| 100% | DIGGS | 5 | Actor Taye of the TV shows "Private Practice" and "All American" |
| 47% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | "Knute Rockne, All American" actor elected governor of California and president of the United States (2 wds.) |
| 47% | CLARKSON | 8 | 1st winner of the TV show American Idol, Kelly __ |
| 47% | AMY | 3 | ___ Poehler, star of the TV show "Parks and Recreation" |
| 42% | WIZARD | 6 | "The ___ of Odds," American TV game show hosted by Alex Trebek between 1973 and 1974 |
| 42% | SNL | 3 | TV show with the most Emmy nominations of all time, familiarly (350+) |
| 41% | MENASUV | 7 | Co-star of the film "American Beauty" and TV show "American Woman" |
| 40% | 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% | TAYE | 4 | Actor Diggs of the CW's "All American" |
| 39% | MIRAINAGASU | 11 | American figure skater and Olympian who participated in season 26 of the TV show "Dancing with the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 39% | SIMONEBILES | 11 | American artistic gymnast and Olympian who participated in season 24 of the TV show "Dancing with the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 39% | DALY | 4 | Tim ___ of the TV series "Private Practice" |
| 38% | OAHU | 4 | Where much of the TV show "Lost" was filmed |
| 38% | CAPRA | 5 | Director of the first film to win all five top Oscars (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay) |
| 38% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BRUCECAMPBELL | 13 | Actor who played the role of Ronald Reagan on FX's TV show "Fargo" |
| 38% | DERMOTOLEARY | 12 | Radio and television broadcaster; host of 2016 BBC TV game show The Getaway Car |
| 38% | SOAP | 4 | Type of TV show "The Bold and the Beautiful" is, for short |
| 38% | RYAN | 4 | ___ Seacrest, host of the popular reality TV show "American Idol" |
| 38% | DEEN | 4 | Last name of the chef whose TV cooking shows have included "Paula's Party" and "Paula's Best Dishes" |
| 38% | TIM | 3 | Actor Daly of "Private Practice" and "Madam Secretary" |
| 37% | ALTONBROWN | 10 | American chef, who is the host of popular shows like "Good Eats" and "Iron Chef America": 2 wds. |
| 37% | HILLSTREETBLUES | 15 | 1980s cop show that TV Guide once ranked as the greatest TV drama of all time |
| 37% | DOROTHYHAMILL | 13 | Retired American figure skater and Olympian who participated in season 16 of the TV show "Dancing with the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 37% | TIM | 3 | Actor Curry of "Clue" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" |
| 36% | TALBOT | 6 | Actor Lyle of 1950's TV's "The Bob Cummings Show" |
| 36% | TWOANDAHALF | 11 | "___ Men," comedy show that Charlie Sheen starred in and became the highest-paid TV actor for: 4 wds. |
| 36% | OPTOMETRY | 9 | Practice and profession of examining the eyes |
| 36% | BLACKLIST | 9 | TV show about the FBI and terrorists |
| 36% | POSE | 4 | TV show featuring the House of Evangelista |