| 100% | ABDUL | 5 | Talent show judge alongside Jackson and Cowell |
| 48% | COWELL | 6 | Prolific TV talent show judge and music exec Simon |
| 46% | HOWIE | 5 | Comedian and talent show judge Mandel |
| 44% | IDOL | 4 | Show with judges Jackson, Minaj, Carey, and Urban, familiarly |
| 42% | SHELTON | 7 | Country music singer and talent show judge Blake |
| 41% | COWELL | 6 | Talent show judge Simon __ |
| 41% | PANELIST | 8 | Talent show judge, often |
| 41% | AGT | 3 | Reality show where Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel serve as judges: Abbr. |
| 40% | ABDUL | 5 | Former co-worker of Jackson and Cowell |
| 39% | KLUM | 4 | "America's Got Talent" judge along with Cowell, Mandel and Vergara |
| 39% | HEIDI | 5 | "America's Got Talent" judge alongside Simon, Howie, and Sofia |
| 39% | AUDITION | 8 | Opportunity to impress talent show judges |
| 38% | PANEL | 5 | Talent show's judging group |
| 36% | SKILFUL | 7 | Showing talent and aptitude |
| 35% | AGT | 3 | American talent show created by Simon Cowell: Abbr. |
| 35% | XFACTOR | 7 | The __, TV talent show devised by Simon Cowell |
| 35% | XFACTOR | 7 | TV talent show for groups and individuals, The __ |
| 33% | AGT | 3 | Reality show judged by Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara: Abbr. |
| 33% | SIMON | 5 | ___ Cowell: English reality TV judge and producer |
| 33% | THE | 3 | "___ Voice" (NBC talent show that 11-Down is a judge on) |
| 33% | SIMON | 5 | "America's Got Talent" judge Cowell |
| 32% | PROJECTRU | 9 | Show whose judges have included Michael Kors and Zac Posen |
| 32% | KATY | 4 | "American Idol" judge alongside Luke and Lionel |
| 32% | DANCEROINE | 10 | Talent show feature (and literally, chill) |
| 31% | AGT | 3 | Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel's reality show: Abbr. |
| 31% | HOWIE | 5 | Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on "America's Got Talent" |
| 29% | SIMONC O WELL | 13 | Longtime judge on "Britain's Got Talent" and "America's Got Talent" |
| 29% | AMERICANIDOL | 12 | *Show featuring judges and numbers |
| 29% | AGT | 3 | NBC variety competition featuring Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell as judges, for short |
| 28% | AGT | 3 | NBC's entertainment show that has Simon Cowell as one of the judges: Abbr. |