| 100% | TOMBROKAW | 9 | Former "NBC Nightly News" anchor, 1982-2004: 2 wds. |
| 79% | TOMBROKAW | 9 | "NBC Nightly News" anchor from 1982 to 2004 (2 wds.) |
| 59% | BRIANWILLIAMS | 13 | Anchor of "NBC Nightly News": 2 wds. |
| 57% | BROKAW | 6 | Former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom |
| 56% | DANRATHER | 9 | Former "CBS Evening News" anchor, 1981-2005: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BROKAW | 6 | NBC Nightly News anchor before Brian Williams |
| 49% | PETERJENNINGS | 13 | Former "ABC World News Tonight" anchor, 1983-2005: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DANRATHER | 9 | Former news anchor who's published a collection of essays called "What Unites Us": 2 wds. |
| 48% | BRIANWILLIAMS | 13 | NBC news anchor whose words were edited by "The Tonight Show" to sound like a rap: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TIMRUSSERT | 10 | Former NBC News Washington bureau chief who hosted 42-Across from 1991 to 2008 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DAVIDGREGORY | 12 | Former NBC News White House correspondent who hosted 42-Across from 2008 to 2014 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | HOLT | 4 | ''NBC Nightly News'' anchor |
| 44% | HOLT | 4 | "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester |
| 44% | LESTER | 6 | "NBC Nightly News" anchor ___ Holt |
| 44% | LESTER | 6 | "NBC Nightly News" anchor Holt |
| 44% | LALAW | 5 | Former NBC drama starring Harry Hamlin: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 43% | LALAW | 5 | Former NBC drama that starred Harry Hamlin and Susan Dey: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BRIAN | 5 | Suspended "NBC Nightly News" anchor Williams |
| 41% | BRIAN | 5 | Williams who once anchored NBC Nightly News |
| 40% | MURPHYBROWN | 11 | 1988-1998 CBS sitcom on which 28-Across played the title news anchor: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LESNESSMAN | 10 | 57-Across news anchor played by Richard Sanders (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MAURICEDUBOIS | 13 | New York news anchor who became coanchor of "CBS Evening News" last month: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SCOTTPELLEY | 11 | Anchor of "CBS Evening News": 2 wds. |
| 37% | DIANESAWYER | 11 | Anchor of "ABC World News": 2 wds. |
| 36% | DANRATHER | 9 | "CBS Evening News" anchor from 1981 to 2005 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | STELSEWHERE | 11 | Former NBC medical drama set in Boston (2 wds.) |
| 36% | KATIECOURIC | 11 | American journalist who is the Yahoo! Global News Anchor, and hosted important shows such as "Today" and "CBS Evening News": 2 wds. |
| 36% | BROKETHELAW | 11 | Longtime anchor of "NBC Nightly News" |
| 35% | GANT | 4 | News anchor and former baseball player Ron ___ |
| 35% | ERICA | 5 | Hill who anchored "NBC Nightly News" |