| 100% | SOPRANOS | 8 | HBO drama starring James Gandolfini, with "The" |
| 75% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | HBO show starring James Gandolfini that won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 52% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | HBO series starring James Gandolfini, whom we lost on 6/19/13: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SOPRANOS | 8 | The —, 1999-2007 US television drama series starring James Gandolfini and Edie Falco |
| 46% | KINGOFQUEENS | 12 | With “The,” sitcom starring Kevin James |
| 45% | VICTOR | 6 | & 22A 2015 film drama starring James McAvoy in the title role |
| 45% | CONSPIRATOR | 11 | The —, 2010 film drama starring James McAvoy and Robin Wright |
| 45% | MAN | 3 | The —, 1972 film drama starring James Earl Jones and Martin Balsam |
| 44% | RESIDENT | 8 | TV medical drama starring Emily VanCamp, with "The" |
| 44% | RESIDENT | 8 | TV medical drama starring Matt Czuchry, with "The" |
| 44% | THEWIRE | 7 | HBO drama starring Dominic West (2 wds.) |
| 44% | JACOBELORDI | 11 | "Saltburn" actor who costars with Zendaya on the HBO teen drama "Euphoria": 2 wds. |
| 43% | THIS | 4 | With 64-Across, NBC drama ... or, in four parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 43% | GILMORE | 7 | Peter —, actor who starred as James Onedin in BBC TV drama series The Onedin Line |
| 43% | PETER | 5 | & 15D Actor who starred as James Onedin in BBC TV drama series The Onedin Line |
| 43% | PSYCH | 5 | Former USA Network drama starring James Roday |
| 43% | WHITELOTUS | 10 | HBO resort-based anthology drama, with "The" |
| 42% | NOTEBOOK | 8 | The —, 2004 film drama starring Ryan Gosling and James Garner |
| 42% | BOX | 3 | The —, 2009 film drama starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden |
| 42% | LAST | 4 | "The ___ King of Scotland" (2006 historical drama starring James McAvoy) |
| 42% | WHOS | 4 | "___ Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" 1966 drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, with a question in the title |
| 41% | ASTRO | 5 | Concerned with the stars |
| 41% | SIXFEETUNDER | 12 | HBO original drama TV series by Alan Ball depicting the lives of the Fisher family, starring Peter Krause: 3 wds. |
| 41% | DILEMMA | 7 | The —, 2011 comedy-drama film starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James |
| 41% | THEWIRE | 7 | 2002-2008 HBO drama starring Dominic West (2 wds.) |
| 41% | CASHMCCALL | 10 | 1960 film drama starring James Garner and Natalie Wood |