| 100% | MASH | 4 | Acronym in the names of a children's game and a classic TV show |
| 51% | PONIES | 6 | The equines Applejack and Rainbow Dash of a children's TV show |
| 49% | DEAL | 4 | Word that appears twice in the name of a game show hosted by Howie Mandel |
| 45% | INVESTIGATION | 13 | "CSI: ___," with 18-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber guest-starred in, also starring Laurence Fishburne |
| 45% | BILL | 4 | ___ Nye, host of the eponymous science show who was a household icon in '90s children's TV |
| 45% | BOBNEWHARTSHOW | 14 | Classic TV sitcom staged mostly in the office and apartment of a Chicago psychologist |
| 45% | ALAI | 4 | Word in the name of a pelota game |
| 44% | ASL | 3 | It's sometimes shown in the corner of a TV screen, for short |
| 44% | REO | 3 | Classic car company in the name of a classic rock band |
| 44% | HOLLYWOODSQUARES | 16 | Classic TV game show ... or what 18-, 25-, 55- and 66-Across are, in a way |
| 44% | ORANGE | 6 | "___ Is The New Black," fill in a color to complete the name of the TV show featuring Taylor Schilling |
| 43% | CRIMESCENE | 10 | "CSI: ___," with 31-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber - whose birthday it is today - guest starred in as Michael Keppler: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MEREDITH | 8 | Name of the Grey in TV show Grey's Anatomy |
| 42% | PURPLE | 6 | "Harold and the ___ Crayon," film adaptation of a children's book, whose release date is in 2023 |
| 42% | MEDI | 4 | Prefix for "care" in the name of a health plan for Americans 65 and up |
| 42% | HIDE | 4 | Part of the title of a child's game |
| 42% | ALL | 3 | "___ in the Family," TV show about a working class man and his family, which is ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
| 42% | LETHE | 5 | Oblivion, in Greek ... and the name of a river in Greek mythology |
| 41% | CLIO | 4 | A famous Renault car. Also the name of an award that was coveted on the TV show "Mad Men" |
| 41% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 40% | LOKI | 4 | Thor's adoptive brother and nemesis, and the protagonist in a namesake 2021 TV show |
| 40% | BOGGLE | 6 | Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found |
| 40% | LAVA | 4 | The floor, in a children's game |
| 40% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |
| 40% | ATARI | 5 | Company whose name comes from a term in the game of Go |
| 40% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that does not appear in the name of a U.S. state |
| 40% | 1OOOOOO | 7 | Number of dollars John Carpenter won on a TV game show in 1999 |
| 39% | LEGEND | 6 | The __ of Korra is a game based off the TV Show |
| 39% | TARS | 4 | The name of a fictional computer in Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" |
| 39% | MISTERTOAD | 10 | "The best of animals," in a classic children's book |