| 100% | DRTEETH | 7 | ___ and the Electric Mayhem (“Muppet Show” band with a grinning leader) |
| 47% | DRTEETH | 7 | Bandleader of the Electric Mayhem, on “The Muppet Show” |
| 47% | DRTEETH | 7 | Bandleader of the Electric Mayhem on "The Muppet Show" |
| 42% | DRTEETH | 7 | Band leader on The Muppet Show |
| 42% | SHANANA | 7 | Doo-wop group with a TV variety show in the 1970s and 1980s (3 wds.) |
| 42% | BOJACKHORSEMAN | 14 | Show with the characters Mr. Peanutbutter, a dog, and Sextina Aquafina, a dolphin |
| 41% | ANIMAL | 6 | Drummer for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem |
| 40% | MUPPET | 6 | Member of the band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, e.g. |
| 39% | BRAIN | 5 | "Pinky and the ___," animated show with a theme song that goes "One is a genius, the other's other insane..." |
| 39% | THEWHO | 6 | With Yes and the Band, band in an “SCTV” parody of a classic Abbott and Costello bit |
| 38% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the hits "Fernando" and "SOS" |
| 38% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | 14-Across and 26-Across band who also had a hit with the 1965 song "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | STYX | 4 | Band with the hits "Babe" and "Mr. Roboto" |
| 38% | TOTO | 4 | Band with the 1980s hits "Africa" and "Rosanna" |
| 38% | TOTO | 4 | Band with the 1980s hits "Rosanna" and "Africa" |
| 38% | OASIS | 5 | Band with the hits "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova" |
| 38% | ACDC | 4 | Band with the albums "Powerage" and "Power Up" |
| 37% | LARDS | 5 | "House of ___," swap "Cards" with a rhyming word to get a political TV show where leaders scheme to rule the nation's fat reserves |
| 37% | ATEAM | 5 | With “The,” show whose title group was Hannibal, Murdock, B. A., and Face |
| 37% | EARTH | 5 | The planet we reside in, that shows off its creative spirit in natural wonders, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 37% | DRTEETH | 7 | Leader of the house band on "The Muppet Show" |
| 37% | KORN | 4 | Band with the multi-platinum album "Follow the Leader" |
| 37% | REM | 3 | Band with the albums "Lifes Rich Pageant" and "Document" |
| 37% | STYX | 4 | Band with the top 10 hits "Lady" and "Babe" |
| 37% | NIRVANA | 7 | Band with the albums "Bleach," "Nevermind," and "In Utero" |
| 37% | REM | 3 | Band with the albums "Out of Time" and "Green" |
| 37% | REM | 3 | Band with the albums "Murmur" and "Out of Time" |
| 37% | EPISODIC | 8 | With a new show in the series each week |
| 37% | JOSIE | 5 | "___ and the Pussycats" (cartoon featuring a pop band) |
| 37% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Disco band with the hit songs "In the Navy" and "Y.M.C.A." (2 wds.) |