| 100% | LALAW | 5 | Hit NBC series succeeded in its time slot by "ER" |
| 37% | THIS | 4 | "___ Is It," theme song sung by Polly Cutter in the 1975 series "One Day at a Time" |
| 37% | SNL | 3 | NBC series in its 50th season |
| 33% | THEWIRE | 7 | Hit TV series by David Simon set in Baltimore |
| 32% | CSIMIAMI | 8 | Hit CBS series that, despite its name, was filmed primarily in California |
| 31% | SILVERSLUGGER | 13 | Hitting award won five times by 15-Across, including in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CHIPS | 5 | NBC crime drama TV series created by Rick Rosner which is set in California |
| 31% | BYE | 3 | Title word sung 52 times in a 2000 hit by 'N Sync |
| 30% | CITADEL | 7 | The Acropolis, in its time |
| 30% | SANFORD | 7 | "___ and Son," NBC TV series co-created by Bud Yorkin which is set in California |
| 29% | QUARTERTO | 9 | With 16-Across, title time in a 1961 #1 hit by Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 29% | HOMERUNS | 8 | Four-baggers hit 630 times by 41-Across, seventh most in MLB history (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SIGN | 4 | "___ of the Times," hit song by Harry Styles which won a Brit Award in 2018 |
| 29% | ISNT | 4 | "___ It Time" (1977 hit) |
| 29% | PARTY | 5 | "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
| 28% | CUMBERBATCH | 11 | Benedict ___, whose birthday it is today. Shot to fame portraying the titular character in the hit series "Sherlock" |
| 28% | LOOK | 4 | "U Got the ___," hit song by Prince which was featured in the concert film "Sign o' the Times" |
| 28% | LOVE | 4 | "___ Takes Time," song by Mariah Carey that hit no.1 on the Billboard charts in the '90s |
| 28% | SNL | 3 | NBC series that debuted in 1975: Abbr. |
| 28% | SAG | 3 | Alec Baldwin has received this award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series seven times |
| 27% | ISNT | 4 | "___ It Time" (1977 hit for the Babys) |
| 27% | CSINY | 5 | Hit CBS series beginning in 2004 |
| 27% | THEWIRE | 7 | Hit HBO series set in Baltimore |
| 27% | JERSEYSHORE | 11 | Hit MTV series starting in 2009 |
| 27% | CSI | 3 | Hit CBS series starting in 2000 |
| 27% | CSI | 3 | Hit TV series set in Las Vegas |
| 27% | SNL | 3 | NBC hit starting in '75 |
| 27% | BALL | 4 | It's hit by golfer |
| 27% | SOMETHING | 9 | A hit by The Beatles, it's "in the way she moves" |
| 26% | SNL | 3 | NBC variety show in its 40th season: Abbr. |