| 100% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator/writer of the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" (2 wds.) |
| 71% | LENAWAITHE | 10 | Creator/writer of the TV series "The Chi" and "Boomerang" (2 wds.) |
| 63% | ROBINTHEDE | 10 | Creator/writer of the TV series "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | "Grey's Anatomy" creator/writer honored with the 2015 Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement (2 wds.) |
| 54% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 54% | BRUCEMILLER | 11 | Creator of the Hulu TV series "The Handmaid's Tale," based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. |
| 53% | RHIMES | 6 | Shonda __, creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal |
| 51% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Animated TV series featuring the voices of Seth MacFarlane and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Animated TV series featuring the voices of Seth MacFarlane and 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | TV producer behind "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal": 2 wds. |
| 51% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ELLENPOMPEO | 11 | Winner of the most recent People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actress (for "Grey's Anatomy"): 2 wds. |
| 51% | IVANTURGENEV | 12 | Russian writer of the novel "Fathers and Sons": 2 wds. |
| 51% | MATTGROENING | 12 | The Simpsons creator who is also the creator of the TV series "Disenchantment": 2 wds. |
| 50% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Grey's Anatomy writer and producer ... and a punny description of the starts to 20-, 28-, and 43-Across |
| 49% | EUGENEIONESCO | 13 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "Rhinoceros" and "The Bald Soprano": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ISSARAE | 7 | Creator, writer, and star of HBO's "Insecure" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ROSEMCIVER | 10 | Star of the zombie-based TV series "iZombie": 2 wds. |
| 48% | LENADUNHAM | 10 | Star, writer, and co-executive producer of the HBO series "Girls": 2 wds |
| 48% | KIMDICKENS | 10 | Star of the zombie-based TV series "Fear the Walking Dead": 2 wds. |
| 48% | LORNEMICHAELS | 13 | TV producer, writer and comedian, who is the creator and producer of SNL: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CESARROMERO | 11 | Portrayer of the Joker in the 1960s TV series "Batman": 2 wds. |
| 48% | LAWRENCEBLOCK | 13 | Creator of the Matthew Scudder mystery novel series: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SAMUELBECKETT | 13 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "Waiting for Godot" and "Endgame": 2 wds. |
| 47% | DRSEUSS | 7 | Writer of the children's book, "The Cat in the Hat": 2 wds. |
| 47% | BEATRIXPOTTER | 13 | Writer of the children's story, "The Tale of Tom Kitten": 2 wds. |
| 47% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Steve Carell's TV series which was adapted from a BBC series of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 47% | AARONSORKIN | 11 | Creator/writer of "Sports Night," "The West Wing," and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DIANAGABALDON | 13 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Outlander" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 46% | KATHYREICHS | 11 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Bones" TV series (2 wds.) |