The Rookie (TV series)
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The Rookie is an American police procedural drama television series that follows a middle-aged man who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Rookie (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8960027 — 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)
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Target entity: The Rookie (TV series) Context triple: [Ali Larter, notableWork, The Rookie (TV series)]
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A.
The Rookie
The Rookie is a 2002 sports drama film based on the true story of high school teacher and former pitcher Jim Morris, who makes an unexpected late-in-life debut in Major League Baseball.
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B.
After-School All-Stars
After-School All-Stars is a nonprofit organization that provides free, comprehensive after-school programs to low-income youth across the United States, focusing on academic support, enrichment, and health and fitness.
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C.
Hancock (retitled television series)
Hancock (retitled television series) is a British sitcom starring Tony Hancock, created as a later television vehicle for his comedy following the success of Hancock's Half Hour.
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D.
A Different World
A Different World is an American sitcom that aired from 1987 to 1993, focusing on the lives of students at the fictional historically Black Hillman College and addressing social and cultural issues.
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E.
Bob (TV series)
Bob (TV series) is an American sitcom starring comedian Bob Newhart as a comic book artist, which aired on CBS in the early 1990s.
- 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: The Rookie (TV series) Target entity description: The Rookie is an American police procedural drama television series that follows a middle-aged man who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department.
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A.
The Rookie
The Rookie is a 2002 sports drama film based on the true story of high school teacher and former pitcher Jim Morris, who makes an unexpected late-in-life debut in Major League Baseball.
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B.
After-School All-Stars
After-School All-Stars is a nonprofit organization that provides free, comprehensive after-school programs to low-income youth across the United States, focusing on academic support, enrichment, and health and fitness.
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C.
Hancock (retitled television series)
Hancock (retitled television series) is a British sitcom starring Tony Hancock, created as a later television vehicle for his comedy following the success of Hancock's Half Hour.
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D.
A Different World
A Different World is an American sitcom that aired from 1987 to 1993, focusing on the lives of students at the fictional historically Black Hillman College and addressing social and cultural issues.
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E.
Bob (TV series)
Bob (TV series) is an American sitcom starring comedian Bob Newhart as a comic book artist, which aired on CBS in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life experiences of LAPD officer William Norcross ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | HDTV ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | single-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Alexi Hawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Alexi Hawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Alexi Hawley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Norcross NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Steinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Fillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
|
| firstAired | 2018-10-16 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | The Rookie: Feds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterEmployer | Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | police officer ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannel | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | follows John Nolan, a middle-aged man who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Nathan Fillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
ABC Signature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Entertainment One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 43 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
Los Angeles Police Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alyssa Diaz
NERFINISHED
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Eric Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenna Dewan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisseth Chavez NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekia Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa O’Neil NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Fillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard T. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawn Ashmore NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus Makin Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Tru Valentino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rookie (TV series) Description of subject: The Rookie is an American police procedural drama television series that follows a middle-aged man who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department.
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