| 100% | CHEN | 4 | Julie ___, host of the popular reality TV show "Big Brother" |
| 74% | PADMA | 5 | ___ Lakshmi, host of the popular reality TV show "Top Chef" |
| 74% | RYAN | 4 | ___ Seacrest, host of the popular reality TV show "American Idol" |
| 74% | HEIDI | 5 | ___ Klum, former host of the popular reality TV show "Project Runway" |
| 72% | CAT | 3 | ___ Deeley, host of the popular reality TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" |
| 50% | CHEN | 4 | Julie ___, host of TV's "Big Brother" |
| 47% | RYAN | 4 | ___ Seacrest, former host of the reality TV series "American Idol" |
| 45% | KUMAR | 5 | Nish —, host of BBC TV comedy show The Mash Report |
| 43% | BILL | 4 | ___ Nye, host of the eponymous science show who was a household icon in '90s children's TV |
| 43% | JAYLENO | 7 | TV host of You Bet Your Life and The Tonight Show |
| 43% | FROST | 5 | David —, host of 1960s BBC TV satire show That Was the Week That Was |
| 43% | DERMOTOLEARY | 12 | Radio and television broadcaster; host of 2016 BBC TV game show The Getaway Car |
| 41% | PAT | 3 | TV show host Sajak who may say the phrase found in the starred clues of this puzzle before 4d |
| 41% | MARIEKONDO | 10 | Host of the Netflix show “Sparking Joy” |
| 40% | CAKE | 4 | "___ Boss," reality TV series that follows the operations of Carlo's Bake Shop and is hosted by Buddy Valastro |
| 40% | SURVIVOR | 8 | Reality TV show with contestants in the wilderness |
| 40% | LONI | 4 | TV host Love, of talk show "The Real" |
| 40% | BUFFALOBOB | 10 | Host of the show featuring 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BIGBROTHER | 10 | CBS reality show hosted by Julie Chen whose first version aired in the Netherlands: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CHEN | 4 | Julie of TV's "Big Brother" |
| 40% | PAAR | 4 | Jack ___, host of the old "Tonight Show" |
| 40% | TWD | 3 | Initials of the popular TV zombie series |
| 39% | EMCEE | 5 | Host of some TV shows |
| 39% | FROST | 5 | David —, host of 1960s satirical BBC TV show That Was the Week That Was |
| 39% | JANELYNCH | 9 | Host of the game show "Hollywood Game Night": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ISSHE | 5 | Japanese reality TV show on Netflix, __ the Wolf? |
| 39% | SIDCAESAR | 9 | Host of the 1950s' "Your Show of Shows" |
| 39% | LENO | 4 | Host of the greatest number of episodes of "The Tonight Show" |
| 39% | DREWCAREY | 9 | Host of the game show "The Price Is Right": 2 wds. |
| 39% | HAZZARD | 7 | The Dukes of __, popular TV show from '79 to '85 |