Showtime
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Showtime is an American premium cable and streaming network known for its original, often edgy series, films, and sports programming.
All labels observed (22)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T566891 — 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: Showtime Context triple: [City on a Hill, originalNetwork, Showtime]
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A.
HBO
HBO is a premium American television and streaming network known for producing influential, high-quality original series, films, and documentaries such as "The Sopranos," "Game of Thrones," and "Succession."
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B.
A&E Network
A&E Network is an American cable and satellite television channel known for its original programming, including documentaries, reality series, and high-quality scripted productions.
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C.
SEC Network
SEC Network is an American sports television channel dedicated to live games, analysis, and programming focused on the collegiate athletic programs of the Southeastern Conference.
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D.
Paramount Network
Paramount Network is an American cable television channel owned by Paramount Global, known for airing original scripted series, reality shows, and feature films.
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E.
Hulu
Hulu is a U.S.-based subscription streaming service offering on-demand access to a wide range of television shows, films, and original content.
- 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: Showtime Target entity description: Showtime is an American premium cable and streaming network known for its original, often edgy series, films, and sports programming.
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A.
HBO
HBO is a premium American television and streaming network known for producing influential, high-quality original series, films, and documentaries such as "The Sopranos," "Game of Thrones," and "Succession."
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B.
A&E Network
A&E Network is an American cable and satellite television channel known for its original programming, including documentaries, reality series, and high-quality scripted productions.
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C.
SEC Network
SEC Network is an American sports television channel dedicated to live games, analysis, and programming focused on the collegiate athletic programs of the Southeastern Conference.
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D.
Paramount Network
Paramount Network is an American cable television channel owned by Paramount Global, known for airing original scripted series, reality shows, and feature films.
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E.
Hulu
Hulu is a U.S.-based subscription streaming service offering on-demand access to a wide range of television shows, films, and original content.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
premium cable network
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streaming service ⓘ television network ⓘ |
| availableAsAddOnTo | various multichannel video programming distributors ⓘ |
| availableVia | over-the-top streaming platforms ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | high-definition television ⓘ |
| businessModel | subscription-based ⓘ |
| contentRating | mature audiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionChannel |
cable television
ⓘ
internet streaming ⓘ satellite television ⓘ |
| hasGenreFocus |
comedy
ⓘ
crime ⓘ drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasOriginalProgram |
Billions
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Californication ⓘ Dexter ⓘ Homeland ⓘ Nurse Jackie ⓘ Penny Dreadful ⓘ Ray Donovan ⓘ Shameless ⓘ The Chi ⓘ The L Word ⓘ Twin Peaks: The Return ⓘ Weeds ⓘ Yellowjackets ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
adult-oriented programming
ⓘ
edgy content ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
subscription television
ⓘ
video on demand ⓘ |
| hasSlogan |
Brace Yourself
ⓘ
No Limits ⓘ |
| hasSportsBrand |
ShoBox: The New Generation
ⓘ
Showtime Championship Boxing ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| knownFor |
feature films
ⓘ
original television series ⓘ sports programming ⓘ stand-up comedy specials ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| offersPlatform |
Showtime streaming service
ⓘ
linked to:
Showtime
|
| ownedBy |
Paramount Global
ⓘ
Paramount Media Networks ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Paramount Global ⓘ |
| partOf | Paramount Global ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Showtime Description of subject: Showtime is an American premium cable and streaming network known for its original, often edgy series, films, and sports programming.
Referenced by (439)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Shameless
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