| 100% | LES | 3 | Host Crane of the sixties dubbed "the bad boy of late-night television" |
| 72% | LES | 3 | Host Crane dubbed "the bad boy of late-night television" |
| 45% | PAAR | 4 | Late-night host Jack of the fifties and sixties |
| 36% | JAMESCORDEN | 11 | English late night show host who was the co-creator of BBC's Gavin & Stacey: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LIVE | 4 | "Saturday Night ___," American late night variety show that had LeBron James as the host of the season 33 premiere |
| 35% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | American late night show host who was the co-host of Comedy Central's "The Man Show": 2 wds. |
| 33% | YUGO | 4 | Serbian car which was dubbed "the worst car of the millennium" |
| 33% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | Star of the 1991 film "The Last Boy Scout": 2 wds. |
| 33% | NYE | 3 | The last night of the year (initialism) |
| 33% | HANDLER | 7 | Last name of the host of "Chelsea Lately" |
| 33% | NYE | 3 | The last night of the year, for short |
| 32% | ELVIRA | 6 | Horror host dubbed "Mistress of the Dark" |
| 32% | YUGO | 4 | "Car Talk" dubbed it "the worst car of the millennium" |
| 32% | JANELYNCH | 9 | Host of the game show "Hollywood Game Night": 2 wds. |
| 32% | PAULSIMON | 9 | He hosted the second-ever episode of "Saturday Night Live" |
| 32% | SETH | 4 | Meyers who is Jimmy Fallon's replacement as the host of NBC's "Late Night" |
| 31% | SYNE | 4 | Word sung on the last night of the year |
| 31% | JONLOVITZ | 9 | *"Saturday Night Live" cast member of the late 1980s |
| 31% | BARKER | 6 | Last name of Bob, former The Price Is Right host |
| 31% | NYE | 3 | Occasion to host the last party of the year: Abbr. |
| 31% | MCA | 3 | Stage name of the late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch |
| 31% | MCA | 3 | Stage name of the late Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch |
| 30% | DONALD | 6 | & 3D Former host of the US reality television series The Apprentice |
| 30% | CECIL | 5 | ___ Gershwin Palmer, host of the ongoing "Welcome to Night Vale" podcast |
| 30% | BAY | 3 | Michael —, director of the films Bad Boys, Armageddon and Pearl Harbor |
| 30% | GEORGECARLIN | 12 | Comedian who hosted the first episode of "Saturday Night Live" on October 11, 1975 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ADAMHILLS | 9 | Australian stand-up comedian; host of Channel 4 show The Last Leg |
| 30% | CANDICEBERGEN | 13 | Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| 29% | JOHNNYCASH | 10 | 30-year host of late-night TV |
| 29% | GIBB | 4 | Last name of the "Night Fever" singers |