diff --git a/homeassistant/components/command_line/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/command_line/__init__.py
index c0713d0780b..fe0640d3efa 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/command_line/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/command_line/__init__.py
@@ -1,62 +1 @@
 """The command_line component."""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-import subprocess
-
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def call_shell_with_timeout(
-    command: str, timeout: int, *, log_return_code: bool = True
-) -> int:
-    """Run a shell command with a timeout.
-
-    If log_return_code is set to False, it will not print an error if a non-zero
-    return code is returned.
-    """
-    try:
-        _LOGGER.debug("Running command: %s", command)
-        subprocess.check_output(
-            command,
-            shell=True,  # nosec # shell by design
-            timeout=timeout,
-            close_fds=False,  # required for posix_spawn
-        )
-        return 0
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as proc_exception:
-        if log_return_code:
-            _LOGGER.error(
-                "Command failed (with return code %s): %s",
-                proc_exception.returncode,
-                command,
-            )
-        return proc_exception.returncode
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-        _LOGGER.error("Timeout for command: %s", command)
-        return -1
-    except subprocess.SubprocessError:
-        _LOGGER.error("Error trying to exec command: %s", command)
-        return -1
-
-
-def check_output_or_log(command: str, timeout: int) -> str | None:
-    """Run a shell command with a timeout and return the output."""
-    try:
-        return_value = subprocess.check_output(
-            command,
-            shell=True,  # nosec # shell by design
-            timeout=timeout,
-            close_fds=False,  # required for posix_spawn
-        )
-        return return_value.strip().decode("utf-8")
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as err:
-        _LOGGER.error(
-            "Command failed (with return code %s): %s", err.returncode, command
-        )
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-        _LOGGER.error("Timeout for command: %s", command)
-    except subprocess.SubprocessError:
-        _LOGGER.error("Error trying to exec command: %s", command)
-
-    return None
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/command_line/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/command_line/binary_sensor.py
index 2e1ddb7a962..0c2edb8f191 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/command_line/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/command_line/binary_sensor.py
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.reload import async_setup_reload_service
 from homeassistant.helpers.template import Template
-from homeassistant.helpers.template_entity import (
-    TEMPLATE_ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA,
-    TemplateEntity,
-)
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType
 
 from .const import CONF_COMMAND_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, DOMAIN, PLATFORMS
@@ -65,10 +61,6 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
 
     await async_setup_reload_service(hass, DOMAIN, PLATFORMS)
 
-    binary_sensor_config = vol.Schema(
-        TEMPLATE_ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA.schema, extra=vol.REMOVE_EXTRA
-    )(config)
-
     name: str = config.get(CONF_NAME, DEFAULT_NAME)
     command: str = config[CONF_COMMAND]
     payload_off: str = config[CONF_PAYLOAD_OFF]
@@ -84,8 +76,6 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
     async_add_entities(
         [
             CommandBinarySensor(
-                hass,
-                binary_sensor_config,
                 data,
                 name,
                 device_class,
@@ -99,13 +89,11 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
     )
 
 
-class CommandBinarySensor(TemplateEntity, BinarySensorEntity):
+class CommandBinarySensor(BinarySensorEntity):
     """Representation of a command line binary sensor."""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        hass: HomeAssistant,
-        config: ConfigType,
         data: CommandSensorData,
         name: str,
         device_class: BinarySensorDeviceClass | None,
@@ -115,19 +103,14 @@ class CommandBinarySensor(TemplateEntity, BinarySensorEntity):
         unique_id: str | None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the Command line binary sensor."""
-        TemplateEntity.__init__(
-            self,
-            hass,
-            config=config,
-            fallback_name=name,
-            unique_id=unique_id,
-        )
         self.data = data
+        self._attr_name = name
         self._attr_device_class = device_class
         self._attr_is_on = None
         self._payload_on = payload_on
         self._payload_off = payload_off
         self._value_template = value_template
+        self._attr_unique_id = unique_id
 
     async def async_update(self) -> None:
         """Get the latest data and updates the state."""
@@ -135,9 +118,10 @@ class CommandBinarySensor(TemplateEntity, BinarySensorEntity):
         value = self.data.value
 
         if self._value_template is not None:
-            value = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
-                self._value_template.render_with_possible_json_value, value, False
+            value = self._value_template.async_render_with_possible_json_value(
+                value, None
             )
+        self._attr_is_on = None
         if value == self._payload_on:
             self._attr_is_on = True
         elif value == self._payload_off:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/command_line/cover.py b/homeassistant/components/command_line/cover.py
index 53773ae4e91..e477affc854 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/command_line/cover.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/command_line/cover.py
@@ -22,14 +22,10 @@ import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.reload import async_setup_reload_service
 from homeassistant.helpers.template import Template
-from homeassistant.helpers.template_entity import (
-    TEMPLATE_ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA,
-    TemplateEntity,
-)
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType
 
