The Huntley–Brinkley Report
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The Huntley–Brinkley Report was a prominent American television evening news program on NBC, co-anchored by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Huntley–Brinkley Report canonical | 3 |
| Huntley–Brinkley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3953006 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Huntley–Brinkley Report Context triple: [David Brinkley, notableWork, The Huntley–Brinkley Report]
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A.
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is a long-running American television news magazine program known for its in-depth investigative reporting and interviews.
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B.
The MacNeil/Lehrer Report
The MacNeil/Lehrer Report was a pioneering American public television news program known for its in-depth, sober analysis of national and international events, which later evolved into what is now PBS NewsHour.
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C.
Douglas Edwards with the News
Douglas Edwards with the News was an early American television network evening newscast on CBS, anchored by journalist Douglas Edwards.
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D.
Firing Line
Firing Line was a long-running American public affairs television program known for its intellectual debates and conservative perspective, moderated by William F. Buckley Jr.
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E.
The Robert MacNeil Report
The Robert MacNeil Report was an American public television news program, co-anchored by Robert MacNeil, that evolved into what is now known as PBS NewsHour.
- 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 Huntley–Brinkley Report Target entity description: The Huntley–Brinkley Report was a prominent American television evening news program on NBC, co-anchored by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
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A.
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is a long-running American television news magazine program known for its in-depth investigative reporting and interviews.
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B.
The MacNeil/Lehrer Report
The MacNeil/Lehrer Report was a pioneering American public television news program known for its in-depth, sober analysis of national and international events, which later evolved into what is now PBS NewsHour.
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C.
Douglas Edwards with the News
Douglas Edwards with the News was an early American television network evening newscast on CBS, anchored by journalist Douglas Edwards.
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D.
Firing Line
Firing Line was a long-running American public affairs television program known for its intellectual debates and conservative perspective, moderated by William F. Buckley Jr.
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E.
The Robert MacNeil Report
The Robert MacNeil Report was an American public television news program, co-anchored by Robert MacNeil, that evolved into what is now known as PBS NewsHour.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
ⓘ
television news program ⓘ |
| airedOnWeekday |
Friday
ⓘ
Monday ⓘ Thursday ⓘ Tuesday ⓘ Wednesday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Huntley–Brinkley Report
ⓘ
surface form:
Huntley–Brinkley
|
| broadcastFormat | evening news program ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
NBC
ⓘ
surface form:
NBC television network
|
| broadcastType | network news program ⓘ |
| coAnchor |
Chet Huntley
ⓘ
David Brinkley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | July 31, 1970 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970 ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ late 1950s ⓘ |
| followedBy | NBC Nightly News ⓘ |
| genre | television news ⓘ |
| hasAnchorLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | October 29, 1956 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| medium | television ⓘ |
| networkAffiliation | NBC News ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchphrase "Good night, Chet" / "Good night, David"
ⓘ
dual-anchor format ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Huntley–Brinkley Report self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | NBC News division ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white television ⓘ |
| precededBy | Camel News Caravan ⓘ |
| presenter |
Chet Huntley
ⓘ
David Brinkley ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC News ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most-watched U.S. evening newscasts of the 1960s ⓘ |
| signOffPhrase |
And good night for NBC News
ⓘ
Good night, Chet ⓘ Good night, David ⓘ |
| startTime | 1956 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
coverage of major U.S. political events
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coverage of the Vietnam War ⓘ coverage of the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general American audience ⓘ |
| timeSlot |
NBC Nightly News
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surface form:
NBC nightly evening news
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Huntley–Brinkley Report Description of subject: The Huntley–Brinkley Report was a prominent American television evening news program on NBC, co-anchored by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Huntley–Brinkley