| 100% | SNL | 3 | Show whose first host was George Carlin, in 1975: Abbr. |
| 90% | SNL | 3 | Show whose first host, in 1975, was George Carlin: Abbr. |
| 78% | SNL | 3 | Weekend comedy show whose first host was George Carlin: Abbr. |
| 71% | SNL | 3 | Show whose first host was George Carlin, familiarly |
| 67% | SNL | 3 | Show whose first guest host was George Carlin: Abbr. |
| 62% | SNL | 3 | Its first host, in 1975, was George Carlin: Abbr. |
| 58% | SNL | 3 | NBC show whose first episode was hosted by George Carlin, for short |
| 57% | SNL | 3 | Weekend sketch comedy show whose first guest host was George Carlin (Abbr.) |
| 44% | SNL | 3 | George Carlin was its first host, for short |
| 43% | SNL | 3 | Comedy show whose first out nonbinary cast member is Molly Kearney: Abbr. |
| 41% | SNL | 3 | Show whose most frequent guest host has been Alec Baldwin (17 times): Abbr. |
| 40% | LILLO | 5 | George —, English dramatist whose The London Merchant was first staged in 1731 |
| 39% | DROZ | 4 | Talk show host whose first name is Mehmet |
| 39% | DRPHIL | 6 | Daytime talk show host whose surname is McGraw: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 37% | XFACTOR | 7 | The —, ITV talent show whose first winner was Steve Brookstein in 2004 |
| 37% | SNLHOST | 7 | George Carlin was the first |
| 36% | SNLHOST | 7 | George Carlin was the first, briefly |
| 36% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SNL | 3 | Comedy series whose 12/21/19 host Eddie Murphy hadn't been on the show since 1984: Abbr. |
| 36% | SNL | 3 | George Carlin hosted the first one, briefly |
| 36% | SNL | 3 | Show whose announcer is Darrell Hammond: Abbr. |
| 35% | SNL | 3 | Show whose longest-running cast member is Kenan Thompson: Abbr. |
| 35% | SNL | 3 | NBC's sketch comedy show that was hosted by the athletes mentioned in 20a, 31a, 1d, 29d, and 42d: Abbr. |
| 34% | SNL | 3 | NBC show whose 2023 guest hosts include Quinta Brunson: Abbr. |
| 34% | NHL | 3 | Sports league whose first four teams were all Canadian: Abbr. |
| 34% | OPRAH | 5 | First name in talk show hosts |
| 34% | SNL | 3 | Show whose frequent guest hosts join the "Five-Timers Club": Abbr. |
| 34% | NICOLASCAGE | 11 | Actor whose first credited role was in "Rumble Fish" |
| 34% | ALEC | 4 | Baldwin whose first big movie role was in "Beetlejuice" |
| 34% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first hit in the US was "Waterloo" |