| 100% | SUNDAYMORNING | 13 | CBS weekly television newsmagazine that's been hosted by 2007 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism honoree Jane Pauley since 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | CHARLESOSGOOD | 13 | 2004 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism honoree who hosted 44-Across from 1994 to 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CHARLESKURALT | 13 | 1996 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism honoree who hosted 44-Across from 1979 to 1994 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ANDERSONCOOPER | 14 | CNN host who was honored with the 2018 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JUDYWOODRUFF | 12 | "PBS NewsHour" co-anchor who shared the 2017 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism with Gwen Ifill (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ROBINROBERTS | 12 | "Good Morning America" co-anchor who was honored with the 2014 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2 wds.) |
| 23% | OBITS | 5 | Horror short story by Stephen King that was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2016 |
| 22% | ESPYS | 5 | Awards that were hosted by Danica Patrick in 2018 |
| 22% | MEETTHEPRESS | 12 | Weekly news/interview show hosted by Chuck Todd that is the longest-running program on American television (3 wds.) |
| 22% | ANGOLA | 6 | Luanda's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2016 |
| 21% | WORLDSFAIR | 10 | International exposition that has been hosted by the United States in 18-Across, 28-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 21% | WORK | 4 | 2016 song by Rihanna featuring Drake that was nominated for two Grammy Awards |
| 21% | SOOKIESTJAMES | 13 | "Gilmore Girls" role for Melissa McCarthy that will be reprised in the show's 2016 revival on Netflix: 3 wds. |
| 20% | HERO | 4 | 2016 album by 44-Across that was nominated for a Best Country Album Grammy Award |
| 20% | LIBERTYBELL | 11 | Symbol of American independence that's been in Philadelphia since 1752 (2 wds.) |
| 20% | SUNDAYMORNING | 13 | CBS weekly newsmagazine program celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 20% | SUNDAYMORNING | 13 | CBS weekly newsmagazine program since 1979 (2 wds.) |
| 20% | TONYS | 5 | Awards show that was hosted three years in a row by Ariana DeBose |
| 19% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Grammy Award winner for "That's What I Like" who was the halftime headliner at the Super Bowl in 2014 (2 wds.) |
| 19% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "24K Magic" singer who won the award for R&B Song, "That's What I Like" in Billboard 2018: 2 wds |
| 19% | STOLENCAR | 9 | Auto that's been taken away by a criminal: 2 wds. |
| 19% | GREGORYHINES | 12 | Tap dancer who won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for "Jelly's Last Jam" (2 wds.) |
| 19% | SPINNINGSILVER | 14 | 2019 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel winner by 27-Across that's loosely based on the tale of "Rumpelstiltskin" (2 wds.) |
| 19% | BLEEDS | 6 | "If It ___," collection of four novellas by Stephen King that was nominated for a Locus Award in 2021 |
| 19% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 19% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 19% | IFEELFORYOU | 11 | Grammy-winning song written by Prince that was a #1 hit for Chaka Khan in 1984 (4 wds.) |
| 19% | THELATESHOW | 11 | Previously hosted by David Letterman, and now starring Stephen Colbert, CBS talk-show that was a fierce competitor of 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 19% | BADGUY | 6 | 2019 song by Billie Eilish that won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 19% | LOVESONG | 8 | Top 10 single by 31-Across that was nominated for two Grammy Awards (2 wds.) |