| 100% | THEGOODFIGHT | 12 | Paramount+ legal drama that features both 18- and 33-Across: 3 wds. |
| 82% | THEGILDEDAGE | 12 | HBO historical drama that features both 18- and 33-Across: 3 wds. |
| 44% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Drama that has featured Kit Harington and Rose Leslie, who married in 2018: 3 wds. |
| 44% | THEGOODFIGHT | 12 | Legal drama starring Christine Baranski, 18-Across, and 31-Across (3 wds.) |
| 41% | PARKSANDREC | 11 | 2009-2015 sitcom about small-town government that featured the characters 18-Across, 24-Across, and 33-Across, for short (3 wds.) |
| 39% | MARCUSWELBYMD | 13 | Medical drama starring 18-Across and 40-Across that debuted in September 1969 (3 wds.) |
| 36% | THEPRACTICE | 11 | Legal drama starring Dylan McDermott that debuted in 1997 and ran for eight seasons (2 wds.) |
| 36% | WALLSTREET | 10 | 1987 drama that features Martin Sheen and his real-life son Charlie: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DAMAGES | 7 | Legal drama that featured Glenn Close as Patty Hewes |
| 34% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | 1982 Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney song that also describes 18- and 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 34% | LALAW | 5 | Legal drama that starred Corbin Bernsen: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEKINGSSPEECH | 14 | 2010 historical drama about George VI that won both the Best Picture Oscar and the Best Film BAFTA: 3 wds. |
| 33% | CHARIOTSOFFIRE | 14 | 1981 historical drama about Olympic runners that won both the Best Picture Oscar and the Best Film BAFTA: 3 wds. |
| 33% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Music competition series created by Simon Cowell that featured 53-Across as a host in 2012 and 2013 (3 wds.) |
| 33% | SAILORMOON | 10 | Manga series that debuted in 1992 featuring 18-Across, 25-Across, 34-Across, and schoolgirl Usagi Tsukino who transforms into the title character (2 wds.) |
| 33% | THEGOODFIGHT | 12 | Legal drama starring Christine Baranski and Rose Leslie set in the Windy City (3 wds.) |
| 33% | LALAW | 5 | 1986-1994 legal drama that starred Jimmy Smits and Susan Dey: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 32% | THEGOODFIGHT | 12 | Paramount+ drama featuring Christine Baranski as attorney Diane Lockhart: 3 wds. |
| 32% | MENATWORK | 9 | 15-Across and 33-Across rock band from Australia that won Best New Artist at the 1983 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 32% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 18-Across and 32-Across that was adapted as a Broadway musical in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ONETREEHILL | 11 | Long-running CW drama that has 28-Across as its opening theme: 3 wds. |
| 32% | WORLDOFDANCE | 12 | Reality competition show that featured 30-Across judging people's hoofing skills: 3 wds. |
| 32% | SAVINGMRBANKS | 13 | 2013 film about the making of 33-Across starring Emma Thompson as 18-Across and Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (3 wds.) |
| 31% | WAGONTRAIN | 10 | Western drama about settlers traveling across the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains that premiered on NBC in 1957 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | THEHOTROCK | 10 | 1999 album by 32-Across that features the singles "Get Up" and "A Quarter to Three" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | SHARKTANK | 9 | Emmy-winning ABC reality series that features 48-Across as a judge and investor: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANGRYBIRDS | 10 | Top-selling game app that features slingshots and green pigs (2 wds.) |
| 30% | WORLDWARZ | 9 | June 2013 film starring Brad Pitt that features walking corpses: 3 wds. |
| 30% | THEWESTWING | 11 | Aaron Sorkin's political drama that has won 26 Emmys: 3 wds. |
| 30% | MARCUSWELBYMD | 13 | ABC medical drama that debuted 50 years ago: 3 wds. |