| 100% | SNL | 3 | Show that aired the sketch "Liza Minnelli Tries to Turn Off a Lamp": Abbr. |
| 35% | UFO | 3 | Sighting in the sky that might turn out to be a weather balloon: Abbr. |
| 33% | CNN | 3 | Channel that airs the talk show "Inside Politics": Abbr. |
| 31% | INLIVINGCOLOR | 13 | Sketch comedy show that launched Jim Carrey and Jennifer Lopez, and a hint to the titles in 17-, 28-, 44- and 60-Across |
| 31% | SNL | 3 | Sketch show to watch on the weekend?: Abbr. |
| 30% | HBO | 3 | Cable channel that airs the show in 18a, and other shows like "Game of Thrones": Abbr. |
| 30% | COLDOPEN | 8 | "S.N.L." sketch that kicks off the show |
| 29% | SNL | 3 | Sketch show that has a "Five-Timers Club" for frequent hosts: Abbr. |
| 29% | SNL | 3 | Sketch comedy show that has a weekly musical guest: Abbr. |
| 29% | ESL | 3 | Course that a newcomer to the US might take: Abbr. |
| 29% | TBS | 3 | Network that aired the short-lived game show Celebrity Show-Off |
| 29% | SNL | 3 | Sketch comedy show that has a guest host each week: Abbr. |
| 29% | INDICATOR | 9 | Car signal that shows you're about to make a turn |
| 29% | HITCOUNTERS | 11 | Widgets that show the number of visitors to a Web site |
| 29% | ISP | 3 | Term for a company that provides access to the Web: Abbr. |
| 29% | SSE | 3 | Direction that's down and a little to the right: Abbr. |
| 29% | USO | 3 | Group that brought Stephen Colbert's show to Iraq for the American troops: Abbr. |
| 28% | SNL | 3 | Sketch comedy show that has had 167 cast members to date: Abbr. |
| 28% | PRODUCTRECALL | 13 | "...Let's initiate a ___ to get those defective units off the market..." |
| 28% | NASA | 4 | Agency that plans to land a woman on the moon by 2024: Abbr. |
| 28% | SNL | 3 | Show that starts with a cold open sketch that ends with the phrase that includes "... from New York, it's ..." |
| 28% | MTV | 3 | Channel that used to show a clip of the 1969 moon landing every hour |
| 27% | WHATSTHEIRMO | 12 | "How do these people pull that off?" (and a hint to solving the starred clues) |
| 27% | SNL | 3 | Comedy sketch show that David Spade was a part of till 1996: Abbr. |
| 27% | SKIP | 4 | Uno card that causes the next player to miss a turn |
| 27% | OWNS | 4 | Holds the title to, as a car that's paid off |
| 27% | MAN | 3 | "Spider-___: Turn Off the Dark," musical based on a Marvel superhero that is one of the highest-grossing Broadway musicals |
| 27% | UPC | 3 | Bars that are scanned to show a price: Abbr. |
| 27% | MUTE | 4 | Remote button to turn off the sound |
| 27% | BRAVO | 5 | Channel that airs the Real Housewives shows |