| 100% | NOSOUPFORYOU | 12 | Classic catchphrase from a lunch counter character on 29-Across's self-titled show: 4 wds. |
| 49% | YADAYADAYADA | 12 | Classic catchphrase meaning "blah blah blah" from 29-Across's self-titled show: 3 wds. |
| 35% | 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. |
| 31% | SARAHPAULSON | 12 | "American Horror Story" actress who plays the title character, 46-Across, on a Netflix miniseries (2 wds.) |
| 31% | POPEFRANCIS | 11 | He declared 29-Across a saint on September 4, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BUTCHCASSIDY | 12 | Title character in a classic western film who asks, "Who are those guys?" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | DAWSONSCREEK | 12 | Classic high-school drama series on the WB whose title character lives near a stream in Capeside, Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ITSAMEMARIO | 11 | Classic catchphrase from a fictional plumber |
| 28% | KISSCAM | 7 | Smooch shower on a stadium's jumbotron (2 wds.) |
| 28% | MRSCOLUMBO | 10 | Unseen wife of Peter Falk's character on a 1971-1978 detective show: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BLACKLIGHTNING | 14 | Superhero dad who was the title character on a show on a 2018-2021 CW show: 2 wds. |
| 27% | HOGANSHEROES | 12 | Classic CBS sitcom whose title character leads a group of World War II prisoners: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Title TV novelist/sleuth played by 51-Across on ABC from 2009 to 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | CITIZENKANE | 11 | Classic 1941 film whose title character is partly based on William Randolph Hearst: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GEORGEBAILEY | 12 | Character played by 29-Across in "It's a Wonderful Life" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ERDOCTOR | 8 | Many a character on "Grey's Anatomy," for short (2 wds.) |
| 27% | LOOKMANOBRAINS | 14 | Hit single on 29-Across's 14th studio album (4 wds.) |
| 26% | BILLHADER | 9 | Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member who plays the title role on 4-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | RYANHOWARD | 10 | A character from "The Office" played by B.J. Novak, who has an on-again off-again relationship with Mindy Kaling's character: 2 wds |
| 26% | BUDABBOTT | 9 | Comedian in a classic sketch who is asked, "Who's on first?" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | WINLOSEORDRAW | 13 | Classic Pictionary TV game show with a home version by 48-Across (4 wds.) |
| 26% | CAMILLERAZAT | 12 | Actress who plays the title character's new friend on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | WEWERE | 6 | "___ on a break" (line from "Friends"): 2 wds. |
| 25% | TIPJAR | 6 | Container on a coffee shop counter (2 wds.) |
| 25% | TVCAMERA | 8 | Equipment on a reality show set (2 wds.) |
| 25% | MINORITYLEADER | 14 | Original title of a nonfiction work by 45-Across republished as "Lead from the Outside" (2 wds.) |
| 25% | BARBARABARRIE | 13 | "Breaking Away" actress who played the title character's Nana on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | BRINKLEY | 8 | Huntley's partner on a classic NBC news show |
| 25% | HAMITUP | 7 | Put on a show for the cameras (3 wds.) |
| 25% | ENE | 3 | It's across from WSW on a compass: Abbr. |