| 100% | MTV | 3 | It first aired on 8/1/81 |
| 49% | MARS | 4 | On July 20th, 1976, Viking 1 became the first to land on it |
| 46% | TCM | 3 | Its first airing was ''Gone With the Wind'' (1994) |
| 45% | PBS | 3 | Its first airing was "The French Chef" with Julia Child |
| 43% | REALWORLD | 9 | The __; reality TV show, first aired on MTV in '92 |
| 43% | HOVERCRAFT | 10 | It runs on air |
| 42% | PEOPLE | 6 | Its first issue featured Mia Farrow on the cover |
| 41% | LINEUP | 6 | It reveals who's on first |
| 41% | TOPSCORE | 8 | It's first on the leaderboard |
| 41% | WHITE | 5 | "___ Christmas," record-selling Bing Crosby song that first aired on December 25th, 1941 |
| 41% | LIVE | 4 | Like something that airs on TV as it happens |
| 40% | TALC | 4 | It's 1 on the Mohs scale |
| 40% | NEWYEAR | 7 | It begins on Jan. 1 |
| 40% | MARCH | 5 | It was originally first on the Roman calendar |
| 40% | NAFTA | 5 | It took effect on Jan. 1, 1994 |
| 39% | HAPPYDAYS | 9 | Mork first appeared on it |
| 39% | YEAR | 4 | It begins on January 1 |
| 38% | NBC | 3 | It aired the first coast-to-coast Oscar telecast, 1953 |
| 38% | RENT | 4 | It's usually due on the first of the month |
| 38% | RENT | 4 | It often gets paid on the first of the month |
| 38% | RENT | 4 | It's often paid on the first of the month |
| 38% | CANDY | 5 | It may go on sale on November 1 |
| 38% | GUAM | 4 | Stop on the first trans-Pacific air route |
| 38% | RELY | 4 | "You may ___ on it" (Magic 8-Ball answer) |
| 38% | RELY | 4 | Magic 8 Ball message "You may ___ on it" |
| 38% | RELY | 4 | “You may ___ on it” (Magic 8 Ball prediction) |
| 37% | TIRE | 4 | On an airplane, it's filled with nitrogen rather than air |
| 37% | MAGICAL | 7 | & 7D Film starring, written and co-directed by The Beatles that first aired on BBC TV in 1967 |
| 37% | FIELDHOCKEY | 11 | Sport played on the first word of its name |
| 37% | TABLETENNIS | 11 | Sport played on the first word of its name |