| 100% | ROB | 3 | Actor Corddry of the new CBS sitcom "The Unicorn" |
| 53% | ROB | 3 | Actor Corddry of "The Unicorn" |
| 48% | OMAR | 4 | Actor Miller of CBS's "The Unicorn" |
| 47% | ADAM | 4 | Actor Driver of the new movie "The Last Duel" |
| 46% | JEREMYPIVEN | 11 | "Entourage" actor who plays a tech innovator in the new CBS drama "Wisdom of the Crowd": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DESCHANEL | 9 | Player of the new girl on the sitcom "New Girl" |
| 45% | MOORE | 5 | Shemar ___, star of the new CBS drama "S.W.A.T." |
| 45% | PAT | 3 | Actor Morita of the short-lived sitcom Mr. T and Tina |
| 44% | BRAD | 4 | Actor Garrett who stars in the new ABC sitcom "Single Parents" |
| 43% | KIM | 3 | Cattrall of the new sitcom "How I Met Your Father" |
| 42% | ANNA | 4 | Actress Faris of the CBS sitcom "Mom" |
| 41% | EVIL | 4 | New CBS supernatural drama that premiered at the end of September |
| 40% | ELWES | 5 | Actor Cary with the new memoir "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of 'The Princess Bride'" |
| 39% | WALTER | 6 | CBS "Evening News" anchor ___ Cronkite who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 38% | OMAR | 4 | ___ Benson Miller of CBS's "The Unicorn" |
| 38% | LIOTTA | 6 | Actor Ray who narrated AMC's 8-part series "The Making of the Mob: New York" |
| 38% | DICK | 4 | ___ Christie, actor who played the character of Ted Lawson in the sitcom "Small Wonder" |
| 38% | JERRY | 5 | ___ Supiran, actor who played the character of Jamie Lawson in the sitcom "Small Wonder" |
| 38% | SALLIS | 6 | Peter —, actor who played Clegg in BBC TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine |
| 38% | KWOUK | 5 | Burt —, actor who played Entwistle in BBC TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine |
| 38% | OWEN | 4 | Bill —, actor who played Compo in BBC TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine |
| 38% | FLEET | 5 | James —, actor who played Hugo Horton in BBC TV sitcom The Vicar of Dibley |
| 37% | MURPHYBROWN | 11 | 1988-1998 CBS sitcom on which 28-Across played the title news anchor: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RIK | 3 | & 17D Late actor-comedian who played Alan B'Stard in ITV sitcom The New Statesman |
| 37% | MARK | 4 | ___ Cendrowski, director of CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 37% | NORAH | 5 | O'Donnell of the "CBS Evening News" |
| 37% | NATE | 4 | Actor Corddry of "Paper Girls" |
| 37% | HURT | 4 | Actor William of "Broadcast News" |
| 37% | BIBLICAL | 8 | Of the New Testament, eg |
| 36% | DEPP | 4 | Actor Johnny of the upcoming "Murder on the Orient Express" |