| 100% | GUEST | 5 | One appearing on a talk show |
| 72% | TVGUEST | 7 | One on a talk show couch, say |
| 64% | PANEL | 5 | Discussion group on a talk show |
| 62% | COHOST | 6 | Partner on a talk show |
| 62% | HOST | 4 | Interviewer on a talk show |
| 61% | PLUG | 4 | Promote on a talk show, say |
| 60% | CLIP | 4 | Movie segment seen on a talk show |
| 58% | CALLEDIN | 8 | Got on a radio talk show |
| 57% | STAGER | 6 | One putting on a show |
| 57% | CURATOR | 7 | One putting on a show |
| 57% | SOLOACT | 7 | One putting on a show |
| 56% | STERN | 5 | Howard with a talk show on Sirius XM |
| 56% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet with a talk show on HBO Max |
| 56% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet who hosts a talk show on HBO Max |
| 56% | ELMO | 4 | Nonhuman host of a talk show on HBO Max |
| 55% | MCS | 3 | Ones putting on a show, for short |
| 55% | COLBERTBUMP | 11 | Boost after appearing on a certain old Comedy Central show |
| 54% | CLIP | 4 | Movie snippet shown on a talk show |
| 53% | TELECASTER | 10 | One who puts on a show |
| 52% | DESK | 4 | Piece of furniture on a late-night talk show |
| 51% | TVCAMERAS | 9 | They might turn on a talk-show audience |
| 51% | SIRI | 4 | One who talks on the phone a lot? |
| 50% | OBNOXIOUS | 9 | Talking on one's phone at a funeral, e.g. |
| 50% | TAVISSMILEY | 11 | PBS talk show host who formerly had a show on NPR: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MRED | 4 | Talking horse on a 1960s TV show: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SINBAD | 6 | One-named comedian with a talk show |
| 49% | CURATOR | 7 | One who puts on a show, maybe |
| 49% | GUESTX | 6 | One-time appearance on a TV show |
| 48% | CENT | 4 | "One ___" (phrase that appears on a penny) |
| 48% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet who hosted a talk show |