| 100% | SEINFELD | 8 | Sitcom whose four main characters are convicted of a crime in the final episode |
| 44% | RYU | 3 | Main character in Capcom's Street Fighter series whose "special move" was the subject of a scientific work last year |
| 40% | MASH | 4 | Sitcom whose finale is still the most-watched episode of a scripted series |
| 40% | NEWHART | 7 | Eighties sitcom whose final episode implied the whole show was a dream |
| 36% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 35% | GAME | 4 | Squid ___, titular fictionalized sport in the final episode of a popular Emmy-winning South Korean Netflix series |
| 33% | NED | 3 | Only Springfield resident whose house is destroyed by a hurricane, in an episode of The Simpsons |
| 33% | BRAN | 4 | "Game of Thrones" character who was chosen for the Iron Throne in the final episode |
| 32% | AZTEC | 5 | Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Cortes in the 16th century |
| 32% | DAVE | 4 | Only character shown in the final 30 minutes of "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 32% | BEAUTY | 6 | Belle is a main character of __ and the Beast |
| 32% | PETERGRIFFIN | 12 | The main character and father of the family in the American sitcom, "Family Guy": 2 wds. |
| 32% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Writer who was the title character in a 2009-2016 crime series: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ALANALDA | 8 | Hawkeye Pierce portrayer who wrote, directed, and starred in the final episode of "M*A*S*H" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | KETCHUM | 7 | Ash ___, fictional character in Pokemon franchise who is the main protagonist of the anime series |
| 31% | YAVIN | 5 | Planet whose fourth moon is the site of the main rebel base in Star Wars, 1977 |
| 31% | HUCKLEBERRY | 11 | ___ Finn, a fictional character who first appeared in 51a and is a friend of the protagonist |
| 31% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 31% | VEEP | 4 | Sitcom in which the main character's political party is never identified |
| 31% | ABRAHAMLINCOLN | 14 | Historical figure whose son is the central character of a George Saunders novel mostly set in a temporary afterlife |
| 31% | RUN | 3 | Participate in the final part of a triathlon |
| 31% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Rakish captain in "Pirates of the Caribbean" whose last name is a kind of bird: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TURPETH | 7 | Plant of the morning glory family whose root was formerly used in medicine as a mild laxative |
| 31% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |
| 31% | RAN | 3 | Took part in the final leg of a triathlon |
| 30% | MATA | 4 | Hari who was convicted of being a spy in 1917 |
| 30% | SEINFELD | 8 | NBC sitcom starring comedian Jerry as the titular character, whose gang of friends are regulars at Monk's Cafe |
| 30% | EPISODEONE | 10 | The main characters are usually introduced in it |
| 30% | DOMEPATROL | 10 | 15a was a part of this four-man linebacking corps known as the best in NFL history: 2 wds. |
| 30% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |