| 100% | CHER | 4 | Entertainer who co-hosted a variety show with Sonny Bono |
| 63% | CHER | 4 | Singer who starred on a 1970s variety show with Sonny Bono |
| 46% | SNOOP | 5 | Rapper who hosts a VH1 show with Martha Stewart, familiarly |
| 42% | MILTONBERLE | 11 | Early TV variety show host who was a charter inductee into the Television Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 39% | EMCEE | 5 | Host of a variety show |
| 39% | SNL | 3 | NBC's weekend variety show with a rotating cast: Abbr. |
| 39% | MATADOR | 7 | Entertainer who deals with a lot of bull? |
| 39% | JEOPARDY | 8 | Game show with a hosting controversy |
| 38% | SNL | 3 | Show with a "Five-Timers Club" for past hosts |
| 38% | CONAN | 5 | Late-night show with a redheaded host |
| 38% | SNL | 3 | Skit show with a host every weekend: Abbr. |
| 37% | EDSULLIVAN | 10 | Sports/entertainment reporter who hosted a musical variety show from 1948 to 1971: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SNL | 3 | Show with a different host and musical guest each episode: Abbr. |
| 37% | KELLIEPICKLER | 13 | Former "American Idol" contestant who's hosting a new daytime talk show with Ben Aaron: 2 wds. |
| 37% | VANNA | 5 | Game show co-host who could be called a "woman of letters," familiarly |
| 37% | FLIPWILSON | 10 | First Black person to host a successful TV variety show |
| 37% | SNL | 3 | Comedy show with a different guest host each week: Abbr. |
| 36% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet who hosted a talk show |
| 36% | PUNKD | 5 | Reality show with a 2020 reboot hosted by Chance the Rapper |
| 36% | SNL | 3 | NBC comedy show with a guest host and musical performer: Abbr. |
| 36% | CAROL | 5 | Burnett with a variety show from 1967 to 1978 |
| 36% | HOWIEMANDEL | 11 | Game show host with a shaved head |
| 36% | BURNETTLIGHTS | 13 | Mesh-like outdoor Christmas decorations named after a variety show host of the '60s and '70s? |
| 36% | ELMO | 4 | "The Not-Too-Late Show With ___" (talk show hosted by a Muppet) |
| 36% | ELMO | 4 | "The Not-Too-Late Show with ___" (HBO series hosted by a Muppet) |
| 35% | SNL | 3 | NBC comedy show with a "Five-Timers" club for hosts, for short |
| 35% | ALI | 3 | Velshi who hosts a weekend show on MSNBC |
| 35% | CHELSEA | 7 | With 33-Across, comedian who hosted a late-night talk show on E! from 2007-2014 |
| 35% | ELMO | 4 | "The Not-Too-Late Show With ___" (HBO Max show with a Muppet host) |
| 35% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet who hosts a talk show on HBO Max |