| 100% | EYE | 3 | "Magic ___" (book series with stereograms) |
| 70% | ISPY | 4 | Book series with riddles by Jean Marzollo |
| 66% | TWILIGHT | 8 | Movie and book series with vampires and werewolves |
| 66% | ISPY | 4 | Popular children's book series with hidden objects |
| 66% | FANCY | 5 | "___ Nancy" (kids' book series with a rhyming title) |
| 65% | ISPY | 4 | Children's book series with hidden objects: 2 wds. |
| 65% | WATCHMEN | 8 | The comic book series with Rorschach and Nite Owl |
| 60% | MRMEN | 5 | Children's book series with characters that have surnames like Happy, Lazy and Noisy |
| 55% | MATILDA | 7 | Dahl heroine with magic powers and love of books |
| 55% | TRILOGY | 7 | Book or film series with three entries |
| 53% | WALDO | 5 | "Where's ___ ?" (book series with a villain named Odlaw) |
| 50% | LALAW | 5 | Series with suing |
| 49% | WITCHSSISTER | 12 | First book in a fantasy series about black magic by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2 wds.) |
| 49% | TREE | 4 | "Magic ___ House" (children's book series) |
| 49% | DREW | 4 | Nancy ___, iconic teen detective with a series of books published under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene |
| 48% | GLEE | 4 | Series with Lea Michele |
| 48% | DRAGNET | 7 | Series with Sergeant Friday |
| 47% | SNL | 3 | Series with many funny alums |
| 47% | LOTR | 4 | Series with hobbits, for short |
| 47% | LOTR | 4 | Series with Frodo, for short |
| 47% | YOUR | 4 | With 37- and 39-Across, book and TV series on human evolution, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 46% | CSI | 3 | Series with a ''Cyber'' spin-off |
| 46% | TNG | 3 | Series with Capt. Picard, to fans |
| 46% | LIMITEDRUN | 10 | Series with a predetermined end date |
| 46% | THEWIRE | 7 | Series with the finale episode "-30-" |
| 46% | DUNE | 4 | Frank Herbert book series |
| 46% | ADOT | 4 | "Poke-___!" (kids' book series) |
| 46% | ISPY | 4 | Picture-riddle book series |
| 46% | TINY | 4 | "___ Titans" (comic book series) |
| 46% | CSI | 3 | CBS series with spinoffs |