The Big C

American television series
TVSeries television_series Q1341527
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The Big C

Summary

The Big C is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,744 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big C's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • The Big C's composer is recorded as Marcelo Zarvos[4].
  • The Big C's genre is comedy drama[5].
  • A cast member of The Big C was Laura Linney[6].
  • A cast member of The Big C was Oliver Platt[7].
  • A cast member of The Big C was John Benjamin Hickey[8].
  • A cast member of The Big C was Gabriel Basso[9].
  • A cast member of The Big C was Phyllis Somerville[10].
  • A cast member of The Big C was Gabourey Sidibe[11].
  • The Big C was produced by Neal H. Moritz[12].
  • The Big C was produced by Laura Linney[13].
  • The original language of The Big C was English[14].
  • The Big C's original broadcaster is recorded as Showtime[15].
  • The Big C's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • The Big C comprises The Big C, season 2[17].
  • The Big C comprises The Big C, season 3[18].
  • The Big C comprises The Big C, season 4[19].
  • The Big C comprises The Big C, season 1[20].
  • The Big C began on +2010-08-16T00:00:00Z[21].
  • The Big C ended on +2013-05-20T00:00:00Z[22].
  • The Big C's narrative location is recorded as Minnesota[23].
  • The Big C's official website is recorded as http://www.sho.com/site/thebigc/home.sho[24].
  • The Big C's filming location is recorded as Minneapolis[25].
  • The Big C's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+40'}[26].
  • The Big C's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Big C'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Neal H. Moritz[12] and Laura Linney[13]. Cast members include Laura Linney[6], Oliver Platt[7], John Benjamin Hickey[8], Gabriel Basso[9], Phyllis Somerville[10], and Gabourey Sidibe[11].

Publication

The original language of The Big C was English[14]. Its genre is comedy drama[5].

Why It Matters

The Big C ranks in the top 2% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,744 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze series id 762
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8600]]: 762, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257439|batch #257439]]"
  2. 23d ago · Mario988 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin
    Composer Marcelo Zarvos
    Country of origin United States
    Has part(s) The Big C, season 2, The Big C, season 3, The Big C, season 4 +1
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, es */"
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