| 100% | LEAVEITTOBEAVER | 15 | Classic sitcom that jumped from CBS to ABC after its first season |
| 28% | ELAL | 4 | Its first flight went from Geneva to Tel Aviv |
| 28% | IRT | 3 | Its first line went from City Hall to 145th St. |
| 27% | PONYEXPRESS | 11 | Its first delivery went from St. Joseph, Missouri, to San Francisco (1860) |
| 27% | SCAMS | 5 | Con jobs, or, when broken after its first letter, a hint to the starred answers |
| 26% | BROOKLYN | 8 | "___ Nine-Nine" (police sitcom that recently moved from Fox to NBC) |
| 26% | DOG | 3 | Jake the ___, from "Adventure Time" reminds you this New Year that "being bad at something is the first step to being sorta good at it" |
| 26% | CSI | 3 | CBS procedural that aired from 2000 to 2015 |
| 25% | GTOS | 4 | Classic cars that were the first to have Ram Air engines |
| 25% | ELDORADO | 8 | Fictional place that lent its name to a classic Cadillac |
| 25% | IMAC | 4 | Apple device that was the first to employ its "i" prefix |
| 25% | CSI | 3 | CBS procedural drama that ran from 2000 to 2015 |
| 25% | CSI | 3 | CBS crime drama that ran from 2000 to 2015 |
| 24% | SAW | 3 | Dr. Seuss classic "And to Think That I ___ It on Mulberry Street" |
| 24% | GROWINGPAINS | 12 | 1985-1992 sitcom that featured Leonardo DiCaprio in its final season, before he was famous: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ASHES | 5 | "In order to rise from its own ___ a phoenix first must burn" (Butler) |
| 24% | ERNANI | 6 | Verdi work that was the first opera to be recorded in its entirety |
| 24% | LIZARD | 6 | Horned ___, reptile that shoots blood from its eyes to deter predators when threatened |
| 24% | TROPHYWIFE | 10 | ABC sitcom starring Malin Akerman and Bradley Whitford which was canceled after one season: 2 wds. |
| 24% | NOTRE | 5 | French word that becomes its own opposite by changing the first letter to V |
| 23% | YMCA | 4 | Org. that is often referred to by just its first letter |
| 23% | GILLIGANSISLAND | 15 | Classic sitcom that debuted on 9/26/1964 |
| 23% | INC | 3 | Business magazine that, in 1981, was the first to feature Steve Jobs on its cover |
| 23% | CSI | 3 | Drama that was the #1 show of the season from fall 2002 to spring 2005 |
| 23% | YEARLING | 8 | Horse or deer after its first birthday |
| 23% | OCTAVIA | 7 | Butler who wrote, “In order to rise / From its own ashes / A phoenix / First / Must / Burn” |
| 23% | EMENDS | 6 | Synonym for “alters” that keeps its meaning if the first letter is changed to an “A” |
| 23% | SOBE | 4 | Beverage brand that removed “uth” and “ach” from a Greater Miami neighborhood to get its name |
| 23% | TIDEPOD | 7 | Procter & Gamble detergent pack that has a bitter-tasting coating to deter children from eating it |
| 23% | JOBHOP | 6 | Jump from gig to gig |