| 100% | MASTERCHEF | 10 | Cooking competition show hosted by 40-Across that features a Mystery Box and a Pressure Test |
| 45% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Music competition series created by Simon Cowell that featured 53-Across as a host in 2012 and 2013 (3 wds.) |
| 41% | HELLSKITCHEN | 12 | Cooking competition show created and hosted by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | 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. |
| 35% | HELLSKITCHEN | 12 | Reality cooking show hosted by 40-Across whose theme song is "Fire" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GOOD | 4 | "___ Eats," TV cooking show that is created and hosted by Alton Brown |
| 33% | ONCINEMA | 8 | Satirical show hosted by Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington that gives ratings on a scale of one to five "bags of popcorn" |
| 33% | THEFRENCHCHEF | 13 | Pioneering cooking show created and hosted by 44-Across (3 wds.) |
| 33% | FOE | 3 | "Friend or ___?" (GSN game show that features a "Trust Box") |
| 33% | FOE | 3 | "Friend or ___?" (GSN game show that featured a "Trust Box") |
| 33% | LIPSYNCBATTLE | 13 | Music competition series hosted by 45-Across based on a "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" segment (3 wds.) |
| 33% | BANG | 4 | "Unraveling the Mystery: A Big ___ Farewell," episode hosted by Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco based on the eponymous TV show |
| 33% | DRAGONRIDER | 11 | Fantasy novel by 29-Across that features a boy named Ben and a fire-breathing creature named Firedrake (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NEXTINFASHION | 13 | Netflix competition series featuring designers hosted by 15-Across and 46-Across (3 wds.) |
| 32% | CHOPPED | 7 | Cooking competition show that ends with a 30-minute dessert round |
| 32% | MASH | 4 | TV show that featured a Potter and a Trapper |
| 32% | MASH | 4 | TV show that featured a Trapper and a Potter |
| 31% | TOPCHEF | 7 | Cooking competition show that had "Masters," "Juniors," and "Just Desserts" spinoffs (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SNL | 3 | NBC show that has a repertory cast and featured players: Abbr. |
| 31% | CAMPTIGER | 9 | Children's book by 52-Across and illustrator John Rocco that features a big cat in the woods (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MOUNTAINSTAGE | 13 | West Virginia Public Broadcasting podcast hosted by Kathy Mattea that features performances by musicians in a variety of genres (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CAUGHTINTHERAIN | 15 | Surprised by a shower ... and a hint involving certain outer letters of 20-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 30% | UDOLPHO | 7 | "The Mysteries of ___," Ann Radcliffe novel that features a sprawling and foreboding house |
| 30% | CARNIVALEATS | 12 | Cooking Channel show that might feature a funnel cake bacon cheeseburger |
| 30% | BEATTHECLOCK | 12 | Longtime game show that features stunts and a time limit |
| 30% | BEATBOBBYFLAY | 13 | Food Network head-to-head cooking show hosted by a former Iron Chef (3 wds.) |
| 30% | CMA | 3 | Group that sponsors an awards show hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, for short |
| 30% | DEAL | 4 | Word that appears twice in the name of a game show hosted by Howie Mandel |
| 30% | THEBANDSVISIT | 13 | Broadway show by 40-Across starring 18-Across and Tony Shalhoub that won 10 2018 Tony Awards, including Best Musical (3 wds.) |
| 30% | FROMTHETOP | 10 | National Public Radio podcast hosted by Peter Dugan that features interviews with and performances by young classical musicians (3 wds.) |