| 100% | SHORTY | 6 | "Get ___" (Chris O'Dowd TV series based on an Elmore Leonard novel) |
| 58% | GETSHORTY | 9 | 1995 film based on an Elmore Leonard novel |
| 57% | GETSHORTY | 9 | 1995 crime caper based on an Elmore Leonard novel |
| 57% | GETSHORTY | 9 | 1995 crime film based on an Elmore Leonard novel |
| 57% | GET | 3 | "___ Shorty" (1995 John Travolta film based on an Elmore Leonard novel) |
| 54% | GETSHORTY | 9 | 1995 comedy film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on an Elmore Leonard novel (2 wds.) |
| 46% | HANNIBAL | 8 | Horror TV series based on Thomas Harris novels |
| 45% | HEARTSTOPPER | 12 | Netflix series based on an Alice Oseman graphic novel |
| 45% | THETRIPODS | 10 | 1980s BBC TV series based on novels by John Christopher |
| 45% | ROOTS | 5 | TV miniseries based on an Alex Haley novel |
| 44% | TRIPODS | 7 | The —, 1980s BBC TV series based on novels by John Christopher |
| 44% | BONES | 5 | Former TV series based on Kathy Reichs novels about a forensic anthropologist |
| 43% | OUTLANDER | 9 | Fantasy TV series based on novels of the same name by Diana Gabaldon |
| 43% | LIARS | 5 | "Pretty Little ___" (former teen drama TV series based on novels by Sara Shepard) |
| 43% | OUTSIDER | 8 | "The ___," 2020 psychological crime drama TV series based on Stephen King's eponymous novel |
| 43% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Fantasy TV series based on the novels of George R. R. Martin: 3 wds. |
| 42% | DOME | 4 | "Under the ___," 2013 sci-fi mystery TV series based on Stephen King's eponymous novel |
| 42% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | Fantasy TV series based on "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" novels by Charlaine Harris (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SHADOWHUNTERS | 13 | Fantasy TV series based on "The Mortal Instruments" novels by Cassandra Clare |
| 42% | ROOTS | 5 | 1977 TV miniseries based on an Alex Haley novel |
| 42% | FUDGE | 5 | Former TV series based on Judy Blume novels about a boy and his annoying younger brother |
| 42% | DISCLAIMER | 10 | Apple TV+ series based on a novel by Renée Knight |
| 41% | JUSTIFIED | 9 | FX show based on a series of Elmore Leonard books |
| 41% | WOLFHALL | 8 | Emmy-nominated TV series based on a Hilary Mantel novel |
| 39% | DAY | 3 | "Training ___," TV series based on the 2001 film of the same name, about an officer infiltrating the LAPD's Special Investigation Section |
| 39% | SERPENT | 7 | "The Essex ___," series based on Sarah Perry's eponymous novel, starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston on Apple TV+ |
| 38% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | TV series based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries |
| 38% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a Coen brothers film |
| 38% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a 1996 Coen brothers film |
| 38% | POLDARK | 7 | TV series based on the title character and Demelza |