| 100% | SULLIVAN | 8 | "The Ed ___ Show," 1948 television variety show credited to be the first late-night show on network television |
| 62% | CANDID | 6 | "___ Camera," 1948 hidden camera reality show credited to be the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 55% | FAYE | 4 | "The ___ Emerson Show," 1949 television talk show is credited to the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 50% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Comedian who was the first woman to host a late-night talk show on a major network: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MARY | 4 | "___ Kay and Johnny," 1947 sitcom credited to be the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 47% | HOWDY | 5 | "___ Doody," 1947 children's program presented by Buffalo Bob Smith credited to be the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 45% | JOAN | 4 | ___ Rivers, comedian and actress who was the first woman to host a late-night network TV talk show |
| 37% | ETHEL | 5 | Waters who was the first Black American to host a national television show |
| 37% | HARRYTRUMAN | 11 | President whose State of the Union Address was the first to be broadcast live on television (2 wds.) |
| 36% | FELIX | 5 | Cartoon feline who was one of the first images shown on television |
| 35% | SNL | 3 | Show on which Lizzo was the first woman to introduce herself as the musical guest (Abbr.) |
| 35% | LYNDONJOHNSON | 13 | President whose State of the Union Address was the first to be broadcast live on prime-time television (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DOMEE | 5 | Shi who was the first woman to have the sole director’s credit on a Pixar feature, for “Turning Red” |
| 34% | COLBERT | 7 | Stephen ___, comedian who was the successor to David Letterman on the "Late Show" |
| 34% | CURIE | 5 | Last name of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and who is credited with the theory of radioactivity |
| 33% | ARMSTRONG | 9 | American astronaut Neil, who is known to be the first man to walk on the moon |
| 33% | PGA | 3 | Babe Zaharias was the first woman to compete on its tour, in brief |
| 32% | STEPHENSTILLS | 13 | American singer and songwriter who is the first artist to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TASS | 4 | News agency that was the first to report on Sputnik |
| 32% | MURRAY | 6 | Bill ___, "Kingpin" actor and comedian who was the first guest on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in 1993 |
| 32% | JOEL | 4 | Billy ___, "Uptown Girl" singer who was the first musical act on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in 1993 |
| 32% | WARK | 4 | Kirsty —, television presenter whose credits include Newsnight and The Late Show |
| 32% | JAWS | 4 | First major film to be shot on the ocean |
| 31% | NIA | 3 | ___ Nal, character from "Supergirl" who is the first transgender superhero on television |
| 31% | LEA | 3 | ___ DeLaria who became the first openly gay comic on a late-night talk show on "The Arsenio Hall Show" in 1993 |
| 31% | END | 3 | The time when credits to a movie are often shown |
| 31% | SNL | 3 | America's late night television variety show: Abbr. |
| 31% | RAW | 3 | "Monday Night ___" (WWE show on the USA network) |
| 31% | RETTON | 6 | Gymnast Mary Lou who was the first woman to appear on the front of a Wheaties box |
| 31% | IKEA | 4 | Furniture store that was the first company to show a gay couple in an American TV commercial |