The Commish
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The Commish is an early-1990s American television drama-comedy series centered on a small-town police commissioner balancing crime-fighting with family life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Commish canonical | 7 |
| Der Kommissar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8938830 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Commish Context triple: [Gina Belafonte, notableWork, The Commish]
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A.
The Precinct
The Precinct is the main local shopping centre serving the community of South Oxhey in Hertfordshire, England.
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B.
Supernumerary Police
The Supernumerary Police were an auxiliary paramilitary police force in Mandatory Palestine, composed largely of Jewish recruits and used by the British authorities for security and counterinsurgency duties.
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C.
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain is a 1971 Italian crime drama film that explores corruption and moral conflict within the police and political system.
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D.
NYPD 83rd Precinct
The NYPD 83rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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E.
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.
- 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 Commish Target entity description: The Commish is an early-1990s American television drama-comedy series centered on a small-town police commissioner balancing crime-fighting with family life.
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A.
The Precinct
The Precinct is the main local shopping centre serving the community of South Oxhey in Hertfordshire, England.
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B.
Supernumerary Police
The Supernumerary Police were an auxiliary paramilitary police force in Mandatory Palestine, composed largely of Jewish recruits and used by the British authorities for security and counterinsurgency duties.
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C.
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain is a 1971 Italian crime drama film that explores corruption and moral conflict within the police and political system.
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D.
NYPD 83rd Precinct
The NYPD 83rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | police commissioner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Stephen J. Cannell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Kronish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Stephen J. Cannell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Kronish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffRelation | inspired later Michael Chiklis casting in The Shield (career influence) ⓘ |
| hasTheme | crime-fighting and family life balance ⓘ |
| leadActor | Michael Chiklis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tony Scali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Michael Chiklis, nominated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 94 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | Saturday nights ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseEndDate | 1996-01-11 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStartDate | 1991-09-28 ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
ⓘ
surface form:
NTSC
|
| productionCompany | Stephen J. Cannell Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Eastbridge, New York (fictional city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Geoffrey Nauffts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gina Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cygan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaj-Erik Eriksen NERFINISHED ⓘ Melinda McGraw NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Chiklis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Lea NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Kalember NERFINISHED ⓘ Theresa Saldana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Commish Description of subject: The Commish is an early-1990s American television drama-comedy series centered on a small-town police commissioner balancing crime-fighting with family life.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Der Kommissar