Diagnosis Murder
E920113
American television series
crime drama television series
medical drama television series
mystery television series
Diagnosis Murder is an American mystery medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as a doctor who solves crimes alongside law enforcement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Murder canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11347215 — 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: Diagnosis Murder Context triple: [Carey Van Dyke, notableWork, Diagnosis Murder]
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A.
Cold Case
Cold Case is an American police procedural television series that follows a team of detectives who investigate and solve long-unsolved murders using modern forensic techniques and fresh witness interviews.
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B.
Lie to Me
Lie to Me is an American crime drama television series centered on a deception expert who assists law enforcement by analyzing facial expressions and body language to detect lies.
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C.
Lie to Me
Lie to Me is a blues-rock album by American guitarist and singer Jonny Lang that helped establish him as a prominent young artist in the genre.
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D.
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American mystery television series centered on crime novelist and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, who solves murders in her small town and around the world.
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E.
Body of Proof
Body of Proof is an American television drama series that follows a brilliant but troubled medical examiner who uses her forensic skills to solve complex crimes.
- 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: Diagnosis Murder Target entity description: Diagnosis Murder is an American mystery medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as a doctor who solves crimes alongside law enforcement.
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A.
Cold Case
Cold Case is an American police procedural television series that follows a team of detectives who investigate and solve long-unsolved murders using modern forensic techniques and fresh witness interviews.
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B.
Lie to Me
Lie to Me is an American crime drama television series centered on a deception expert who assists law enforcement by analyzing facial expressions and body language to detect lies.
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C.
Lie to Me
Lie to Me is a blues-rock album by American guitarist and singer Jonny Lang that helped establish him as a prominent young artist in the genre.
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D.
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American mystery television series centered on crime novelist and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, who solves murders in her small town and around the world.
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E.
Body of Proof
Body of Proof is an American television drama series that follows a brilliant but troubled medical examiner who uses her forensic skills to solve complex crimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
ⓘ
crime drama television series ⓘ medical drama television series ⓘ mystery television series ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Amanda Bentley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Jesse Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Mark Sloan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Sloan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Dick DeBenedictis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Joyce Burditt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer |
Christopher Hibler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joel Steiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS Television Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1993 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
medical drama ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionFilm |
Diagnosis Murder: A Town Without Pity
NERFINISHED
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Diagnosis Murder: Once Upon a Murder NERFINISHED ⓘ Diagnosis Murder: The Silent Killer NERFINISHED ⓘ Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2001 ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation |
doctor
ⓘ
medical consultant to police ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Community General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 178 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 8 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalRunEndYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| portrays |
Barry Van Dyke as Steve Sloan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Schlatter as Dr. Jesse Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Rowell as Dr. Amanda Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jake and the Fatman backdoor pilot episodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | solving crimes through medical and forensic investigation ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Viacom Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOffFrom | Jake and the Fatman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Barry Van Dyke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Schlatter NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Tucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Baio NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Rowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diagnosis Murder Description of subject: Diagnosis Murder is an American mystery medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as a doctor who solves crimes alongside law enforcement.
Referenced by (3)
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