The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show was a hugely influential American television variety program (1948–1971) that showcased a wide range of popular entertainers and helped launch the careers of many major music and comedy acts.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4452473 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ed Sullivan Show Context triple: [The Clancy Brothers, appearedOn, The Ed Sullivan Show]
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A.
The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1950s and 1960s known for its comedy sketches, musical performances, and for helping launch the career of Carol Burnett.
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B.
American Bandstand
American Bandstand was a long-running American music-performance and dance television show that helped popularize rock and roll and launch the careers of numerous artists.
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C.
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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D.
Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan was a prominent American television host and entertainment columnist best known for creating and hosting the long-running variety program "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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E.
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was a groundbreaking 1960s American television variety show known for its sharp political satire, musical performances, and frequent clashes with network censors.
- 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 Ed Sullivan Show Target entity description: The Ed Sullivan Show was a hugely influential American television variety program (1948–1971) that showcased a wide range of popular entertainers and helped launch the careers of many major music and comedy acts.
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A.
The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1950s and 1960s known for its comedy sketches, musical performances, and for helping launch the career of Carol Burnett.
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B.
American Bandstand
American Bandstand was a long-running American music-performance and dance television show that helped popularize rock and roll and launch the careers of numerous artists.
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C.
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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D.
Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan was a prominent American television host and entertainment columnist best known for creating and hosting the long-running variety program "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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E.
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was a groundbreaking 1960s American television variety show known for its sharp political satire, musical performances, and frequent clashes with network censors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
television series
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variety show ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Toast of the Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastDay | Sunday ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | live television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Ed Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlo Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Ed Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlo Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAirDate | 1971-03-28 ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1948-06-20 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy television
ⓘ
music television ⓘ variety show ⓘ |
| helpedLaunchCareerOf |
Buddy Holly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jackson 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Supremes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| networkAffiliation | CBS Television Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing rock and roll acts to mainstream American television
ⓘ
mixing music, comedy, and variety acts on a single program ⓘ |
| notableGuest |
Bob Hope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddy Holly NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin Gaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jackson 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED ⓘ The Supremes NERFINISHED ⓘ Topo Gigio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 24 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalRunEndYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Toast of the Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter | Ed Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFilmingLocation |
CBS Studio 50
NERFINISHED
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Ed Sullivan Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleChangedIn | 1955 ⓘ |
| typicalRuntimeMinutes | 60 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ed Sullivan Show Description of subject: The Ed Sullivan Show was a hugely influential American television variety program (1948–1971) that showcased a wide range of popular entertainers and helped launch the careers of many major music and comedy acts.
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“The Ed Sullivan Show”
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The Ed Sullivan Show (West Coast segments)