Pardon the Interruption
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Pardon the Interruption is a fast-paced ESPN sports talk show where hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon debate and analyze the day's top sports stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pardon the Interruption canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8266658 — 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: Pardon the Interruption Context triple: [ESPN original programming, includesShow, Pardon the Interruption]
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A.
Football Night in America
Football Night in America is NBC’s flagship NFL pregame show that provides analysis, highlights, and commentary leading into Sunday Night Football broadcasts.
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B.
The Michael Kay Show
The Michael Kay Show is a sports talk radio program, best known for its coverage of New York sports and airing on ESPN New York with broadcaster Michael Kay as its primary host.
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C.
The Paul Finebaum Show
The Paul Finebaum Show is a sports talk radio and television program centered on Southeastern Conference (SEC) athletics, known for its passionate callers, opinionated host, and prominent presence on the SEC Network.
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D.
SportsCenter
SportsCenter is ESPN’s flagship daily sports news and highlights television program, featuring scores, analysis, and coverage of major sporting events.
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E.
NBC Game of the Week
NBC Game of the Week was a nationally televised Major League Baseball broadcast series that served for decades as one of the sport’s primary weekly showcase games in the United States.
- 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: Pardon the Interruption Target entity description: Pardon the Interruption is a fast-paced ESPN sports talk show where hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon debate and analyze the day's top sports stories.
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A.
Football Night in America
Football Night in America is NBC’s flagship NFL pregame show that provides analysis, highlights, and commentary leading into Sunday Night Football broadcasts.
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B.
The Michael Kay Show
The Michael Kay Show is a sports talk radio program, best known for its coverage of New York sports and airing on ESPN New York with broadcaster Michael Kay as its primary host.
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C.
The Paul Finebaum Show
The Paul Finebaum Show is a sports talk radio and television program centered on Southeastern Conference (SEC) athletics, known for its passionate callers, opinionated host, and prominent presence on the SEC Network.
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D.
SportsCenter
SportsCenter is ESPN’s flagship daily sports news and highlights television program, featuring scores, analysis, and coverage of major sporting events.
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E.
NBC Game of the Week
NBC Game of the Week was a nationally televised Major League Baseball broadcast series that served for decades as one of the sport’s primary weekly showcase games in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports talk show
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television program ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | television ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | cable television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutedOnChannel | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFormatElement |
countdown clock for topics
ⓘ
time-limited discussion segments ⓘ |
| format |
debate on current sports topics
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fast-paced segment-based show ⓘ |
| genre |
sports news
ⓘ
sports talk ⓘ |
| hasCompanionShow | Around the Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHost |
Michael Wilbon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Kornheiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePersonality |
Michael Wilbon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Kornheiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSegment |
Around the Horn promo tie-ins
ⓘ
Big Finish NERFINISHED ⓘ Five Good Minutes NERFINISHED ⓘ Happy Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Mail Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Over/Under ⓘ Role Play ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
conversational
ⓘ
debate-oriented ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
discussion of daily sports headlines
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opinionated sports analysis ⓘ |
| isAbout |
college sports
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major sports events ⓘ professional sports ⓘ |
| network | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter |
Michael Wilbon
NERFINISHED
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Tony Kornheiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
sports
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sports commentary ⓘ sports debate ⓘ sports news ⓘ |
| targetAudience | sports fans ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | 30 minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pardon the Interruption Description of subject: Pardon the Interruption is a fast-paced ESPN sports talk show where hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon debate and analyze the day's top sports stories.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
ESPN