| 100% | GARY | 4 | Character on "Cheers" who owned a rival bar and was played interchangeably by Joel Polis and Robert Desiderio |
| 42% | NEWMAN | 6 | Jerry's archnemesis and neighbor played by Wayne Knight who is a recurring character on "Seinfeld" |
| 39% | ALFIESOLOMONS | 13 | "Peaky Blinders" character, played by Tom Hardy, who ran a distillery and was seen on the show from season 2 till 4: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BETTYCOOPER | 11 | The sweet, blonde girl next door character from "Riverdale," who serves as a protagonist and is played by Lili Reinhart |
| 38% | HOOD | 4 | Robin ___, "Once Upon a Time" character who was played by both Tom Ellis and Sean Maguire |
| 37% | LEO | 3 | Uncle ___, Jerry's relative played by Len Lesser who is a recurring character on "Seinfeld" |
| 37% | GEORGECOSTANZA | 14 | Character who is Jerry's best friend since high school and is played by Jason Alexander on the show "Seinfeld": 2 wds. |
| 36% | GUSTAVOFRING | 12 | Character played by Giancarlo Esposito in "Breaking Bad", who owns Los Pollos Hermanos, besides being a prominent meth distributor: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 35% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 35% | DIANE | 5 | ___ Chambers, character on the TV show "Cheers" who was played by Shelley Long |
| 35% | SAM | 3 | ___ Malone, character on the TV show "Cheers" who was played by Ted Danson |
| 34% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 34% | RIO | 3 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Brazilian city and is played by Miguel Herran |
| 34% | BERLIN | 6 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a German city and is played by Pedro Alonso |
| 34% | NAIROBI | 7 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Kenyan city and is played by Alba Flores |
| 34% | TOKYO | 5 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Japanese city and is played by Ursula Corbero |
| 34% | OSLO | 4 | Character from "Money Heist" that is named after a Nordic city and is played by Roberto Garcia Ruiz |
| 33% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | REGGIE | 6 | ___ Mantle, "Riverdale" character who was played by both Ross Butler and Charles Melton |
| 33% | STEPHENS | 8 | Darrin ___, "Bewitched" character who was played by both Dick York and Dick Sargent |
| 33% | DALE | 4 | Character who was played by Jeffrey DeMunn on "The Walking Dead" |
| 33% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NIGHT | 5 | The ___ King, "Game of Thrones" character who was played by both Richard Brake and Vladimir Furdik |
| 32% | UHURA | 5 | "Star Trek" character who's been played by Nichelle Nichols and Zoe Saldana |
| 32% | AIDA | 4 | Opera title character who has been played by Maria Callas and Leontyne Price |
| 32% | MORTY | 5 | ___ Seinfeld, Jerry's dad on "Seinfeld" who was played by both Phil Bruns and Barney Martin |
| 31% | HANNIBAL | 8 | Horror thriller TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic psychiatrist and cannibal played by Mads Mikkelsen |
| 31% | CAROL | 5 | ___ Willick, Ross's ex-wife on "Friends" who was played by both Anita Barone and Jane Sibbett |
| 31% | IRIS | 4 | Novelist Murdoch who was played by Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in a 2001 biopic |