| 100% | GONG | 4 | "The ___ Show" (TV talent contest hosted by Mike Myers in disguise) |
| 41% | SURVIVOR | 8 | TV show hosted in US by Jeff Probst for 40 seasons |
| 41% | XFACTOR | 7 | The __, TV talent show devised by Simon Cowell |
| 41% | NICKNEWS | 8 | Show hosted by Linda Ellerbee that began airing in the early nineties |
| 39% | OPRAHWINFREY | 12 | TV talk show host who received the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GAME | 4 | "The Dating ___," reality TV show that was referenced by the Magic Mirror in "Shrek" |
| 38% | THECATINTHEHAT | 14 | Animal played by Mike Myers in a 2003 family film (5 wds.) |
| 38% | PAT | 3 | TV show host Sajak who may say the phrase found in the starred clues of this puzzle before 4d |
| 37% | BILL | 4 | ___ Nye, host of the eponymous science show who was a household icon in '90s children's TV |
| 37% | BACHELOR | 8 | "The ___," reality TV show featuring Clayton Echard as the star in 2022 that inspired a wine collection by ABC |
| 37% | ATTENBOROUGH | 12 | David —, broadcaster; winner of the Living Icons award presented by BBC TV programme The Culture Show in 2006 |
| 37% | GONG | 4 | "The ___ Show" (classic TV talent contest) |
| 36% | OGRE | 4 | Mike Myers voiced one in the Shrek films |
| 36% | XFACTOR | 7 | TV talent show for groups and individuals, The __ |
| 36% | GONG | 4 | "The ___ Show" (TV talent contest) |
| 36% | OPIE | 4 | Character played by Ron Howard in the TV show "The Andy Griffith Show" |
| 36% | ITO | 3 | Famous trial judge played by Mike Myers on SNL in '95 |
| 36% | BIGBROTHER | 10 | CBS reality show hosted by Julie Chen whose first version aired in the Netherlands: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISRAELSERIAL | 12 | TV show in the Mideast? |
| 35% | MISTERROGERS | 12 | TV host played by Tom Hanks in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | STAR | 4 | The lead in a TV show, say |
| 35% | ALL | 3 | "___ in the Family" (1970s TV show) |
| 34% | BACHELOR | 8 | The __; TV show culminating in the Rose Ceremony |
| 34% | LIFEFORM | 8 | In the TV show, ALF stands for Alien __ |
| 34% | ROWE | 4 | Opera-singing TV show host Mike |
| 34% | SOULTRAIN | 9 | TV show hosted by Don Cornelius |
| 34% | LENO | 4 | Host of a nightly TV show taped in Burbank |
| 34% | MEET | 4 | "___ the Press" (TV show hosted by Chuck Todd) |
| 34% | DINAHSHORE | 10 | TV host in the World Golf Hall of Fame |
| 34% | IDOL | 4 | Talent show hosted by Ryan Seacrest, familiarly |