The Late Shift
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The Late Shift is a 1996 HBO television film that dramatizes the behind-the-scenes battle for the Tonight Show hosting job between Jay Leno and David Letterman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Late Shift canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10242976 — 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 Late Shift Context triple: [Joe Medjuck, notableWork, The Late Shift]
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A.
Night Shift
Night Shift is a 1982 comedy film directed by Ron Howard that helped establish Michael Keaton as a major comedic actor.
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B.
Night Shift
"Night Shift" is a critically acclaimed indie rock song by American singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, known for its emotionally raw lyrics and slow-building, cathartic arrangement.
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C.
Night Shift
"Night Shift" is a 1978 collection of horror and suspense short stories by Stephen King that helped establish his reputation as a master of the genre.
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D.
Midnight Office
Midnight Office is a Christian liturgical service of nighttime prayer, traditionally observed around midnight as part of the daily cycle of worship.
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E.
Nightshift
"Nightshift" is a soulful 1985 tribute ballad by the Commodores honoring late musicians Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson, and is one of the group's most enduring hits.
- 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 Late Shift Target entity description: The Late Shift is a 1996 HBO television film that dramatizes the behind-the-scenes battle for the Tonight Show hosting job between Jay Leno and David Letterman.
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A.
Night Shift
Night Shift is a 1982 comedy film directed by Ron Howard that helped establish Michael Keaton as a major comedic actor.
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B.
Night Shift
"Night Shift" is a critically acclaimed indie rock song by American singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, known for its emotionally raw lyrics and slow-building, cathartic arrangement.
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C.
Night Shift
"Night Shift" is a 1978 collection of horror and suspense short stories by Stephen King that helped establish his reputation as a master of the genre.
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D.
Midnight Office
Midnight Office is a Christian liturgical service of nighttime prayer, traditionally observed around midnight as part of the daily cycle of worship.
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E.
Nightshift
"Nightshift" is a soulful 1985 tribute ballad by the Commodores honoring late musicians Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson, and is one of the group's most enduring hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HBO original film
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television film ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardWon | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Late Shift (book)
NERFINISHED
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The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night by Bill Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Betty Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Daniel Goldberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan Reitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| mainCastMember |
Bob Balaban
NERFINISHED
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Daniel Roebuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Begley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John Michael Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Jurasik NERFINISHED ⓘ Reni Santoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Gilborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Treat Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1996-02-24 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| portrays |
Brandon Tartikoff
NERFINISHED
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David Letterman NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Kushnick NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Stringer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Leno NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Ovitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lassally NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Iger NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Littlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Arlene Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bill Carter
NERFINISHED
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George Armitage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| subject |
NBC network politics
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The Tonight Show NERFINISHED ⓘ late-night television wars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Late Shift Description of subject: The Late Shift is a 1996 HBO television film that dramatizes the behind-the-scenes battle for the Tonight Show hosting job between Jay Leno and David Letterman.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.