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Route 66

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Route 66
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Route 66

Summary

Route 66 is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Route 66 is the creator of Stirling Silliphant[3].
  • Route 66's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Route 66's composer is recorded as Nelson Riddle[5].
  • Route 66's genre is drama television series[6].
  • A cast member of Route 66 was Martin Milner[7].
  • A cast member of Route 66 was Jean Muir[8].
  • Among the performers on Route 66 was Nelson Riddle[9].
  • Route 66 is part of Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes[10].
  • The original language of Route 66 was English[11].
  • Route 66's Commons category is recorded as Route 66 (TV series)[12].
  • Route 66's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[13].
  • Route 66's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • Route 66's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Route 66 comprises Route 66, season 1[16].
  • Route 66 comprises Route 66, season 2[17].
  • Route 66 comprises Route 66, season 3[18].
  • Route 66 comprises Route 66, season 4[19].
  • Route 66 was released on October 7, 1960[20].
  • Route 66 began on October 7, 1960[21].
  • Route 66 ended on March 20, 1964[22].
  • Route 66's distributed by is recorded as Colex Enterprises[23].
  • Route 66's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+116'}[24].
  • Route 66's list of episodes is recorded as list of Route 66 episodes[25].
  • Route 66's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7aaf844a-0349-405f-8136-275c2c5ab594[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Route 66 was performed by Nelson Riddle[9]. Cast members include Martin Milner[7] and Jean Muir[8]. It is the creator of Stirling Silliphant[3].

Publication

Route 66 was published on October 7, 1960[20]. The original language of it was English[11]. Its genre is drama television series[6]. It is part of Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes[10].

Why It Matters

Route 66 ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes
    End time → +1964-03-20T00:00:00Z
    Cast member → Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett +1
    Genre → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8600]]: 4382"
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