| 100% | KELLYRIPA | 9 | Morning talk show host born in October (2 wds.) |
| 60% | GEORGELOPEZ | 11 | Talk show host who plays a teacher in "Spare Parts": 2 wds. |
| 58% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | Talk show host who recently hosted the Oscars for the second year in a row: 2 wds. |
| 57% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | Late-night talk show host who voiced the father in "The Boss Baby": 2 wds. |
| 57% | OPRAHWINFREY | 12 | TV talk show host who received the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 55% | RICKILAKE | 9 | Former talk show host who premiered her documentary "Weed the People" at the SXSW festival in Austin: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CONANOBRIEN | 11 | Redheaded late-night talk show host: 2 wds. |
| 51% | EMMATHOMPSON | 12 | "Love Actually" actress who plays veteran late-night talk show host Katherine Newbury in "Late Night" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | RICKILAKE | 9 | Former talk show host with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Daytime talk show host who is a vegan: 2 wds. |
| 50% | DRPHIL | 6 | Daytime talk show host whose surname is McGraw: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 50% | ROSIEODONNELL | 13 | Talk show host who played one of Murphy Brown's many secretaries: 2 wds. |
| 49% | TAVISSMILEY | 11 | PBS talk show host who formerly had a show on NPR: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JERRYSPRINGER | 13 | TV talk show host with a law degree from Northwestern University: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DREWBARRYMORE | 13 | Actress and talk show host whose godmother is actress Sophia Loren: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "The Intern" actor who plays talk show host Murray Franklin in "Joker" (3 wds.) |
| 48% | MARIEOSMOND | 11 | Singer and talk show host who has been a spokesperson for Nutrisystem: 2 wds. |
| 48% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | ABC talk show host who performed at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CONANOBRIEN | 11 | TBS talk show host who performed at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner: 2 wds. |
| 48% | RISEANDSHINE | 12 | 43-Across novel about a morning talk show host who is fired because of an on-air gaffe (3 wds.) |
| 47% | BILLGATES | 9 | American business magnate born in October (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 47% | RIPA | 4 | Morning talk show host Kelly |
| 47% | JOHNNYCARSON | 12 | American talk show host and comedian who hosted "The Tonight Show" for three straight decades: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ERINMORAN | 9 | "Happy Days" actress born in October (2 wds.) |
| 46% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Grammy-winning pop singer born in October (2 wds.) |
| 45% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | Late-night talk show host who hosts the prime-time game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": 2 wds. |
| 45% | BIGBROTHER | 10 | CBS reality show hosted by Julie Chen whose first version aired in the Netherlands: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DAVIDLETTERMAN | 14 | Talk-show host who retired in 2015 and unretired in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GERALDORIVERA | 13 | Tabloid talk-show host (1987-1998) whose nose was broken in an on-air brawl (2 wds.) |