| 100% | BIGBROTHER | 10 | CBS reality show hosted by Julie Chen whose first version aired in the Netherlands: 2 wds. |
| 60% | SURVIVOR | 8 | CBS reality show hosted by Jeff Probst whose first version aired in Sweden |
| 46% | BIGBROTHER | 10 | CBS reality series hosted by Julie Chen: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEVOICE | 8 | American reality show hosted by Carson Daly, which works in a format similar to 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MATCHGAME | 9 | Long-running panel show hosted by Gene Rayburn in the 1970s and by Martin Short in 2025: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DRAGQUEEN | 9 | Contestant on a reality show hosted by RuPaul: 2 wds. |
| 33% | AMERICANIDOL | 12 | American reality show hosted by Ryan Seacrest, where contestants compete to be the best singer, chosen by the viewers: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HELLSKITCHEN | 12 | Reality cooking show hosted by 40-Across whose theme song is "Fire" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NICKNEWS | 8 | Show hosted by Linda Ellerbee that began airing in the early nineties |
| 32% | JIMMYFALLON | 11 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air starting in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SURVIVOR | 8 | CBS reality show hosted by Jeff Probst |
| 30% | REALWORLD | 9 | The __; reality TV show, first aired on MTV in '92 |
| 30% | PEOPLESCOURT | 12 | Legal reality show that's been on the air for 29 seasons, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 30% | AFTERMIDNIGHT | 13 | CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 30% | THEBACHELOR | 11 | American dating reality show since 2002 which has Chris Harrison as the host: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | Late-night talk show host who voiced the father in "The Boss Baby": 2 wds. |
| 29% | JAYLENO | 7 | Former "Tonight Show" host whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 28% | NEXTTOPMODEL | 12 | "America's ___," American reality show hosted by Rita Ora, where models compete to be the best: 3 wds. |
| 28% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | "Party in the U.S.A." singer whose first TV series lead role was on Disney's "Hannah Montana": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team whose first game was played October 8, 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films that had cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 28% | GORDONRAMSAY | 12 | Reality show host known for his explosive temper: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Musician whose first single "... Baby one more time" topped the charts in 1998 when she was just 17 years old: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PROJECTRUNWAY | 13 | Lifetime fashion show hosted by Heidi Klum: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BEATSHAZAM | 10 | Musical game show hosted by Jamie Foxx: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MASTERMINDS | 11 | GSN game show hosted by Brooke Burns: 2 wds. |
| 27% | CHAINREACTION | 13 | GSN game show hosted by Dylan Lane: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | Actor whose first big role was Tim Canterbury in the British version of "The Office" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | SEANCONNERY | 11 | First James Bond in the movies: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MOTLEYCRUE | 10 | 1980s hair band whose first Top 20 hit was "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (2 wds.) |