-from . import call_shell_with_timeout, check_output_or_log
 from .const import CONF_COMMAND_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, DOMAIN, PLATFORMS
+from .utils import call_shell_with_timeout, check_output_or_log
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -69,14 +65,8 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
         if value_template is not None:
             value_template.hass = hass
 
-        cover_config = vol.Schema(
-            TEMPLATE_ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA.schema, extra=vol.REMOVE_EXTRA
-        )(device_config)
-
         covers.append(
             CommandCover(
-                hass,
-                cover_config,
                 device_config.get(CONF_FRIENDLY_NAME, device_name),
                 device_config[CONF_COMMAND_OPEN],
                 device_config[CONF_COMMAND_CLOSE],
@@ -95,13 +85,11 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
     async_add_entities(covers)
 
 
-class CommandCover(TemplateEntity, CoverEntity):
+class CommandCover(CoverEntity):
     """Representation a command line cover."""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        hass: HomeAssistant,
-        config: ConfigType,
         name: str,
         command_open: str,
         command_close: str,
@@ -112,13 +100,7 @@ class CommandCover(TemplateEntity, CoverEntity):
         unique_id: str | None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the cover."""
-        TemplateEntity.__init__(
-            self,
-            hass,
-            config=config,
-            fallback_name=name,
-            unique_id=unique_id,
-        )
+        self._attr_name = name
         self._state: int | None = None
         self._command_open = command_open
         self._command_close = command_close
@@ -126,6 +108,7 @@ class CommandCover(TemplateEntity, CoverEntity):
         self._command_state = command_state
         self._value_template = value_template
         self._timeout = timeout
+        self._attr_unique_id = unique_id
         self._attr_should_poll = bool(command_state)
 
     def _move_cover(self, command: str) -> bool:
@@ -170,10 +153,12 @@ class CommandCover(TemplateEntity, CoverEntity):
         if self._command_state:
             payload = str(await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self._query_state))
             if self._value_template:
-                payload = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
-                    self._value_template.render_with_possible_json_value, payload
+                payload = self._value_template.async_render_with_possible_json_value(
+                    payload, None
                 )
-            self._state = int(payload)
+            self._state = None
+            if payload:
+                self._state = int(payload)
 
     def open_cover(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Open the cover."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/command_line/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/command_line/sensor.py
index 24224c12cac..f459e415661 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/command_line/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/command_line/sensor.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_UNIQUE_ID,
     CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT,
     CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE,
-    STATE_UNKNOWN,
 )
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import TemplateError
@@ -30,14 +29,10 @@ import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.reload import async_setup_reload_service
 from homeassistant.helpers.template import Template
-from homeassistant.helpers.template_entity import (
-    TEMPLATE_SENSOR_BASE_SCHEMA,
-    TemplateSensor,
-)
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType
 
-from . import check_output_or_log
 from .const import CONF_COMMAND_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, DOMAIN, PLATFORMS
+from .utils import check_output_or_log
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -72,10 +67,6 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
 
     await async_setup_reload_service(hass, DOMAIN, PLATFORMS)
 
-    sensor_config = vol.Schema(
-        TEMPLATE_SENSOR_BASE_SCHEMA.schema, extra=vol.REMOVE_EXTRA
-    )(config)
-
     name: str = config[CONF_NAME]
     command: str = config[CONF_COMMAND]
     unit: str | None = config.get(CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT)
@@ -90,8 +81,6 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
     async_add_entities(
         [
             CommandSensor(
-                hass,
-                sensor_config,
                 data,
                 name,
                 unit,
@@ -104,13 +93,11 @@ async def async_setup_platform(
     )
 
