Tonight Starring Jack Paar

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American television talk show late-night talk show television series

"Tonight Starring Jack Paar" was an early and influential incarnation of NBC’s late-night talk show franchise, hosted by Jack Paar in the late 1950s and early 1960s and known for its conversational, often emotionally candid style.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Tonight Starring Jack Paar canonical	3
The Jack Paar Show	2
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	2
Jack Paar Tonite	1
The Jack Paar Program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T661893 — 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: Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Context triple: [The Tonight Show, hasVersion, Tonight Starring Jack Paar]

A. Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Tonight Starring Steve Allen was the original incarnation of NBC’s long-running late-night talk show franchise, hosted by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen in the 1950s.
B. The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show was an American musical variety television series in the early 1960s that showcased Judy Garland’s singing, comedy, and guest performances.
C. The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program was a popular American radio and television comedy series starring comedian Jack Benny, known for its running gags, character-driven humor, and influential role in early broadcast entertainment.
D. The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1950s and 1960s known for its comedy sketches, musical performances, and for helping launch the career of Carol Burnett.
E. The Fred Astaire Show
The Fred Astaire Show was a television special showcasing legendary dancer and actor Fred Astaire in a series of musical and dance performances.
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: Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Target entity description: "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" was an early and influential incarnation of NBC’s late-night talk show franchise, hosted by Jack Paar in the late 1950s and early 1960s and known for its conversational, often emotionally candid style.

A. Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Tonight Starring Steve Allen was the original incarnation of NBC’s long-running late-night talk show franchise, hosted by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen in the 1950s.
B. The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show was an American musical variety television series in the early 1960s that showcased Judy Garland’s singing, comedy, and guest performances.
C. The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program was a popular American radio and television comedy series starring comedian Jack Benny, known for its running gags, character-driven humor, and influential role in early broadcast entertainment.
D. The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1950s and 1960s known for its comedy sketches, musical performances, and for helping launch the career of Carol Burnett.
E. The Fred Astaire Show
The Fred Astaire Show was a television special showcasing legendary dancer and actor Fred Astaire in a series of musical and dance performances.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American television talk show ⓘ late-night talk show ⓘ television series ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Jack Paar Tonight Show ⓘ linked to: Tonight Starring Jack Paar
basedOn	The Tonight Show format ⓘ
broadcastFrom	NBC studios in New York City ⓘ linked to: Studio 8H, NBC Studios, New York City
broadcastOn	weeknights ⓘ
cameraSetup	multi-camera ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endTime	1962-03-30 ⓘ
firstAired	1957 ⓘ
followedBy	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ⓘ linked to: The Tonight Show
format	live television ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ talk show ⓘ
hasHost	Jack Paar ⓘ
hasMainSubject	celebrity interviews ⓘ current events ⓘ popular culture ⓘ
influenced	American late-night talk shows ⓘ The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ⓘ linked to: The Tonight Show
language	English ⓘ
lastAired	1962 ⓘ
locationOfFilming	New York City ⓘ
medium	television ⓘ
network	NBC ⓘ
notableFor	conversational interview style ⓘ emotionally candid monologues ⓘ influential role in shaping American late-night television ⓘ on-air emotional outbursts by Jack Paar ⓘ
notableSegmentType	celebrity interviews ⓘ monologue ⓘ musical performances ⓘ
originalChannel	NBC ⓘ
originallyBroadcastIn	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
originalNetwork	NBC ⓘ
originalRun	early 1960s ⓘ late 1950s ⓘ
partOf	The Tonight Show franchise ⓘ linked to: The Tonight Show
partOfSeries	The Tonight Show ⓘ
pictureFormat	black-and-white ⓘ
precededBy	Tonight Starring Steve Allen ⓘ
presenter	Jack Paar ⓘ
productionCompany	NBC ⓘ
runtime	approximately 105 minutes ⓘ
starring	Jack Paar ⓘ
startTime	1957-07-29 ⓘ
timeSlot	late night ⓘ

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