| 100% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel with an explosive-sounding name |
| 81% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel with a name that sounds explosive |
| 66% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel that sounds like an explosive |
| 58% | BET | 3 | Cable channel with an annual Sportswoman of the Year award |
| 48% | HOT | 3 | With 4-Across, pepper whose name sounds like an oxymoron |
| 48% | XZIBIT | 6 | Rapper with an MTV show … whose name sounds like a word meaning "show" |
| 47% | LAWES | 5 | Noted criminologist with an apt-sounding name |
| 47% | UGLI | 4 | Citrus fruit with an unattractive-sounding name |
| 47% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with an electrical-sounding name |
| 47% | SUNRA | 5 | Jazz great with an Egyptian-sounding name |
| 47% | PONYGLASS | 9 | Tiny tumbler with an equestrian-sounding name |
| 47% | MUDD | 4 | Jeans brand with an earthy-sounding name |
| 47% | PIUS | 4 | Pope with an appropriate-sounding name |
| 47% | PEEDEE | 6 | River with an alphabetical-sounding name |
| 47% | ERIE | 4 | Lake with an unsettling-sounding name |
| 47% | WII | 3 | System with an excited-sounding name |
| 46% | TCM | 3 | Cable channel with vintage films |
| 46% | HSN | 3 | Cable channel with daily deals |
| 45% | ESPN | 4 | Cable channel with all the scores |
| 45% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel with the slogan "Boom" |
| 45% | CSPAN | 5 | Cable channel with Congressional coverage (Hyph.) |
| 45% | MTV | 3 | Channel with an "Unplugged" concert series |
| 45% | TCM | 3 | Channel with an extensive film library |
| 45% | HBO | 3 | Channel with an app called "Max" |
| 45% | SPUTTER | 7 | Make an explosive sound |
| 44% | SYFY | 4 | Cable channel with many supernatural/fantasy shows |
| 44% | ION | 3 | Cable channel with the slogan "Positively entertaining" |
| 44% | TVLAND | 6 | Cable channel with the slogan "Laugh More" |
| 44% | MTV | 3 | Cable channel with its own awards show |
| 44% | NATGEO | 6 | Cable channel with many science shows, familiarly |