 
-class CommandSensor(TemplateSensor, SensorEntity):
+class CommandSensor(SensorEntity):
     """Representation of a sensor that is using shell commands."""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        hass: HomeAssistant,
-        config: ConfigType,
         data: CommandSensorData,
         name: str,
         unit_of_measurement: str | None,
@@ -119,18 +106,14 @@ class CommandSensor(TemplateSensor, SensorEntity):
         unique_id: str | None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the sensor."""
-        TemplateSensor.__init__(
-            self,
-            hass,
-            config=config,
-            fallback_name=name,
-            unique_id=unique_id,
-        )
+        self._attr_name = name
         self.data = data
         self._attr_extra_state_attributes = {}
         self._json_attributes = json_attributes
         self._attr_native_value = None
         self._value_template = value_template
+        self._attr_native_unit_of_measurement = unit_of_measurement
+        self._attr_unique_id = unique_id
 
     async def async_update(self) -> None:
         """Get the latest data and updates the state."""
@@ -155,13 +138,12 @@ class CommandSensor(TemplateSensor, SensorEntity):
             else:
                 _LOGGER.warning("Empty reply found when expecting JSON data")
 
-        if value is None:
-            value = STATE_UNKNOWN
         elif self._value_template is not None:
-            self._attr_native_value = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
-                self._value_template.render_with_possible_json_value,
-                value,
-                STATE_UNKNOWN,
+            self._attr_native_value = (
+                self._value_template.async_render_with_possible_json_value(
+                    value,
+                    None,
+                )
             )
         else:
             self._attr_native_value = value
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/command_line/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/command_line/switch.py
index 7142f14e82d..3c344891fba 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/command_line/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/command_line/switch.py
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
-from homeassistant.helpers.reload import setup_reload_service
+from homeassistant.helpers.reload import async_setup_reload_service
 from homeassistant.helpers.template import Template
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType
 
-from . import call_shell_with_timeout, check_output_or_log
 from .const import CONF_COMMAND_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, DOMAIN, PLATFORMS
+from .utils import call_shell_with_timeout, check_output_or_log
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
 )
 
 
-def setup_platform(
+async def async_setup_platform(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     config: ConfigType,
-    add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
+    async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
     discovery_info: DiscoveryInfoType | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Find and return switches controlled by shell commands."""
 
-    setup_reload_service(hass, DOMAIN, PLATFORMS)
+    await async_setup_reload_service(hass, DOMAIN, PLATFORMS)
 
     devices: dict[str, Any] = config.get(CONF_SWITCHES, {})
     switches = []
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def setup_platform(
         _LOGGER.error("No switches added")
         return
 
-    add_entities(switches)
+    async_add_entities(switches)
 
 
 class CommandSwitch(SwitchEntity):
@@ -123,11 +123,16 @@ class CommandSwitch(SwitchEntity):
         self._attr_unique_id = unique_id
         self._attr_should_poll = bool(command_state)
 
-    def _switch(self, command: str) -> bool:
+    async def _switch(self, command: str) -> bool:
         """Execute the actual commands."""
         _LOGGER.info("Running command: %s", command)
 
-        success = call_shell_with_timeout(command, self._timeout) == 0
+        success = (
+            await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
+                call_shell_with_timeout, command, self._timeout
+            )
+            == 0
+        )
 
         if not success:
             _LOGGER.error("Command failed: %s", command)
@@ -160,26 +165,30 @@ class CommandSwitch(SwitchEntity):
         if TYPE_CHECKING:
             return None
 
-    def update(self) -> None:
+    async def async_update(self) -> None:
         """Update device state."""
         if self._command_state:
-            payload = str(self._query_state())
+            payload = str(await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self._query_state))
             if self._icon_template:
-                self._attr_icon = self._icon_template.render_with_possible_json_value(
-                    payload
+                self._attr_icon = (
+                    self._icon_template.async_render_with_possible_json_value(payload)
                 )
             if self._value_template:
-                payload = self._value_template.render_with_possible_json_value(payload)
-            self._attr_is_on = payload.lower() == "true"
+                payload = self._value_template.async_render_with_possible_json_value(
+                    payload, None
+                )
+            self._attr_is_on = None
+            if payload:
+                self._attr_is_on = payload.lower() == "true"
 
-    def turn_on(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    async def async_turn_on(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the device on."""
-        if self._switch(self._command_on) and not self._command_state:
+        if await self._switch(self._command_on) and not self._command_state:
             self._attr_is_on = True
-            self.schedule_update_ha_state()
+            self.async_schedule_update_ha_state()
 
