| 100% | NEXTTOPMODEL | 12 | "America's ___," American reality show hosted by Rita Ora, where models compete to be the best: 3 wds. |
| 63% | AMERICANIDOL | 12 | American reality show hosted by Ryan Seacrest, where contestants compete to be the best singer, chosen by the viewers: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEVOICE | 8 | American reality show hosted by Carson Daly, which works in a format similar to 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SURVIVOR | 8 | American reality show hosted by Jeff Probst, where contestants are marooned in an isolated location |
| 37% | MEETTHEPRESS | 12 | Weekly news/interview show hosted by Chuck Todd that is the longest-running program on American television (3 wds.) |
| 35% | ALTONBROWN | 10 | American chef, who is the host of popular shows like "Good Eats" and "Iron Chef America": 2 wds. |
| 34% | STARSONMARS | 11 | Current Fox show hosted by William Shatner where celebrities simulate inhabiting the red planet: 3 wds. |
| 32% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | American late night show host who wrote the book "I Am America (And So Can You!)": 2 wds. |
| 31% | WHEELOFFORTUNE | 14 | Hangman-style game show hosted by Chuck Woolery from 1975 to 1981: 3 wds. |
| 30% | ETHEL | 5 | Waters who was the first Black American to host a national television show |
| 30% | HELLSKITCHEN | 12 | Reality cooking show hosted by 40-Across whose theme song is "Fire" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | AFTERMIDNIGHT | 13 | CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 29% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | American late night show host who was the co-host of Comedy Central's "The Man Show": 2 wds. |
| 29% | AMAZINGRACE | 11 | American reality competition show "The ___," which began in 2001 and which has Phil Keoghan as the host: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BATTLESTARS | 11 | American game show hosted by Alex Trebek during the 1980's that aired on NBC |
| 29% | GEORGECOSTANZA | 14 | Character who is Jerry's best friend since high school and is played by Jason Alexander on the show "Seinfeld": 2 wds. |
| 28% | DRAGQUEEN | 9 | Contestant on a reality show hosted by RuPaul: 2 wds. |
| 28% | COX | 3 | Laverne ___, "Orange Is the New Black" actress who competed in the reality show "I Want to Work for Diddy" |
| 28% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Comedian who was the first woman to host a late-night talk show on a major network: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DRESS | 5 | "Say Yes to the ___," wedding reality show where brides are helped by professionals in picking their wedding outfit |
| 28% | THEBACHELOR | 11 | American dating reality show since 2002 which has Chris Harrison as the host: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ETHELWATERS | 11 | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BIGBROTHER | 10 | CBS reality show hosted by Julie Chen whose first version aired in the Netherlands: 2 wds. |
| 26% | PEOPLESCOURT | 12 | Legal reality show that's been on the air for 29 seasons, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 26% | KENGRIFFEYJR | 12 | First overall #1 draft pick to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an outfielder drafted by the Mariners in 1987: 3 wds., abbr. |
| 26% | TRUTH | 5 | "To Tell the ___," American TV panel show whose longest host was Alex Trebek |
| 26% | THEMISERYINDEX | 14 | 2019-2021 TBS comedy game show hosted by 17-Across: 3 wds. |
| 26% | JAMESCORDEN | 11 | English late night show host who was the co-creator of BBC's Gavin & Stacey: 2 wds. |
| 26% | FACETHENATION | 13 | Sunday morning CBS news show hosted by Bob Schieffer since 1991: 3 wds. |
| 26% | SOULTRAIN | 9 | TV dance show hosted by Don Cornelius from 1970 to 1993: 2 wds. |