Rescue 911
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Rescue 911 is an American reality-based television series that dramatized real-life emergency situations and rescues, hosted by actor William Shatner.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rescue 911 canonical | 1 |
| Rescue 911 (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13051826 — 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: Rescue 911 Context triple: [William Shatner, notableWork, Rescue 911]
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A.
Rescue 8
Rescue 8 is an American television drama series from the late 1950s that follows the high-risk missions of a Los Angeles County rescue squad.
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B.
Rescue
Rescue is the armored superhero persona adopted by Pepper Potts in Marvel Comics, featuring a specialized suit focused on defense, support, and rescue operations rather than offensive combat.
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C.
Rescue
Rescue is a poetry collection by Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Czesław Miłosz, reflecting on war, morality, and the human condition in the aftermath of World War II.
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D.
The Rescue
The Rescue is a National Geographic documentary film that chronicles the dramatic 2018 mission to save a Thai youth soccer team trapped in the Tham Luang cave.
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E.
The Rescue
The Rescue is a dramatic 1855 painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais depicting a father saving his children from a burning building.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Rescue 911 Target entity description: Rescue 911 is an American reality-based television series that dramatized real-life emergency situations and rescues, hosted by actor William Shatner.
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A.
Rescue 8
Rescue 8 is an American television drama series from the late 1950s that follows the high-risk missions of a Los Angeles County rescue squad.
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B.
Rescue
Rescue is a poetry collection by Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Czesław Miłosz, reflecting on war, morality, and the human condition in the aftermath of World War II.
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C.
Rescue
Rescue is the armored superhero persona adopted by Pepper Potts in Marvel Comics, featuring a specialized suit focused on defense, support, and rescue operations rather than offensive combat.
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D.
The Rescue
The Rescue is a National Geographic documentary film that chronicles the dramatic 2018 mission to save a Thai youth soccer team trapped in the Tham Luang cave.
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E.
The Rescue
The Rescue is a dramatic 1855 painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais depicting a father saving his children from a burning building.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
ⓘ
reality television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| airedDuringDecade |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| airedInSyndication | yes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rescue 911 (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rescue 911
|
| basedOn | real-life emergency situations ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | hour-long episodes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| debutYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| educationalAspect |
highlighted importance of calling 911
ⓘ
promoted safety awareness ⓘ |
| endYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| featuredElement |
911 emergency telephone system
ⓘ
real 911 call audio ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | dramatic re-enactments ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1996-10-27 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1989-04-18 ⓘ |
| format |
dramatization of real emergencies
ⓘ
re-enactments with occasional real footage ⓘ |
| genre |
docudrama
ⓘ
reality ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
documentary-style
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drama ⓘ reality ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffOrRelatedShow | Rescue 911 home video releases ⓘ |
| hostedBy | William Shatner ⓘ |
| includesInterviewsWith |
emergency personnel
ⓘ
rescuers ⓘ victims ⓘ |
| influenced | later emergency reality shows ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being hosted by William Shatner
ⓘ
popularizing real-life rescue reenactment format ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 120+ ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 7 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOnDay | Tuesday ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| presenter | William Shatner ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS Entertainment Productions
ⓘ
linked to:
CBS Studios
|
| subjectMatter |
emergency medical services
ⓘ
firefighting rescues ⓘ police rescues ⓘ search and rescue operations ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure | multiple short rescue segments ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately 60 minutes with commercials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rescue 911 Description of subject: Rescue 911 is an American reality-based television series that dramatized real-life emergency situations and rescues, hosted by actor William Shatner.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rescue 911