NBC

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broadcast television network commercial television network television channel television network

NBC is a major American broadcast television network known for its nationwide programming, including news, sports, and entertainment.

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All labels observed (40)

Label	Occurrences
NBC canonical	1,948
NBC television network	22
NBC News	16
National Broadcasting Company	10
NBC Entertainment	5
NBC (for 30 Rock)	4
NBC network	4
NBC (for The Office)	3
NBC Productions	3
NBC Studios	3
NBC Daytime	2
NBC Television	2
NBC Television Network	2
NBC peacock	2
NBC television	2
NBC (United States, past broadcaster)	1
NBC (as producer of The Blacklist)	1
NBC (broadcast partner of Golden Globe ceremony)	1
NBC (during The Office)	1
NBC (fictionalized)	1
NBC (for Community)	1
NBC (for This Is Us)	1
NBC (network using the score)	1
NBC (on 30 Rock as fictional page)	1
NBC (television network)	1
NBC Network	1
NBC News division	1
NBC News headquarters	1
NBC Nonstop	1
NBC Owned Television Stations	1
NBC Radio Network	1
NBC Red Network	1
NBC Sports	1
NBC Thanksgiving special	1
NBC art department	1
NBC digital platforms	1
NBC late-night programming	1
NBC late-night programming block	1
NBC network (owned-and-operated group)	1
NBC peacock logo (various periods)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NBC
Context triple: [NFC East, televisionNetworkCoverage, NBC]

A. KRLD-TV
KRLD-TV is a Dallas–Fort Worth television station historically known for its local news coverage and role in reporting major events such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
B. Atlantic Media
Atlantic Media is an American media company best known for owning and operating influential publications such as The Atlantic.
C. Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned U.S. corporation created during the New Deal to provide regional economic development, flood control, and electricity generation in the Tennessee Valley.
D. Rogers
Rogers is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, entertainment, and sports.
E. Time Inc.
Time Inc. was a major American media company best known for publishing influential magazines such as Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NBC
Target entity description: NBC is a major American broadcast television network known for its nationwide programming, including news, sports, and entertainment.

A. KRLD-TV
KRLD-TV is a Dallas–Fort Worth television station historically known for its local news coverage and role in reporting major events such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
B. Atlantic Media
Atlantic Media is an American media company best known for owning and operating influential publications such as The Atlantic.
C. Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned U.S. corporation created during the New Deal to provide regional economic development, flood control, and electricity generation in the Tennessee Valley.
D. Rogers
Rogers is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, entertainment, and sports.
E. Time Inc.
Time Inc. was a major American media company best known for publishing influential magazines such as Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	broadcast television network ⓘ commercial television network ⓘ television channel ⓘ television network ⓘ
brandSymbol	NBC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NBC peacock
broadcastFormat	high-definition television ⓘ
city	New York City ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionPlatform	cable television ⓘ internet streaming ⓘ over-the-air broadcast ⓘ satellite television ⓘ
flagshipStation	WNBC ⓘ
formerOwner	General Electric ⓘ Radio Corporation of America ⓘ Westinghouse Electric Corporation ⓘ
founder	Radio Corporation of America ⓘ
fullName	NBC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Broadcasting Company
headquartersLocation	Rockefeller Center ⓘ surface form: 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York City ⓘ
inception	1926 ⓘ
industry	broadcasting ⓘ mass media ⓘ television ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
logoDescription	stylized peacock with multicolored feathers ⓘ
majorCompetitor	ABC ⓘ CBS ⓘ Fox Broadcasting Company ⓘ
networkType	broadcast television network ⓘ commercial network ⓘ
notableProgram	NBC Nightly News ⓘ Saturday Night Live ⓘ The Tonight Show ⓘ Today ⓘ
owner	Comcast ⓘ
owns	NBC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NBC Entertainment NBC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NBC News NBC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NBC Sports
parentCompany	NBCUniversal ⓘ
programmingType	comedy series ⓘ drama series ⓘ entertainment ⓘ late-night talk shows ⓘ news ⓘ sports ⓘ
serviceArea	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States nationwide ⓘ
slogan	This is NBC ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Series television broadcasts → historicalRightsHolder → NBC ⓘ

Diff'rent Strokes → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

Universal Studio Group → affiliation → NBC ⓘ

this entity surface form: NBC network

Theme from "The Alcoa Hour" → associatedWithNetwork → NBC ⓘ

1995 World Series → televisionNetworkUS → NBC ⓘ

The Cosby Show → network → NBC ⓘ

The Cosby Show → originalChannel → NBC ⓘ

I Spy → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: I Spy (1965 TV series)

Elaine Benes → network → NBC ⓘ

A Different World → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

Heathcliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show → network → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: Heathcliff Huxtable

Paris Barclay → employer → NBC ⓘ

Sylvester Weaver → notableEmployer → NBC ⓘ

Mariska Hargitay → employer → NBC ⓘ

1958 NFL Championship Game → network → NBC ⓘ

TNF → alsoBroadcastOn → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: Thursday Night Football

TNF → simulcastPartnerFrom → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: Thursday Night Football

Super Bowl IX → networkUS → NBC ⓘ

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series → hasNotableNetworkAssociation → NBC ⓘ

Parenthood (TV series) → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: Parenthood

Parenthood (TV series) → broadcastOn → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: Parenthood

My Name Is Earl → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

My Name Is Earl → originalChannel → NBC ⓘ

Super Bowl XIII → networkUS → NBC ⓘ

Alec Baldwin → employer → NBC ⓘ

this entity surface form: NBC (for 30 Rock)

Don Adams → employer → NBC ⓘ

Tom Fontana → employer → NBC ⓘ

The Jay Leno Show → network → NBC ⓘ

The Jay Leno Show → originalChannel → NBC ⓘ

Stefon → network → NBC ⓘ

Jack Buck → employer → NBC ⓘ

Conan O’Brien → employer → NBC ⓘ

Joe Garagiola → employer → NBC ⓘ

this entity surface form: NBC (television network)

1957 World Series → televisionNetworkUS → NBC ⓘ

Super Bowl XXX → networkUS → NBC ⓘ

Philly Special → broadcastNetwork → NBC ⓘ

Mama’s Family → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

Carol & Company → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

Chris Pratt → employer → NBC ⓘ

Father Dowling Mysteries → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

Father Dowling Mysteries → originalRunStartNetwork → NBC ⓘ

ER → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

ER → network → NBC ⓘ

Dr. Doug Ross → televisionNetwork → NBC ⓘ

Dr. Doug Ross → networkOfOriginalBroadcast → NBC ⓘ

Liz Lemon in 30 Rock → employer → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: Liz Lemon

Liz Lemon in 30 Rock → networkOfSeries → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: Liz Lemon

Sister Stephanie Oskowski in Father Dowling Mysteries → networkOfOriginalBroadcast → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: Sister Stephanie Oskowski

People's Choice Award → broadcastOn → NBC ⓘ

subject surface form: People's Choice Awards

Passions → originalNetwork → NBC ⓘ

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