CBS television network

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American television network broadcast network television network

CBS television network is a major American broadcast television network known for its long-running scripted series, news programs, and wide-reaching national audience.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
CBS Television	7
CBS Television Network	3
CBS television network canonical	3
CBS (historical)	1
CBS network	1
CBS prime‑time series	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10481532 — 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: CBS television network
Context triple: [Lucy Carter, originallyAiredOn, CBS television network]

A. ABC television network
ABC television network is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of popular entertainment, news, and sports programming nationwide.
B. CBS
CBS is a leading Danish university in Copenhagen specializing in business and economics education and research.
C. CBS
CBS is a Harvard University research center dedicated to advancing the understanding of the brain through interdisciplinary neuroscience studies.
D. CBS
CBS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Commission for Basic Systems, a specialized body focused on foundational infrastructure and standards, likely within an international or governmental organizational context.
E. CBS
CBS is the national statistical office of the Netherlands responsible for collecting, analyzing, and publishing data on the country’s economy, population, and society.
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: CBS television network
Target entity description: CBS television network is a major American broadcast television network known for its long-running scripted series, news programs, and wide-reaching national audience.

A. ABC television network
ABC television network is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of popular entertainment, news, and sports programming nationwide.
B. CBS
CBS is a leading Danish university in Copenhagen specializing in business and economics education and research.
C. CBS
CBS is a Harvard University research center dedicated to advancing the understanding of the brain through interdisciplinary neuroscience studies.
D. CBS
CBS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Commission for Basic Systems, a specialized body focused on foundational infrastructure and standards, likely within an international or governmental organizational context.
E. CBS
CBS is the national statistical office of the Netherlands responsible for collecting, analyzing, and publishing data on the country’s economy, population, and society.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American television network ⓘ broadcast network ⓘ television network ⓘ
brandSymbol	CBS Eye logo NERFINISHED ⓘ
broadcastStandard	high-definition television ⓘ
contentFocus	long-running scripted series ⓘ national news coverage ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionFormat	cable television ⓘ internet streaming ⓘ over-the-air broadcast ⓘ satellite television ⓘ
flagshipStation	WCBS-TV NERFINISHED ⓘ
flagshipStationLocation	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerName	Columbia Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	William S. Paley NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	Columbia Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDivision	CBS Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS Media Ventures NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS News NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS Television Stations NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProgramGenre	news programs GENERATED ⓘ reality television GENERATED ⓘ scripted drama series GENERATED ⓘ situation comedies GENERATED ⓘ sports programming GENERATED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	CBS Building, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ
industry	broadcasting ⓘ mass media ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
logoDesigner	William Golden NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketPosition	one of the Big Three television networks in the United States ⓘ
networkType	commercial broadcast television network ⓘ terrestrial television network ⓘ
notableProgram	60 Minutes NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS Evening News NERFINISHED ⓘ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ NCIS NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Bang Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ The Late Show NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	Paramount Global NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCompany	Paramount Global NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceArea	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico (border areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
slogan	America's Most Watched Network ⓘ
targetAudience	national U.S. audience ⓘ
timeShiftService	CBS East NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS West NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lucy Carter → originallyAiredOn → CBS television network ⓘ

Redstone family → controls → CBS television network ⓘ

this entity surface form: CBS (historical)

What’s My Line? → distributor → CBS television network ⓘ

subject surface form: What's My Line?