| 100% | THETONIGHTSHOW | 14 | Long-running NBC program that was hosted by Johnny Carson when 58-Across made a guest appearance with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt (3 wds.) |
| 42% | TOTELLTHETRUTH | 14 | Classic CBS program with celebrity panelists that was hosted by Joe Garagiola when 58-Across appeared as a guest impostor (4 wds.) |
| 29% | MEETTHEPRESS | 12 | Weekly news/interview show hosted by Chuck Todd that is the longest-running program on American television (3 wds.) |
| 26% | THELATESHOW | 11 | Previously hosted by David Letterman, and now starring Stephen Colbert, CBS talk-show that was a fierce competitor of 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 23% | DETROITTIGERS | 13 | Baseball team that 15-Across was facing when he got his 3,000th hit: 2 wds. |
| 22% | ILLWAITFORYOU | 13 | A song by Frankie Avalon that is considered one of his greatest songs ever, released with the A-side "What Little Girl": 4 wds. |
| 22% | NAKED | 5 | "The ___ Chef," TV cooking program that was hosted by Jamie Oliver |
| 22% | THETONIGHTSHOW | 14 | NBC program first hosted by Steve Allen (3 wds.) |
| 21% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 21% | LOOKBOTHWAYS | 12 | 2019 novel by 30-Across that was a National Book Award finalist: 3 wds. |
| 21% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Crickets song that was a #5 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 3 wds. |
| 21% | THEBIGAPPLE | 11 | Nickname for New York City that was first popularized by John Fitz Gerald and was a part of an ad campaign: 3 wds. |
| 20% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic by 50-Across with the line, "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" (2 wds.) |
| 20% | THEFIGHTER | 10 | 2017 hit song by 17-Across that was inspired by his relationship with 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 20% | TOMGLAVINE | 10 | A pitcher who made his name with the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets is a 10-time All-Star: 2 wds |
| 20% | BOTHSIDESNOW | 12 | 14-Across song that was originally performed by Judy Collins: 3 wds. |
| 20% | IROBOT | 6 | 1950 sci-fi fixup novel by Isaac Asimov that shares its title with a 2004 film starring Will Smith: 2 wds. |
| 20% | ANDERSON | 8 | Journalist Cooper who co-wrote the memoir "The Rainbow Comes and Goes" with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt |
| 20% | BLUE | 4 | Word with "bell" to make a purple bloom that is spread across North America |
| 20% | TONYS | 5 | Awards show that was hosted three years in a row by Ariana DeBose |
| 20% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | Comedy Central program hosted by 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 20% | CLOSEONE | 8 | "Whew, that was a ___!" ("Just made it!"): 2 wds. |
| 20% | IDO | 3 | Words that are sealed with a kiss: 2 wds. |
| 20% | THEVOICE | 8 | American reality show hosted by Carson Daly, which works in a format similar to 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 20% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 20% | INTHEWIND | 9 | "Candle ___," a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. |
| 20% | THE | 3 | With 18-Across, TV program to be hosted by James Corden in 2015 |
| 20% | TWODOORSDOWN | 12 | 1978 song that was turned into an episode of 13-/27-Across about a conservative family with a gay son: 3 wds. |
| 20% | MILAKUNIS | 9 | "Friends With Benefits" actress, who made a guest appearance on boyfriend Ashton Kutcher's "Two And A Half Men": 2 wds. |
| 20% | BRADPITT | 8 | Actor from "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," who made a guest appearance on then-spouse Jennifer Aniston's "Friends": 2 wds. |