| 100% | REGIS | 5 | Philbin of talk and game show fame |
| 51% | ELLEN | 5 | First name in comedy, talk and game shows |
| 48% | ELLEN | 5 | DeGeneres of talk show fame |
| 48% | OPRAH | 5 | Winfrey of talk show fame |
| 48% | LARRY | 5 | King of talk show fame |
| 48% | ODONNELL | 8 | Rosie of talk show fame |
| 47% | ROSIE | 5 | O'Donnell of talk show fame |
| 46% | MERV | 4 | Griffin of game show fame |
| 45% | ABC | 3 | Airer of talk shows "The View" and "The Chew" |
| 44% | THEMOLE | 7 | Game show with a team of people accomplishing tasks, and one hidden saboteur |
| 43% | JACK | 4 | ___ Barry, former game show host and creator of "The Joker's Wild" |
| 43% | OPRAH | 5 | Talk show host in the National Women's Hall of Fame |
| 42% | DREWCAREY | 9 | Comedian and game show host who's maintained a weight loss of over 100 pounds since 2010: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MERV | 4 | Former talk show host and game show creator Griffin |
| 40% | GUESTAPPEARANCE | 15 | Talk show drop-by ... and a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 40% | WENDY | 5 | ___ Williams, National Radio Hall of Fame member who hosted an eponymous talk show |
| 39% | MASH | 4 | Acronym in the names of a children's game and a classic TV show |
| 39% | DARE | 4 | "Double ___," popular Nickelodeon game show where two teams of children compete against each other in quizzes and completing tasks |
| 39% | MANDEL | 6 | Comedian and game show host Howie |
| 39% | REGIS | 5 | Game show host Philbin |
| 38% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OPRAH | 5 | ___ Winfrey, icon and media mogul with one of the most popular talk shows in the world |
| 38% | TREBEK | 6 | Game-show host with a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame |
| 37% | CANDID | 6 | 1960s and 1970s ITV comedy show; a forerunner of Game For A Laugh and Trigger Happy TV |
| 37% | ROSIEODONNELL | 13 | Host of a self-titled talk show who hosted the 1999 and 2000 Grammy ceremonies: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SARAHSILVERMAN | 14 | Humorous and heavy metal component of Hulu's late-night talk show that ran in 2017-18 |
| 37% | HOSTS | 5 | Game show or talk show personalities |
| 37% | TYS | 3 | Game show host Treadway and others |
| 37% | HOST | 4 | Presenter of talk show |
| 37% | PHIL | 4 | Donahue of talk shows |