| 100% | THELATESHOW | 11 | Previously hosted by David Letterman, and now starring Stephen Colbert, CBS talk-show that was a fierce competitor of 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 36% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THEBIGAPPLE | 11 | Nickname for New York City that was first popularized by John Fitz Gerald and was a part of an ad campaign: 3 wds. |
| 29% | THEBANDSVISIT | 13 | Broadway show by 40-Across starring 18-Across and Tony Shalhoub that won 10 2018 Tony Awards, including Best Musical (3 wds.) |
| 28% | ASTRO | 5 | Prefix with 19d that is a branch of science popularized by people like Stephen Hawking and Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 28% | MASTERCHEF | 10 | Cooking competition show hosted by 40-Across that features a Mystery Box and a Pressure Test |
| 28% | ICEICEBABY | 10 | 1990 #1 rap song that was subject of a David Bowie/Queen plagiarism lawsuit: 3 wds. |
| 28% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singing competition show that Demi Lovato was a judge on in 2012 and 2013: 3 wds. |
| 27% | LIPSYNCBATTLE | 13 | Music competition series hosted by 45-Across based on a "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" segment (3 wds.) |
| 27% | BENSTILLER | 10 | Host of a 1990s sketch comedy show who starred in and wrote both "Zoolander" movies (2 wds.) |
| 27% | RISEANDSHINE | 12 | 43-Across novel about a morning talk show host who is fired because of an on-air gaffe (3 wds.) |
| 27% | THEFALLEN | 9 | Thriller novel by David Baldacci which was part of "Memory Man" series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singer Demi Lovato was a judge in the second and third season of this music-based reality show: 3 wds. |
| 27% | MARIEOSMOND | 11 | Singer and talk show host who has been a spokesperson for Nutrisystem: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 27% | UNITEDSTATES | 12 | Country that will host the 2028 Olympics . . . and a collective description of the letter pair abbreviations in the starred clues' answers |
| 27% | ARSENIOHALL | 11 | Host of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years later |
| 26% | REDVINES | 8 | Licorice candy that is a competitor of Twizzlers: 2 wds. |
| 26% | THETONIGHTSHOW | 14 | Long-running NBC program that was hosted by Johnny Carson when 58-Across made a guest appearance with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt (3 wds.) |
| 26% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | CBS "The Late Show" host whose show was nominated for a 2020 Writers Guild Award for Comedy/Variety Talk Series (2 wds.) |
| 26% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 26% | GOOD | 4 | "___ Eats," TV cooking show that is created and hosted by Alton Brown |
| 26% | PTL | 3 | "The __ Club" (TV show that was hosted by Jim and Tammy Faye): Abbr. |
| 26% | TONYS | 5 | Awards show that was hosted three years in a row by Ariana DeBose |
| 26% | UREA | 4 | Substance that showed, in 1828, that something previously produced only as a by-product of life, could be created in the lab |
| 25% | WILDKINGDOM | 11 | Nature show on Animal Planet, a revival of a 1963-1988 show that was hosted by Marlin Perkins: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Daytime talk show host who is a vegan: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CRAZYFORYOU | 11 | 1985 pop song by Madonna that is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Vision Quest": 3 wds. |
| 25% | REALSALTLAKE | 12 | MLS team based in Utah that is a member of MLS Western Conference: 3 wds. |
| 25% | CASTLESMADEOF | 13 | "___ Sand," a song by Jimi Hendrix that is about the temporary nature of existence and how nothing can be taken for granted: 3 wds. |