| 100% | DICKVANDYKE | 11 | Eponymous star of a 1960s sitcom, the only American TV star with his three initials |
| 50% | DEATHVALLEYDAYS | 15 | Long-running western anthology, the only American TV series with its three initials |
| 36% | REAGAN | 6 | Only U.S. president with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 36% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the reverend with a January holiday in his honor |
| 36% | EBERT | 5 | Only movie critic with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 35% | CRUZ | 4 | Penélope who is the only Spanish actress with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 35% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Copperfield, American magician with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 35% | JERRY | 5 | Fictional sitcom within a sitcom created by the titular character of "Seinfeld" with his friend, George Costanza |
| 34% | INVESTIGATION | 13 | "CSI: ___," with 18-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber guest-starred in, also starring Laurence Fishburne |
| 34% | HOOD | 4 | Robin ___, lead character of the many eponymous movies who shares his name with a bird |
| 34% | WILLSMITH | 9 | "I Am Legend" star who (together with his wife Jada) owns a minority share of the Philadelphia 76ers: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BANG | 4 | "The Big ___ Theory," American sitcom with a few episodes that refer to "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 33% | LIFE | 4 | "The Facts of ___," American TV sitcom that is a spin-off of "Diff'rent Strokes" |
| 33% | PERU | 4 | The only South American country with a four-letter name |
| 33% | CHA | 3 | Half of a "Dancing With the Stars" dance |
| 33% | REBA | 4 | Eponymous sitcom star of the 2000s |
| 33% | REAGAN | 6 | Only U.S. president with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (probably because he made July National Ice Cream Month) |
| 33% | CHELSEAGRAMMAR | 14 | Star of a sitcom in which the First Daughter learns syntax? |
| 33% | MIRAINAGASU | 11 | American figure skater and Olympian who participated in season 26 of the TV show "Dancing with the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SIMONEBILES | 11 | American artistic gymnast and Olympian who participated in season 24 of the TV show "Dancing with the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SWEETBITTER | 11 | American drama TV series starring Ella Purnell which is based on a novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler |
| 33% | ODD | 3 | "The ___ Couple," '70s sitcom starring Tony Randall that reunited some of the original cast for a TV reunion film |
| 33% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Reiser, star of the TV sitcom "Mad About You" |
| 33% | MONKEES | 7 | Band that originated in a 1960s sitcom, with The |
| 32% | ISLAND | 6 | "Gilligan's ___," '60s sitcom starring Bob Denver that reunited some of the original cast for three TV reunion films |
| 32% | TERRYSCOTT | 10 | Co-star with Hugh Lloyd of 1960s BBC TV sitcom Hugh and I |
| 32% | BLT | 3 | Initials of a crunchy sandwich with three ingredients inside |
| 32% | TIN | 3 | The only chemical element with a three-letter name |
| 32% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 32% | CRIMESCENE | 10 | "CSI: ___," with 31-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber - whose birthday it is today - guest starred in as Michael Keppler: 2 wds. |