Cheyenne (TV series)
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Cheyenne is a pioneering American Western television series that aired in the 1950s and 1960s, known for being one of the first hour-long dramatic TV Westerns and for starring Clint Walker as the titular cowboy hero.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cheyenne (TV series) canonical | 1 |
| television series Cheyenne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6591160 — 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)
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Target entity: Cheyenne (TV series) Context triple: [Lucy Marlow, notableWork, Cheyenne (TV series)]
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A.
Making-Out-Road (Cheyenne wife)
Making-Out-Road was a Cheyenne woman known primarily as one of the Native American wives of frontiersman and scout Kit Carson.
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B.
Bonanza
Bonanza is a classic American Western television series that aired from 1959 to 1973, following the Cartwright family on their Nevada ranch, the Ponderosa.
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C.
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is a classic American Western television series that follows U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon as he maintains law and order in the frontier town of Dodge City.
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D.
Yellowstone (TV series)
Yellowstone is a contemporary American drama television series that follows the power struggles and family conflicts surrounding a large cattle ranch in Montana, starring Kevin Costner.
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E.
Longmire
Longmire is a modern Western crime drama television series centered on a Wyoming sheriff investigating crimes while coping with personal and community challenges.
- 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: Cheyenne (TV series) Target entity description: Cheyenne is a pioneering American Western television series that aired in the 1950s and 1960s, known for being one of the first hour-long dramatic TV Westerns and for starring Clint Walker as the titular cowboy hero.
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A.
Making-Out-Road (Cheyenne wife)
Making-Out-Road was a Cheyenne woman known primarily as one of the Native American wives of frontiersman and scout Kit Carson.
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B.
Bonanza
Bonanza is a classic American Western television series that aired from 1959 to 1973, following the Cartwright family on their Nevada ranch, the Ponderosa.
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C.
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is a classic American Western television series that follows U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon as he maintains law and order in the frontier town of Dodge City.
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D.
Yellowstone (TV series)
Yellowstone is a contemporary American drama television series that follows the power struggles and family conflicts surrounding a large cattle ranch in Montana, starring Kevin Costner.
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E.
Longmire
Longmire is a modern Western crime drama television series centered on a Wyoming sheriff investigating crimes while coping with personal and community challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television series ⓘ |
| airedOn | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresTheme |
law and order in the Old West
ⓘ
wandering cowboy hero ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1955 ⓘ |
| format | hour-long drama ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastMedium | terrestrial television ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Clint Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | standalone stories ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
adventure
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Cheyenne Bodie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | episodic ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGenre | Western drama ⓘ |
| hasProductionType | network television series ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Cheyenne Bodie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later television Westerns ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhiteSeries | true ⓘ |
| isFictionalUniverseOf | Cheyenne Bodie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American network television history ⓘ |
| isPioneeringWorkIn | television Western genre ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1963 ⓘ |
| leadActor | Clint Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProtagonistOccupation | cowboy ⓘ |
| mainProtagonistRole | drifter and troubleshooter ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first hour-long dramatic TV Westerns ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 7 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredInDecade |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Clint Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocationType | frontier towns ⓘ |
| producedBy | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Television ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Clint Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cheyenne (TV series) Description of subject: Cheyenne is a pioneering American Western television series that aired in the 1950s and 1960s, known for being one of the first hour-long dramatic TV Westerns and for starring Clint Walker as the titular cowboy hero.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
television series Cheyenne