| 100% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | News satire and late-night talk show, for which Steve Carell was a correspondent: 3 wds. |
| 48% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | Jon Stewart program on which Steve Carell was once a regular correspondent: 3 wds. |
| 39% | SETHMEYERS | 10 | NBC "Late Night" host whose show was nominated for a 2020 Writers Guild Award for Comedy/Variety Talk Series (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MARIEOSMOND | 11 | Singer and talk show host who has been a spokesperson for Nutrisystem: 2 wds. |
| 35% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | CBS "The Late Show" host whose show was nominated for a 2020 Writers Guild Award for Comedy/Variety Talk Series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THENEWYORKER | 12 | Weekly periodical for which E.B. White was a writer and contributing editor for six decades (3 wds.) |
| 35% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | Late-night talk show host who hosts the prime-time game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": 2 wds. |
| 33% | NONOS | 5 | Showing up late and talking about your ex, for a first date |
| 33% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Steve Carell's TV series which was adapted from a BBC series of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 32% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singer Demi Lovato was a judge in the second and third season of this music-based reality show: 3 wds. |
| 31% | SHUTITDOWN | 10 | Hit single by Pitbull, featuring Akon, the music video for which is based on intelligence agents and criminal activities : 3 wds. |
| 31% | NORAHODONNELL | 13 | "CBS Evening News" anchor who is a correspondent for "60 Minutes": 2 wds. |
| 30% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SHARYNALFONSI | 13 | Investigative journalist who is a correspondent for "60 Minutes": 2 wds. |
| 30% | MORNING | 7 | "The ___ Show," TV series starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell that is about a fictional news show |
| 30% | NEVERLET | 8 | "___ Me Go," 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro for which he won the ALA Alex Award and which was also adapted into a movie: 2 wds. |
| 30% | REDSTRING | 9 | A stop-motion-animated-feature film "Blood Tea and ___" which was under production for 13 years before its release in 2006: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANDERSONCOOPER | 14 | "360°" CNN host who is a correspondent for "60 Minutes": 2 wds. |
| 30% | JOYRIDE | 7 | 2001 Paul Walker and Steve Zahn movie about a road trip gone wrong which was directed by John Dahl: 2 wds. |
| 29% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | American late night show host who wrote the book "I Am America (And So Can You!)": 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEPITT | 7 | Show about which David Ehrlich posted, "So desperate for a new episode ... I'm just gonna walk down to my local ER and watch what happens" |
| 29% | MICHAELCHALL | 12 | "Dexter" actor whose surname is a place for billiards: 3 wds. |
| 29% | IDO | 3 | Last words for a bachelor and bachelorette: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singing competition show that Demi Lovato was a judge on in 2012 and 2013: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SETHMEYERS | 10 | "Late Night" host who was a cast member on "SNL" for 13 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TWOBROTHERS | 11 | 2004 family drama film starring Guy Pearce which is about two tigers who are separated as cubs and then reunited a year later: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MIAMIHERALD | 11 | Florida newspaper for which 44-Across is a columnist: 2 wds |