| 100% | MTV | 3 | Cable channel that debuted in 1981 with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll" |
| 75% | MTV | 3 | Channel that launched in 1981 with the introduction, "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll!" |
| 68% | MTV | 3 | Cable channel that was launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll" |
| 39% | BIRDS | 5 | Animals that can be paired with the words early, lady and whirly |
| 38% | SHO | 3 | Cable channel that airs "Moonbase 8" and "Inside the NFL," in TV listings |
| 38% | INKSPOTS | 8 | Vocal group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with "The" |
| 38% | RONETTES | 8 | 1960s pop trio in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with "the" |
| 37% | HBO | 3 | Cable channel that airs the show in 18a, and other shows like "Game of Thrones": Abbr. |
| 37% | OJAYS | 5 | 1970s R&B trio in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with "the" |
| 37% | SESAME | 6 | With 29-Across, children's show starring Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch that debuted in 1969 |
| 36% | HALLANDOATES | 12 | 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees with the 1981 hit "Private Eyes": 3 wds. |
| 36% | REM | 3 | Georgia-based band that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 |
| 36% | GENESIS | 7 | 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees with six top-10 hits in the 1980s |
| 35% | YER | 3 | "__ Blues": Beatles song with the line "Even hate my rock and roll" |
| 35% | MONTH | 5 | One of the twelve divisions in a year, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "oneth" |
| 35% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel that airs March Madness and the PGA Championship |
| 34% | CNN | 3 | Channel that debuted in 1980 with a story about an assassination attempt on Vernon Jordan |
| 34% | TINATURNER | 10 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" singer nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TINATURNER | 10 | "What's Love Got to Do With It" singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel that aired "Murder in the First" |
| 34% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel that airs "Murder in the First" |
| 34% | CLYDEMCPHATTER | 14 | Singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1987 and with the Drifters in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 34% | STEVIENICKS | 11 | Singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and as a solo artist in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel that airs "Inside the NBA" with Charles Barkley |
| 33% | USA | 3 | Cable channel that airs "Unsolved" and "Queen of the South" |
| 33% | MTV | 3 | Cable channel that brought the world "Beavis and Butt-head" |
| 33% | MTV | 3 | Channel launched in 1981 with a video by the Buggles |
| 33% | BIGPOPPA | 8 | 1995 platinum rap hit that starts "To all the ladies in the place with style and grace" |
| 33% | SKATEBOARDING | 13 | Sport that will make its debut in the 2020 Olympics and involves riding and performing tricks on a narrow board with wheels |
| 33% | CLIMBING | 8 | Sport ___, sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet |