| 100% | MARY | 4 | "___ Kay and Johnny," 1947 sitcom credited to be the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 75% | HOWDY | 5 | "___ Doody," 1947 children's program presented by Buffalo Bob Smith credited to be the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 71% | CANDID | 6 | "___ Camera," 1948 hidden camera reality show credited to be the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 57% | FAYE | 4 | "The ___ Emerson Show," 1949 television talk show is credited to the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 41% | SULLIVAN | 8 | "The Ed ___ Show," 1948 television variety show credited to be the first late-night show on network television |
| 38% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" |
| 37% | COUSTEAU | 8 | French Explorer Jacques, who is known to be the inventor of the Aqua-lung and pioneer of marine conservation |
| 35% | LUCILLEBALL | 11 | Sitcom pioneer in the first class of inductees to the Television Academy Hall of Fame |
| 34% | RESTORING | 9 | Eliminating the effects of wear and tear on, as was done to 38-Across |
| 34% | MUDD | 4 | Roger whose 2008 memoir is titled "The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News" |
| 34% | DOGTAGS | 7 | Military IDs on chains, and what can be found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 34% | ENGELBART | 9 | Douglas ___, American engineer and internet pioneer who is credited for the invention of computer mouse |
| 34% | FASHIONFORWARD | 14 | On the cutting edge of style, or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across can be said to be? |
| 34% | NINETEEN | 8 | It was on the 37-Down of Johnny Unitas and Lenny Wilkens |
| 34% | RYANREYNOLDS | 12 | Movie star whose first major role was one of the guys on the sitcom "Two Guys and a Girl" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | THATSAKEEPER | 12 | Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 33% | AEAEA | 5 | Mythological island said to be the home of the goddess and sorceress Circe |
| 33% | LBJ | 3 | Pres. who was older bother to Sam Houston and was born on a ranch on the banks of the Pedernales River (abbr.) |
| 33% | HARRYTRUMAN | 11 | President whose State of the Union Address was the first to be broadcast live on television (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ALSACE | 6 | The French departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin will merge on January 1 next year to become the European Collectivity of ___ |
| 32% | CURIE | 5 | Last name of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and who is credited with the theory of radioactivity |
| 32% | LYNDONJOHNSON | 13 | President whose State of the Union Address was the first to be broadcast live on prime-time television (2 wds.) |
| 32% | DRAGONBALLZ | 11 | Japanese anime television series that follows the adventures of Goku and has been adapted on the big screen: 3 wds. |
| 32% | SOT | 3 | Org. whose mission is to advance the science and study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms |
| 32% | LUCILLEBALL | 11 | Sitcom pioneer who was in the first class of inductees into the Television Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 32% | PETER | 5 | ___ Dinklage, actor who was part of the television show "Threshold" and is one of the main characters on "Game of Thrones" |
| 32% | TIL | 3 | "___ Death", sitcom which focused on the lives of Eddie and Joy Stark and could be seen on Fox from 2006-10 |
| 32% | WINTERENDS | 10 | What happens on March 20, 2022, at 11:33 a.m. ... and what both parts of the answers to starred clues are |
| 32% | ADAR | 4 | Moses is reputed to have been born and to have died on the seventh day of this month |
| 31% | LENA | 4 | ___ Headey, actress who is known for her television roles on "Game of Thrones" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" |