-    def turn_off(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    async def async_turn_off(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the device off."""
-        if self._switch(self._command_off) and not self._command_state:
+        if await self._switch(self._command_off) and not self._command_state:
             self._attr_is_on = False
-            self.schedule_update_ha_state()
+            self.async_schedule_update_ha_state()
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/command_line/utils.py b/homeassistant/components/command_line/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d42732190e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/command_line/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+"""The command_line component utils."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import subprocess
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def call_shell_with_timeout(
+    command: str, timeout: int, *, log_return_code: bool = True
+) -> int:
+    """Run a shell command with a timeout.
+
+    If log_return_code is set to False, it will not print an error if a non-zero
+    return code is returned.
+    """
+    try:
+        _LOGGER.debug("Running command: %s", command)
+        subprocess.check_output(
+            command,
+            shell=True,  # nosec # shell by design
+            timeout=timeout,
+            close_fds=False,  # required for posix_spawn
+        )
+        return 0
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as proc_exception:
+        if log_return_code:
+            _LOGGER.error(
+                "Command failed (with return code %s): %s",
+                proc_exception.returncode,
+                command,
+            )
+        return proc_exception.returncode
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        _LOGGER.error("Timeout for command: %s", command)
+        return -1
+    except subprocess.SubprocessError:
+        _LOGGER.error("Error trying to exec command: %s", command)
+        return -1
+
+
+def check_output_or_log(command: str, timeout: int) -> str | None:
+    """Run a shell command with a timeout and return the output."""
+    try:
+        return_value = subprocess.check_output(
+            command,
+            shell=True,  # nosec # shell by design
+            timeout=timeout,
+            close_fds=False,  # required for posix_spawn
+        )
+        return return_value.strip().decode("utf-8")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as err:
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Command failed (with return code %s): %s", err.returncode, command
+        )
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        _LOGGER.error("Timeout for command: %s", command)
+    except subprocess.SubprocessError:
+        _LOGGER.error("Error trying to exec command: %s", command)
+
+    return None
diff --git a/tests/components/command_line/test_cover.py b/tests/components/command_line/test_cover.py
index bfb74832f90..a650bd6c4fb 100644
--- a/tests/components/command_line/test_cover.py
+++ b/tests/components/command_line/test_cover.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async def test_no_covers(caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture, hass: HomeAssistant)
     """Test that the cover does not polls when there's no state command."""
 
     with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.command_line.subprocess.check_output",
+        "homeassistant.components.command_line.utils.subprocess.check_output",
         return_value=b"50\n",
     ):
         await setup_test_entity(hass, {})
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async def test_no_poll_when_cover_has_no_command_state(hass: HomeAssistant) -> N
     """Test that the cover does not polls when there's no state command."""
 
     with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.command_line.subprocess.check_output",
+        "homeassistant.components.command_line.utils.subprocess.check_output",
         return_value=b"50\n",
     ) as check_output:
         await setup_test_entity(hass, {"test": {}})
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async def test_poll_when_cover_has_command_state(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test that the cover polls when there's a state  command."""
 
     with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.command_line.subprocess.check_output",
+        "homeassistant.components.command_line.utils.subprocess.check_output",
         return_value=b"50\n",
     ) as check_output:
         await setup_test_entity(hass, {"test": {"command_state": "echo state"}})
diff --git a/tests/components/command_line/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/command_line/test_sensor.py
index 5aab14225f1..4643891691f 100644
--- a/tests/components/command_line/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/command_line/test_sensor.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def test_template_render_with_quote(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Ensure command with templates and quotes get rendered properly."""
 
     with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.command_line.subprocess.check_output",
+        "homeassistant.components.command_line.utils.subprocess.check_output",
         return_value=b"Works\n",
     ) as check_output:
         await setup_test_entities(
diff --git a/tests/components/command_line/test_switch.py b/tests/components/command_line/test_switch.py
index ac1ae357123..bc8eadcb22f 100644
--- a/tests/components/command_line/test_switch.py
+++ b/tests/components/command_line/test_switch.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ async def test_switch_command_state_code_exceptions(
     """Test that switch state code exceptions are handled correctly."""
 
     with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.command_line.subprocess.check_output",
+        "homeassistant.components.command_line.utils.subprocess.check_output",
         side_effect=[
             subprocess.TimeoutExpired("cmd", 10),
             subprocess.SubprocessError(),
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ async def test_switch_command_state_value_exceptions(
     """Test that switch state value exceptions are handled correctly."""
 
     with patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.command_line.subprocess.check_output",
+        "homeassistant.components.command_line.utils.subprocess.check_output",
         side_effect=[
             subprocess.TimeoutExpired("cmd", 10),
             subprocess.SubprocessError(),