The David Letterman Show
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The David Letterman Show was an early 1980s NBC daytime talk and variety program hosted by David Letterman that helped establish his offbeat comedic style and cult following.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The David Letterman Show canonical | 2 |
| The David Letterman Show (daytime) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3874361 — 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: The David Letterman Show Context triple: [Late Night with David Letterman, precededBy, The David Letterman Show]
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A.
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman was a groundbreaking American late-night talk show known for its offbeat humor, innovative comedy segments, and influential role in shaping modern late-night television.
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B.
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is a long-running American late-night talk show featuring celebrity interviews, comedy sketches, and musical performances.
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C.
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show was an American late-night talk and variety television program hosted by comedian Jay Leno on NBC.
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D.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.
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E.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that introduces LAPD detective Renée Ballard as she works the night shift while pursuing justice against departmental resistance.
- 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: The David Letterman Show Target entity description: The David Letterman Show was an early 1980s NBC daytime talk and variety program hosted by David Letterman that helped establish his offbeat comedic style and cult following.
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A.
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman was a groundbreaking American late-night talk show known for its offbeat humor, innovative comedy segments, and influential role in shaping modern late-night television.
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B.
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is a long-running American late-night talk show featuring celebrity interviews, comedy sketches, and musical performances.
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C.
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show was an American late-night talk and variety television program hosted by comedian Jay Leno on NBC.
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D.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that introduces LAPD detective Renée Ballard as she works the night shift while pursuing justice against departmental resistance.
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E.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daytime talk show
ⓘ
television series ⓘ variety show ⓘ |
| basedOn | talk show format ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | live-to-tape ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | American television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfTelevisionSeriesDebut | 1980s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1980-10-24 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | NBC executives ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel | NBC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Late Night with David Letterman ⓘ |
| genre |
talk show
ⓘ
variety ⓘ |
| hasAudience | cult following ⓘ |
| hasHost | David Letterman ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
celebrity culture
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
celebrity interviews
ⓘ
comedy sketches ⓘ recurring segments ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The David Letterman Show self-link ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish | David Letterman offbeat comedic style ⓘ |
| influenced | Late Night with David Letterman format ⓘ |
| locationOfFilming | New York City ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental comedy on daytime TV
ⓘ
short run on NBC daytime schedule ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | David Letterman ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredIn | 1980 ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy | NBC ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | American daytime television ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| presenter | David Letterman ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC ⓘ |
| runtime | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980-06-23 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | television history discussions ⓘ |
| timeSlot | daytime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The David Letterman Show Description of subject: The David Letterman Show was an early 1980s NBC daytime talk and variety program hosted by David Letterman that helped establish his offbeat comedic style and cult following.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The David Letterman Show (daytime)