The Ricki Lake Show
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The Ricki Lake Show was a popular American daytime talk show hosted by actress Ricki Lake, known for its lively audience participation and focus on relationship and social issues.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricki Lake (talk show) | 2 |
| The Ricki Lake Show canonical | 1 |
| The Ricki Lake Show (2012–2013) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9739614 — 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 Ricki Lake Show Context triple: [Donnell Rawlings, notableWork, The Ricki Lake Show]
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A.
The Anna Nicole Show
The Anna Nicole Show is a reality television series that followed the eccentric daily life of model and former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith in the early 2000s.
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B.
The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show is an American daytime talk show known for its host's outspoken personality, celebrity gossip segments, and catchphrase-driven pop culture commentary.
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C.
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Drew Barrymore Show is a daytime talk show hosted by actress Drew Barrymore, featuring celebrity interviews, human-interest stories, and lifestyle segments.
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D.
The Amanda Show
The Amanda Show is an American sketch comedy television series that aired on Nickelodeon, starring Amanda Bynes in a variety of recurring characters and parodies.
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E.
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show is an American daytime talk show that aired in the late 1990s and early 2000s, known for its celebrity interviews, comedic segments, and its host's enthusiastic, pop-culture-driven style.
- 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 Ricki Lake Show Target entity description: The Ricki Lake Show was a popular American daytime talk show hosted by actress Ricki Lake, known for its lively audience participation and focus on relationship and social issues.
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A.
The Anna Nicole Show
The Anna Nicole Show is a reality television series that followed the eccentric daily life of model and former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith in the early 2000s.
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B.
The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show is an American daytime talk show known for its host's outspoken personality, celebrity gossip segments, and catchphrase-driven pop culture commentary.
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C.
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Drew Barrymore Show is a daytime talk show hosted by actress Drew Barrymore, featuring celebrity interviews, human-interest stories, and lifestyle segments.
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D.
The Amanda Show
The Amanda Show is an American sketch comedy television series that aired on Nickelodeon, starring Amanda Bynes in a variety of recurring characters and parodies.
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E.
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show is an American daytime talk show that aired in the late 1990s and early 2000s, known for its celebrity interviews, comedic segments, and its host's enthusiastic, pop-culture-driven style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television talk show ⓘ |
| airedInTimeSlot | daytime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ricki Lake (talk show)
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linked to:
The Ricki Lake Show
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| basedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| broadcastFormat | multi-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| distributor |
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia TriStar Television
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| endYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| era |
1990s American daytime television
ⓘ
early 2000s American daytime television ⓘ |
| featuredSegmentType |
makeovers
ⓘ
personal confessions ⓘ relationship confrontations ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
WABC-TV studios ⓘ
linked to:
WABC-TV studios, New York City
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| finalAired | 2004-05-21 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1993-09-13 ⓘ |
| format |
audience Q&A
ⓘ
panel discussions ⓘ single-topic episodes ⓘ |
| genre | talk show ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
family conflicts
ⓘ
friendship issues ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ social controversies ⓘ |
| host |
Ricki Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Rickie Lake
|
| hostOccupation |
actress
ⓘ
television personality ⓘ |
| influenced | later youth-oriented talk shows ⓘ |
| influencedBy | The Oprah Winfrey Show ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
focus on relationship issues
ⓘ
focus on social issues ⓘ lively studio audience participation ⓘ |
| notableFor | appeal to younger demographic compared to traditional talk shows ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 11 ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | first-run syndication ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syndication ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| presenter |
Ricki Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Rickie Lake
|
| productionCompany |
Columbia TriStar Television
ⓘ
Sony Pictures Television ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Pictures Television (syndication)
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| recordedInFrontOf | live studio audience ⓘ |
| starred |
Ricki Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Rickie Lake
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| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| typicalRuntimeMinutes | 60 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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Rickie Lake
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Rickie Lake
linked to: The Ricki Lake Show