Blind Date
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Blind Date is a popular British television dating game show, best known for being hosted by singer and entertainer Cilla Black.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blind Date canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9519942 — 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: Blind Date Context triple: [Cilla Black, notableWork, Blind Date]
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A.
Blind Date
Blind Date is a 1987 romantic comedy film starring Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger, directed by Blake Edwards.
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B.
First Date
"First Date" is a popular pop-punk song by American rock band Blink-182, known for its catchy melody and humorous take on the awkwardness of teenage romance.
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C.
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date is a 2005 romantic comedy film in which a woman hires a charming male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister’s wedding, leading to unexpected romance and complications.
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D.
Miss Match
Miss Match is an early-2000s American romantic comedy-drama television series about a high-powered divorce lawyer who moonlights as a matchmaker.
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E.
Love on the Weekend
"Love on the Weekend" is a mellow, guitar-driven pop-rock song by John Mayer that served as the lead single from his album *The Search for Everything*.
- 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: Blind Date Target entity description: Blind Date is a popular British television dating game show, best known for being hosted by singer and entertainer Cilla Black.
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A.
Blind Date
Blind Date is a 1987 romantic comedy film starring Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger, directed by Blake Edwards.
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B.
First Date
"First Date" is a popular pop-punk song by American rock band Blink-182, known for its catchy melody and humorous take on the awkwardness of teenage romance.
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C.
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date is a 2005 romantic comedy film in which a woman hires a charming male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister’s wedding, leading to unexpected romance and complications.
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D.
Miss Match
Miss Match is an early-2000s American romantic comedy-drama television series about a high-powered divorce lawyer who moonlights as a matchmaker.
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E.
Love on the Weekend
"Love on the Weekend" is a mellow, guitar-driven pop-rock song by John Mayer that served as the lead single from his album *The Search for Everything*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television dating game show
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British television dating game show ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blind Date NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | PAL ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdForNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTheme | Blind Date theme ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Alan Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmedAsLive | yes ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | London Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired |
1985
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2017 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followUp | couple returns in later episode to discuss their date ⓘ |
| format |
chooser selects one contestant for a date
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three contestants answer questions from a hidden chooser ⓘ |
| genre |
dating game show
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game show ⓘ |
| hasAudienceParticipation | studio audience ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Laurie Holloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContestantType | single adults ⓘ |
| hasHost | Cilla Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRevival | Blind Date (Channel 5 revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSegment |
post-date interview
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selection round behind a screen ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | special celebrity editions ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Cilla Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Dating Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2003 ⓘ |
| narrator | Graham Skidmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCatchphrase |
A lorra, lorra laughs
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What’s your name and where d’you come from? ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cilla Black’s hosting style
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long Saturday night primetime run on ITV ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 18 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | Blind Date theme ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOnDay | Saturday night ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
Channel 5
NERFINISHED
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ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter |
Cilla Black
NERFINISHED
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Paul O’Grady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Weekend Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setFeature | partition screen separating chooser and contestants ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately 60 minutes including adverts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blind Date Description of subject: Blind Date is a popular British television dating game show, best known for being hosted by singer and entertainer Cilla Black.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.