| 100% | SCRIPTED | 8 | Like a TV show whose lines are all written in advance |
| 42% | LALAW | 5 | TV series whose name is shown on a vanity license plate in its opening sequence |
| 39% | CRIMESCENE | 10 | "CSI: ___," with 31-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber - whose birthday it is today - guest starred in as Michael Keppler: 2 wds. |
| 38% | HOR | 3 | Like a line whose slope is zero: Abbr. |
| 38% | GLEE | 4 | TV show whose fandom name is a portmanteau of its title and “geeks” |
| 35% | JEOPARDY | 8 | TV quiz show in which the answer is a question |
| 35% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 35% | GREENLIT | 8 | Approved, like a TV show |
| 34% | BAR | 3 | Musical symbol shaped like a vertical line that is used to indicate sections in music |
| 34% | TSELIOT | 7 | He wrote "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" |
| 34% | ARTOODETOO | 10 | Film character whose lines were all bleeped out? |
| 34% | MUSTSEE | 7 | Can't-miss, like a TV show: Hyph. |
| 33% | ROCK | 4 | "30 ___," TV show starring Tina Fey whose title refers to a famous landmark in New York City |
| 33% | TALKINGHEADS | 12 | Band whose name was taken from a term in TV Guide |
| 33% | SOYOUTHINKYOU | 13 | "___ Can Dance," Emmy-winning TV show in which Debbie Allen (birthday today) was a guest judge: 4 wds. |
| 33% | CSI | 3 | TV show whose name precedes a colon |
| 33% | MRKITE | 6 | Character for whose benefit there will be a show tonight, in a Beatles song |
| 33% | THESIMPSONS | 11 | TV show with an iconic yellow family whose members are a hint to solve 17a, 30a, 8d and 25d: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ONDEMAND | 8 | Like a TV show that's available to watch anytime: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CARMENSANDIEGO | 14 | TV show whose protagonist wears a red hat |
| 32% | AIRTIME | 7 | When a TV show is on |
| 32% | SET | 3 | Where a TV show is filmed |
| 32% | CSI | 3 | TV show whose theme song is "Who Are You" |
| 32% | HOLLYWOODSQUARES | 16 | Classic TV game show ... or what 18-, 25-, 55- and 66-Across are, in a way |
| 32% | SET | 3 | Where a TV show is typically shot |
| 32% | LAST | 4 | "The ___ of Us," TV adaptation of a video game series, whose release date is in 2023 |
| 32% | ONED | 4 | Like a line, in math |
| 32% | ONED | 4 | Like a line, in brief |
| 32% | ADVENTURES | 10 | "The ___ of Pete & Pete," a TV series in which Steve Buscemi - whose birthday it is today - guest starred as Phil Hickle |
| 32% | IKEA | 4 | Furniture store that was the first company to show a gay couple in an American TV commercial |