Major Crimes
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Major Crimes is an American police procedural television series that continues the story of the LAPD’s elite crime squad following the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson, focusing on new leadership and complex criminal investigations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major Crimes canonical | 22 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Major Crimes Context triple: [Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, spinOffRelatedSeries, Major Crimes]
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A.
Crime Beat
Crime Beat is a nonfiction collection by Michael Connelly that compiles his true-crime newspaper columns and essays from his years as a crime reporter.
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B.
Law & Order
Law & Order is a long-running American television crime and legal drama series that follows police investigations and subsequent courtroom prosecutions in New York City.
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C.
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an acclaimed American police procedural television series known for its gritty realism, ensemble cast, and innovative storytelling about a Baltimore homicide unit.
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D.
American Crime
American Crime is an anthology crime drama television series that explores complex social and racial issues through interconnected stories of crime and its impact on victims, perpetrators, and communities.
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E.
Major Crimes Division
The Major Crimes Division is a specialized unit of the Los Angeles Police Department that focuses on investigating high-profile, complex, and often sensitive criminal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major Crimes Target entity description: Major Crimes is an American police procedural television series that continues the story of the LAPD’s elite crime squad following the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson, focusing on new leadership and complex criminal investigations.
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A.
Crime Beat
Crime Beat is a nonfiction collection by Michael Connelly that compiles his true-crime newspaper columns and essays from his years as a crime reporter.
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B.
Law & Order
Law & Order is a long-running American television crime and legal drama series that follows police investigations and subsequent courtroom prosecutions in New York City.
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C.
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an acclaimed American police procedural television series known for its gritty realism, ensemble cast, and innovative storytelling about a Baltimore homicide unit.
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D.
American Crime
American Crime is an anthology crime drama television series that explores complex social and racial issues through interconnected stories of crime and its impact on victims, perpetrators, and communities.
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E.
Major Crimes Division
The Major Crimes Division is a specialized unit of the Los Angeles Police Department that focuses on investigating high-profile, complex, and often sensitive criminal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
police procedural television series
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television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | Cable television ⓘ |
| character |
Andy Flynn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buzz Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Julio Sanchez NERFINISHED ⓘ Louie Provenza NERFINISHED ⓘ Morales NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusty Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon Raydor NERFINISHED ⓘ Tao NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | James Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Greer Shephard
NERFINISHED
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James Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael M. Robin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | LAPD Major Crimes Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2012-08-13 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | LAPD Major Crimes Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Major Crimes season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Closer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | One-hour episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
Crime drama
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Police procedural ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Complex criminal investigations
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Police leadership transition ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2018-01-09 ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 105 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | TNT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Closer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
The Shephard/Robin Company
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Television ⓘ |
| setIn |
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinoffOf | The Closer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
G. W. Bailey
NERFINISHED
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Graham Patrick Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Tenney NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Del Arco NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathe Mazur NERFINISHED ⓘ Kearran Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Paul Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadine Velazquez NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillip P. Keene NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Gossett NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Denison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Major Crimes Description of subject: Major Crimes is an American police procedural television series that continues the story of the LAPD’s elite crime squad following the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson, focusing on new leadership and complex criminal investigations.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brenda Leigh Johnson
subject surface form:
The Closer Theme