| television sitcom | 54 |
| historical drama television series | 53 |
| reality television series season | 52 |
| web series | 52 |
| superhero television series | 51 |
| variety show | 51 |
| television drama | 49 |
| television soap opera | 49 |
| anthology television series | 46 |
| television programme | 44 |
| period drama television series | 40 |
| satirical television series | 38 |
| British television programme | 37 |
| police procedural television series | 37 |
| legal drama television series | 36 |
| sketch comedy series | 36 |
| medical drama television series | 34 |
| British television drama | 33 |
| horror television series | 27 |
| BBC television programme | 26 |
| Western television series | 26 |
| American television talk show | 25 |
| Canadian television series | 25 |
| sports television series | 24 |
| teen drama television series | 24 |
| South Korean television series | 23 |
| music television program | 22 |
| television drama series | 22 |
| supernatural drama television series | 21 |
| adult animated sitcom | 20 |
| television serial | 20 |
| American animated television series | 18 |
| daytime talk show | 18 |
| television show | 18 |
| thriller television series | 18 |
| science fiction series | 17 |
| Indian television series | 16 |
| adventure television series | 16 |
| reality competition television series | 16 |
| educational television series | 15 |
| psychological thriller television series | 15 |
| science fiction television serial | 15 |
| television spin-off | 15 |
| American television program | 14 |
| HBO original programming | 14 |
| political drama television series | 14 |
| teen sitcom | 14 |
| American television drama series | 13 |
| Australian television series | 13 |
| Philippine television show | 13 |
| streaming television series | 13 |
| true crime television series | 13 |
| French television series | 12 |
| home renovation television series | 12 |
| American reality television series | 11 |
| Israeli television series | 11 |
| action television series | 11 |
| biographical drama television series | 11 |
| news program | 11 |
| soap opera | 11 |
| television anthology series | 11 |
| American television anthology series | 10 |
| Star Wars television series | 10 |
| action-comedy television series | 10 |
| daytime television program | 10 |
| post-apocalyptic television series | 10 |
| American drama television series | 9 |
| British television miniseries | 9 |
| Chinese television series | 9 |
| family drama television series | 9 |
| live-action television series | 9 |
| political thriller television series | 9 |
| preschool television series | 9 |
| psychological drama television series | 9 |
| reality competition series | 9 |
| telenovela | 9 |
| television variety show | 9 |
| American television soap opera | 8 |
| British television comedy series | 8 |
| Turkish television series | 8 |
| coming-of-age television series | 8 |
| documentary film series | 8 |
| espionage television series | 8 |
| romantic drama television series | 8 |
| American comedy-drama television series | 7 |
| Doctor Who spin-off | 7 |
| Japanese anime television series | 7 |
| crime television series | 7 |
| miniseries | 7 |
| prime-time soap opera | 7 |
| spin-off series | 7 |
| spy television series | 7 |
| 1960s television series | 6 |
| British television anthology series | 6 |
| action-adventure television series | 6 |
| computer-animated series | 6 |
| neo-noir television series | 6 |
| parody television series | 6 |
| BBC television series | 5 |
| German television series | 5 |
| Italian television series | 5 |
| biographical television series | 5 |
| children's animated television series | 5 |
| music television series | 5 |
| musical comedy television series | 5 |
| musical drama television series | 5 |
| musical television series | 5 |
| revival television series | 5 |
| satirical television program | 5 |
| science fiction comedy series | 5 |
| spin-off television series | 5 |
| spy thriller television series | 5 |
| television comedy series | 5 |
| thriller series | 5 |
| travel television series | 5 |
| 1980s television series | 4 |
| American television variety series | 4 |
| British television serial | 4 |
| German television miniseries | 4 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe television series | 4 |
| Nickelodeon television series | 4 |
| black-and-white television program | 4 |
| dark fantasy television series | 4 |
| fictional television series | 4 |
| food and travel television series | 4 |
| live-action series | 4 |
| musical variety show | 4 |
| procedural drama television series | 4 |
| science television series | 4 |
| surreal comedy television series | 4 |
| television entertainment show | 4 |
| television sketch comedy show | 4 |
| American television miniseries | 3 |
| American television news program | 3 |
| Danish television series | 3 |
| Philippine television series | 3 |
| Ukrainian television series | 3 |
| action-thriller television series | 3 |
| conspiracy thriller television series | 3 |
| documentary miniseries | 3 |
| historical television series | 3 |
| live television series | 3 |
| martial arts television series | 3 |
| morning news and talk show | 3 |
| police drama television series | 3 |
| science fiction anthology television series | 3 |
| sketch comedy show | 3 |
| teen comedy-drama television series | 3 |
| television comedy-drama series | 3 |
| television series revival | 3 |
| 1950s television series | 2 |
| 1960s American television series | 2 |
| 1990s sitcom | 2 |
| Australian reality television series | 2 |
| Bangladeshi television drama series | 2 |
| Cold War television series | 2 |
| LGBT-related television series | 2 |
| Norwegian television series | 2 |
| Polish television series | 2 |
| Soviet television series | 2 |
| alternate history television series | 2 |
| black-and-white television series | 2 |
| cartoon series | 2 |
| cult television series | 2 |
| daytime television series | 2 |
| digital series | 2 |
| dystopian television series | 2 |
| entertainment television program | 2 |
| episode list | 2 |
| fantasy comedy television series | 2 |
| fashion television series | 2 |
| food television series | 2 |
| genealogy television series | 2 |
| late-night television program | 2 |
| late-night television show | 2 |
| lifestyle television program | 2 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: television series
Generated description
A television series is a serialized audiovisual narrative or program produced for broadcast or streaming, released in multiple episodes often organized into seasons.
Instances (7,149)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| The Game | — |
| Zoe Ever After | — |
|
Jason Smilovic
surface form:
My Own Worst Enemy
|
— |
|
Stephen Garrett
surface form:
Spooks
|
— |
|
McCutcheon
surface form:
EastEnders
|
television soap opera |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) | — |
| BBC television serial | — |
| The Monocled Mutineer | — |
| Hornblower | British television series |
| Waking the Dead | British television series |
| Jonathan Creek | British television series |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | British television series |
| Heroes | American television series |
| The Musketeers | — |
| Salvation | — |
| Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) | British television drama |
|
Ted McGibbon – Larry Anderson
surface form:
Life with Lucy
|
— |
|
Kevin McGibbon – Philip J. Amelio II
surface form:
Life with Lucy
|
— |
| New Blood | documentary television episode |
| Time of the Titans | documentary television episode |
| Cruel Sea | documentary television episode |
| Giant of the Skies | documentary television episode |
| Death of a Dynasty | documentary television episode |
| American Idol (season 3) | reality television series season |
| Smash | American television series |
| The Voice UK | — |
|
David Goldstein
surface form:
Remember WENN
|
— |
| Empire | — |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | — |
| Sliders | — |
| Shogun | television miniseries |
| Shogun (1980 miniseries) | television miniseries |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | — |
| The Young Riders | — |
| Black Bird | television miniseries |
| The Smoke | — |
|
James Keene
surface form:
Black Bird
|
television miniseries |
| The Method | — |
| Chancer | — |
| The Voice (U.S. version) | reality television series |
| Lark Rise to Candleford | British television series |
| Press Gang | British television series |
| Cranford | British television series |
| Time Gentlemen Please | British television sitcom |
| Jim Henson’s The Storyteller | — |
| The Take | British television series |
| Wuthering Heights (2009 TV series) | — |
|
Matthew Shear
surface form:
The Mentalist
|
— |
| Prisoners of War | — |
| Washington Week in Review (local versions and specials) | television program |