| 100% | TVPG | 4 | A rating for TV shows, which was given to "Friends" |
| 47% | MILLIONAIRE | 11 | "Who Wants to Be a ___?," TV quiz show in which contestants answer multiple-choice questions to win cash prizes |
| 47% | EMMY | 4 | Award given to a TV show |
| 44% | SEASONTWO | 9 | *What good ratings for a new show can lead to |
| 43% | LAGUNA | 6 | ___ Beach, resort city in California which is also a reality TV show |
| 43% | JEOPARDY | 8 | TV quiz show in which the answer is a question |
| 43% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | TV show about a high school teacher turning to a life of crime which is ranked 3rd on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time": 2 wds. |
| 42% | AMP | 3 | A guitar's friend for when it needs to be loud: Abbr. |
| 42% | MEDIC | 5 | First TV series to show a baby being born, 1955 |
| 42% | LAB | 3 | Locale which is stereotyped to have a lot of test tubes, for short |
| 42% | SACKRACES | 9 | Contests in which people are rewarded for jumping to a conclusion? |
| 41% | XFL | 3 | Bygone sports org. for which Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura was a TV analyst |
| 40% | SOYOUTHINKYOU | 13 | "___ Can Dance," Emmy-winning TV show in which Debbie Allen (birthday today) was a guest judge: 4 wds. |
| 40% | ENTOURAGE | 9 | A TV show about movie star Vincent Chase and his friends, in which Adrien Grenier starred |
| 40% | THESIMPSONS | 11 | TV show with an iconic yellow family whose members are a hint to solve 17a, 30a, 8d and 25d: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RATE | 4 | Give 5 stars to a TV show, say |
| 39% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | News satire and late-night talk show, for which Steve Carell was a correspondent: 3 wds. |
| 39% | BACK | 4 | "If I Could Turn ___ Time," song by Cher which is a powerful ballad about wishing for a way to undo mistakes |
| 39% | BLT | 3 | Lunchtime initialism to which an A, for avocado, is sometimes appended |
| 39% | IKEA | 4 | Furniture store that was the first company to show a gay couple in an American TV commercial |
| 39% | SHOWER | 6 | Bridal ___, traditional party for a bride-to-be where her female relatives and friends give her gifts |
| 39% | TVG | 3 | Rating for a kid-friendly show |
| 39% | THEOC | 5 | TV show named for a county |
| 38% | SNL | 3 | NBC comedy show which is a weekly parody: Abbr. |
| 38% | JOAN | 4 | ___ Rivers, comedian and actress who was the first woman to host a late-night network TV talk show |
| 38% | STRANGER | 8 | "___ Things," one of the most popular thriller TV shows, the first season of which is set around the disappearance of a young boy |
| 38% | AREA | 4 | Zip code is given to a specific ___ in the city |
| 38% | ISABELLA | 8 | Gomez, known for TV show One Day at a Time |
| 38% | TVMA | 4 | Rating for a show with lots of oaths |
| 38% | BAYWATCH | 8 | TV show where Pamela Anderson was a lifeguard |