| 100% | BOSS | 4 | "Cake ___," reality baking show which follows Carlo's Bake Shop's day-to-day operations |
| 48% | CAKE | 4 | "___ Boss" (TLC reality show set in Carlo's Bake Shop) |
| 48% | CAKE | 4 | "___ Boss," reality TV series that follows the operations of Carlo's Bake Shop and is hosted by Buddy Valastro |
| 38% | CAKE | 4 | "___ Boss" (TLC reality series set in Carlo's Bake Shop) |
| 32% | CAKEBOSS | 8 | Reality show set in a bake shop (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CAKEBOSS | 8 | TLC series filmed at Carlo's Bake Shop |
| 28% | BLACK | 5 | ___ Friday, day following Thanksgiving which marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season |
| 28% | BRIDEZILLAS | 11 | Wedding reality show that follows the lives of women engaged to be married, often depicting "difficult" brides |
| 27% | RISEN | 5 | Like dough that's ready to bake |
| 27% | LIPSYNCTABLET | 13 | Reality show on which contestants have to pretend to sing whatever song comes up on their iPads? |
| 26% | GENIUS | 6 | "Sweet ___," reality show on Food Network in which a pro pastry chef challenges four chefs to prepare sweets with uncommon ingredients |
| 26% | COPS | 4 | Reality show that follows police officers |
| 26% | BATTER | 6 | It's tempting to eat this cake mix before it bakes |
| 26% | THEVOICE | 8 | American reality show hosted by Carson Daly, which works in a format similar to 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CAKE | 4 | Baked dessert that's "cut" and which you could gift your mom on Mother's Day |
| 25% | YES | 3 | "Say ___ to the Dress" (reality show set at a bridal shop) |
| 25% | BROWN | 5 | "Judge Joe ___," arbitration-based reality courtroom show which premiered in 1998 |
| 24% | YES | 3 | "Say ___ to the Dress," reality TV show |
| 24% | TRASHTV | 7 | Reality shows, to some people |
| 24% | LIGHTINGTHEWAY | 14 | Showing a course to follow |
| 24% | OVEN | 4 | Place to bake |
| 24% | INDRAG | 6 | Dressed to perform on RuPaul's reality show, e.g. (2 wds.) |
| 24% | ODYSSEY | 7 | "2001: A Space ___," 1968 epic science fiction film which follows a sentient computer's voyage to Jupiter |
| 24% | CORALINE | 8 | Dark fantasy children's novella by Neil Gaiman which follows the titular character to the "Other World" |
| 24% | YES | 3 | Reality show "Say ___ to the Dress" |
| 24% | ACEOF | 5 | “___ Cakes” (Food Network reality show) |
| 24% | PAWNSTARS | 9 | Reality show set in a hock shop |
| 23% | OVEN | 4 | Place to bake a cake |
| 23% | OVEN | 4 | Where to bake a cake |
| 23% | TEXAS | 5 | "___ Justice," arbitration-based reality courtroom show which was replaced by "Judge Alex" in 2005 |