| 100% | THEMOLE | 7 | Reality competition originally hosted by Anderson Cooper |
| 54% | THEMOLE | 7 | Former reality TV show first hosted by Anderson Cooper |
| 50% | AGT | 3 | Reality competition show hosted by Terry Crews: Abbr. |
| 49% | DRAGRACE | 8 | Reality competition hosted by RuPaul |
| 45% | SYNC | 4 | "Lip ___ Battle" (musical reality competition hosted by LL Cool J) |
| 38% | LETSMAKEADEAL | 13 | Game show originally hosted by Monty Hall |
| 37% | ANTM | 4 | Reality competition created by Tyra Banks, casually |
| 37% | AGT | 3 | Competition show hosted by Terry Crews: Abbr. |
| 36% | MAN | 3 | "___ v. Food" (Cooking Channel show originally hosted by Adam Richman) |
| 36% | TRL | 3 | Long-running MTV show originally hosted by Carson Daly, for short |
| 35% | DRAGRACE | 8 | Reality competition most recently won by Nymphia Wind, familiarly |
| 35% | ARE | 3 | "We ___ Family" (game show hosted by Anthony Anderson) |
| 35% | AGT | 3 | Reality show currently hosted by Terry Crews: Abbr. |
| 34% | ITSAKNOCKOUT | 12 | Long-running BBC TV game show originally hosted by McDonald Hobley in 1966 |
| 33% | RYDERCUP | 8 | Competition hosted by the U.S. every four years |
| 32% | IDOL | 4 | Reality show hosted by Ryan Seacrest, for short |
| 32% | IDOL | 4 | Reality series hosted by Ryan Seacrest, to fans |
| 32% | FOOLUS | 6 | Magic competition hosted by Penn & Teller |
| 32% | DRAGRACE | 8 | Reality competition show won by Bianca Del Rio and Yvie Oddly, for short |
| 31% | MAKINGIT | 8 | Reality TV competition for craftspeople, cohosted by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | IDOL | 4 | TV competition hosted by Ryan Seacrest, familiarly |
| 31% | HELLSKITCHEN | 12 | Reality cooking show hosted by 40-Across whose theme song is "Fire" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ACPT | 4 | Annual competition hosted by Will Shortz, for short |
| 30% | MRROMANCE | 9 | 2005 reality show hosted by Fabio |
| 30% | FEARFACTOR | 10 | Former reality show hosted by Joe Rogan |
| 30% | SURVIVOR | 8 | CBS reality show hosted by Jeff Probst |
| 30% | TOPCHEF | 7 | *TV cooking competition hosted by Padma Lakshmi |
| 30% | THEVOICE | 8 | Longtime singing competition hosted by Carson Daly |
| 30% | THEVOICE | 8 | NBC singing competition hosted by Carson Daly |