| 100% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | HBO show based on a series of Charlaine Harris books: 2 wds. |
| 70% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | HBO show based on a series of George R.R. Martin books: 3 wds. |
| 63% | HANNIBAL | 8 | NBC show based on a series of Thomas Harris books |
| 55% | SHERLOCK | 8 | BBC show based on a series of Arthur Conan Doyle books |
| 53% | JUSTIFIED | 9 | FX show based on a series of Elmore Leonard books |
| 48% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | HBO horror series that featured a cameo by Charlaine Harris, author of the source material: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Current HBO series based on a series of George R.R. Martin fantasy novels: 3 wds. |
| 45% | WILL | 4 | "___ Trent" (ABC show based on a book series) |
| 45% | WATCHMEN | 8 | 2019 HBO show based on a DC Comics series written by Alan Moore |
| 42% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TIMEWARP | 8 | 1970s novelty dance based on a song in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show": 2 wds. |
| 41% | BATMANFOREVER | 13 | Comic book adaptation of the 1995 movie based on a DC Comics character: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEEDFOR | 7 | "___ Speed," Dominic Cooper movie based on a video game of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SPIRITUNTAMED | 13 | Computer-animated adventure film based on a Netflix TV series (2 wds.) |
| 39% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | Fantasy TV series based on "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" novels by Charlaine Harris (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ROGUETRADER | 11 | Ewan McGregor's movie which is based on a derivatives broker who caused the collapse of Barings Bank: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FAIRLADY | 8 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw, "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LIONKING | 8 | Musical based on a Disney film, "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALICEIN | 7 | With 20-Across, 1951 Disney animated film based on a Lewis Carroll book, or its 2010 live-action adaptation: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | 1998 Uma Thurman film based on an old spy show, or a 2012 superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 38% | INCOLDBLOOD | 11 | *1967 movie based on a series of New Yorker articles by Truman Capote |
| 38% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 sci-fi adventure film about cloned dinosaurs which was based on a Michael Crichton novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 romantic comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft based on a Charles Webb novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OUTLANDER | 9 | Starz show based on a Diana Gabaldon fantasy series |
| 38% | WALKING | 7 | Hit show based on a comic book, The __ Dead |
| 38% | THEUNDOING | 10 | 2020 HBO show created by David E. Kelley, based on a Jean Hanff Korelitz novel: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MEETMEINSTLOUIS | 15 | *1944 movie based on a series of New Yorker short stories by Sally Benson |
| 38% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 biographical sports drama based on a book which is about the story of Michael Lewis featuring Michael Oher of NFL: 3 wds. |
| 38% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | 2007 film starring Emile Hirsch based on a book of the same name by Jon Krakauer set in the Alaskan wilderness: 3 wds. |
| 38% | PLAZA | 5 | "Eloise at the ___" (Disney film based on a series of Kay Thompson children's novels) |