| 100% | PROBST | 6 | Emmy-winning reality show host of 2008, '09 and '10 |
| 52% | THIRTYROCK | 10 | Emmy-winning show of 2007, '08 and '09 |
| 45% | REAL | 4 | "___ Chance of Love," 2008 American reality dating game show featuring brothers Ahmad and Kamal Givens |
| 42% | SHARKTANK | 9 | Emmy-winning reality series for entrepreneurs ... and a place for the ends of 17-, 27- and 42-Across? |
| 42% | BEHAR | 5 | Talk Show Host Emmy winner of 2009 |
| 42% | PARTSUNKNOWN | 12 | Emmy-winning travel and cuisine show hosted by Anthony Bourdain |
| 42% | SNL | 3 | Emmy-winning show of both 1976 and 2017, in brief |
| 41% | BACHELOR | 8 | The __, reality show of true love and roses |
| 40% | PAAR | 4 | Onetime host of "The Morning Show" and "The Tonight Show" |
| 40% | PADMA | 5 | ___ Lakshmi, host of the popular reality TV show "Top Chef" |
| 40% | RYAN | 4 | ___ Seacrest, host of the popular reality TV show "American Idol" |
| 40% | CHEN | 4 | Julie ___, host of the popular reality TV show "Big Brother" |
| 40% | ARSENIOHALL | 11 | Talk show host who won a season of "Celebrity Apprentice" |
| 40% | HEIDI | 5 | ___ Klum, former host of the popular reality TV show "Project Runway" |
| 40% | JAYLENO | 7 | TV host of You Bet Your Life and The Tonight Show |
| 39% | JONSTEWART | 10 | Host of "The Daily Show" between 28- and 17-Across (1999-2015): 2 wds. |
| 39% | RACHEL | 6 | With 34-Across, MSNBC host of a nightly news and opinion show |
| 39% | JACK | 4 | ___ Barry, former game show host and creator of "The Joker's Wild" |
| 39% | DAYTIME | 7 | ___ Emmy Awards (honors won by soaps and talk shows) |
| 39% | OPRAH | 5 | ___ Winfrey, Emmy-winning talk show host dubbed "Queen of All Media" |
| 38% | CARLSAGAN | 9 | Host of an Emmy-winning PBS series |
| 38% | CAT | 3 | ___ Deeley, host of the popular reality TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" |
| 38% | ELLEN | 5 | ___ DeGeneres, comedian and television host known for her Emmy-winning talk show |
| 38% | EYE | 3 | "Queer ___," Emmy-winning reality TV show hosted by five queer icons |
| 38% | LOST | 4 | Show that, uh, didn't win 43 of its 54 Emmy nominations |
| 38% | ROSIEODONNELL | 13 | Host of a self-titled talk show who hosted the 1999 and 2000 Grammy ceremonies: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BENSTILLER | 10 | Host of a 1990s sketch comedy show who starred in and wrote both "Zoolander" movies (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TYRA | 4 | Reality show host Banks |
| 37% | DRAGRACE | 8 | Reality competition show won by Bianca Del Rio and Yvie Oddly, for short |
| 37% | TARA | 4 | "United States of ___," show for which Toni Collette won an Emmy |