| 100% | PLACE | 5 | "Melrose ___," '90s soap opera named after the trendy Los Angeles neighborhood it is set in |
| 36% | MYST | 4 | 1990s computer game named after the fictional island where it was set |
| 36% | TANDOORI | 8 | ___ chicken (Indian dish named after the clay oven it is prepared in) |
| 35% | ROCK | 4 | "30 ___," workplace sitcom named after the real-life NYC building it is set in |
| 34% | FALLS | 5 | "Gravity ___," animated mystery show named after the fictional town it is set in |
| 34% | CREEK | 5 | "Schitt's ___," comedy sitcom named after the small town it is set in |
| 34% | TWIN | 4 | "___ Peaks," mystery series named after the fictional Washington town it is set in |
| 32% | ENCINO | 6 | Los Angeles neighborhood whose name means "oak" in Spanish |
| 30% | GATORADE | 8 | Drink named after the football team it was originally tested on |
| 30% | OWEN | 4 | Name of the hippo who bonded with Mzee, an Aldabra giant tortoise, after the hippo was separated from its herd in the 2004 tsunami |
| 29% | HILLS | 5 | "Beverly ___, 90210," 1990 drama series starring Luke Perry that is set in Los Angeles |
| 29% | RAY | 3 | "___ Donovan," 2009 crime drama series starring Liev Schreiber that is set in Los Angeles |
| 29% | RIVERDALE | 9 | Teen drama series following Archie Andrews and his friends that is named after the town it is set in |
| 29% | END | 3 | "This Is the ___" (Seth Rogen comedy set in Los Angeles) |
| 28% | COOPERKUPP | 10 | Los Angeles Rams wide receiver who was named Super Bowl MVP in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 28% | RAD | 3 | It was terrific in the '90s |
| 28% | PHAT | 4 | It was cool in the '90s |
| 28% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Los Angeles Angels pitcher who was named MVP of the 2023 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MSDOS | 5 | It was run in the 1980s-'90s |
| 28% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Los Angeles Lakers forward who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | CANDACEPARKER | 13 | Los Angeles Sparks power forward/center who was the WNBA Finals MVP in 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | TYUYAMUNITE | 11 | Rare uranium mineral named after its place of origin in the Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan |
| 28% | RAIN | 4 | Its name in Botswana is the same as the word for "money" |
| 28% | HOWLER | 6 | Monkey that is named after the loud noise it makes |
| 28% | TRAP | 4 | It may be set for a mouse in the house |
| 28% | STURMER | 7 | Village in Essex after which dessert apple the — pippin is named |
| 27% | FIDELIO | 7 | Opera whose name is the password to the secret party in Eyes Wide Shut |
| 27% | NCIS | 4 | It has spinoffs set in New Orleans and Los Angeles |
| 27% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Los Angeles Angels pitcher who was the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2021 and 2023: 2 wds. |
| 27% | HARDEN | 6 | James ___, Los Angeles Clippers player who is among those with the most triple-doubles in NBA history |