| 100% | LATE | 4 | "___ Night" (2019 film starring Emma Thompson as a talk show host) |
| 46% | SAVINGMRBANKS | 13 | 2013 film starring Emma Thompson as the creator of Mary Poppins: 3 wds. |
| 45% | PRIMARYCOLORS | 13 | 1998 comedy-drama starring Emma Thompson as a presidential candidate's wife: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Women," 2019 film starring Emma Watson as "Meg" March |
| 41% | LOOK | 4 | "Don't ___ Up," Oscar-nominated 2021 film featuring Tyler Perry as a talk show host |
| 41% | SATURDAY | 8 | "___ Night Live," American talk show starring David Schwimmer as the host in 1995 |
| 41% | WUSA | 4 | 1970 film with Paul Newman as a talk radio host |
| 40% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROSIETHERIVER | 13 | Waterway named for a talk show host? |
| 38% | DESK | 4 | Furniture piece for a talk show host |
| 38% | DESK | 4 | What a talk show host usually sits behind |
| 38% | OWN | 3 | Cable channel named for a talk show host |
| 38% | LAPELMIC | 8 | Bit of gear for a talk show host |
| 37% | CONAN | 5 | Talk show hosted by a Harvard grad |
| 37% | YESTERDAY | 9 | 2019 Danny Boyle film starring Himesh Patel as a musician introducing a changed world to the Beatles |
| 36% | MIKEMYERS | 9 | Host of "The Gong Show" (in character as Tommy Maitland) who stars in "Austin Powers" films (2 wds.) |
| 36% | WOMEN | 5 | "Little ___," 2019 period drama film starring Emma Watson as Meg March |
| 36% | ARSENIOHALL | 11 | Talk show host who won a season of "Celebrity Apprentice" |
| 36% | BOMBSHELL | 9 | 2019 film starring Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly |
| 36% | GLADIATOR | 9 | Film starring Russell Crowe as a Roman fighter |
| 36% | SPY | 3 | Film starring Melissa McCarthy as a CIA analyst |
| 35% | CONANOBRIEN | 11 | Longtime talk show host with a degree from Harvard |
| 35% | SHOWINGUP | 9 | Film starring Michelle Williams as a sculptor (April, 2023) |
| 35% | PHIL | 4 | "Dr. ___" (American talk show hosted by a clinical psychologist) |
| 35% | HOST | 4 | Star of a talk show |
| 35% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | 2019 Greta Gerwig film starring Emma Watson, 17-Across, and 28-Across based on a Louisa May Alcott novel (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GEORGELOPEZ | 11 | Talk show host who plays a teacher in "Spare Parts": 2 wds. |
| 35% | RICKILAKE | 9 | Former talk show host with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Daytime talk show host who is a vegan: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RICKI | 5 | Lake who had a talk show and starred in Hairspray |