| 100% | CHARLIE | 7 | "A ___ Brown Thanksgiving," 1973 TV holiday special based on the "Peanuts" characters |
| 41% | POLDARK | 7 | TV series based on the title character and Demelza |
| 39% | HAPPYDAYS | 9 | The Fonz was a character on which TV show |
| 39% | OTTERSJUG | 9 | "Emmet ___-Band Christmas," a TV special based on the children's story of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DRS | 3 | A majority of the characters on TV's "St. Elsewhere," in brief |
| 38% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a 1996 film by the Coen brothers |
| 37% | BLADE | 5 | Superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name about a character who is part-vampire and part-mortal |
| 36% | BEWITCHED | 9 | 2005 American romantic comedy film based on a TV show of the same name directed by Nora Ephron |
| 36% | GHOST | 5 | ___ Rider, superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name based on a character who fights Mephistopheles, the devil's son |
| 36% | XFILES | 6 | 1998 film thriller based on a TV series, with "The" |
| 36% | MODOK | 5 | 2021 animated series based on a Marvel Comics character and featuring the voices of Aimee Garcia and Ben Schwartz |
| 35% | ADDAMS | 6 | "The ___ Family," 1991 supernatural comedy film based on the famous TV series, with characters like Morticia and Wednesday |
| 35% | FLASHGORDON | 11 | Movie based on a comic character starring Sam J. Jones, for which the band "Queen" composed the musical score: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RAT | 3 | Rizzo the ___ (Muppet based on a "Midnight Cowboy" character) |
| 35% | SERENITY | 8 | 2005 movie based on the TV series "Firefly" |
| 35% | AVA | 3 | ___ Crowder, a character on the TV series "Justified" |
| 35% | BING | 4 | Chandler ___, a character on the TV show "Friends" |
| 34% | XFILES | 6 | "The ___," 1998 science fiction thriller film based on the famous TV series, with characters like Fox Mulder and Dana Scully: Hyph. |
| 34% | WINE | 4 | Beverage often paired based on the meat in a meal |
| 34% | FAME | 4 | TV series based on the 1980 film of the same name about a group of students at a fictional school for the performing arts |
| 34% | MIMI | 4 | “Rent” character based on a “La Bohème” character of the same name |
| 34% | ELEMENTARY | 10 | CBS detective series based on the characters of Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 33% | GIA | 3 | 1998 Angelina Jolie biopic based on the life of a supermodel |
| 33% | OCHRISTMASTREE | 14 | Holiday song based on a traditional German folk song |
| 33% | SEX | 3 | ___ on the Beach, cocktail with a vodka base |
| 33% | ATEAM | 5 | 2010 Bradley Cooper/Liam Neeson action film based on a 1980s TV series, with "The": Hyph. |
| 33% | AWOL | 4 | Not on the base, in a way |
| 33% | CLE | 3 | The Browns, on a ticker |
| 33% | CLE | 3 | The Browns, on a scoreboard |
| 33% | ODDS | 4 | Bookies set these based on the likelihood of a certain result (plural) |