| 100% | NIKITA | 6 | The CW drama about a female spy (2010-2013), or the main character's first name |
| 70% | DEXTER | 6 | Showtime drama about a serial killer (2006-2013), or the main character's first name |
| 61% | HANNIBAL | 8 | NBC thriller about a serial killer (2013-present), or the main character's first name |
| 58% | SHERLOCK | 8 | BBC One detective drama (2010-present), or the main character's first name |
| 58% | CHUCK | 5 | NBC comedy about a tech-nerd turned spy (2007-2012), or the main character's first name |
| 56% | LOUIE | 5 | FX dramedy about a comedian (2010-present), or the main character's first name |
| 39% | ELEANOR | 7 | Main character's first name in TV's The Good Place |
| 35% | HERO | 4 | The main character or protagonist in a novel |
| 33% | HAN | 3 | Ancient Chinese dynasty, or the first name of Harrison Ford's "Star Wars" character |
| 33% | MRPIM | 5 | A.A. Milne's play "___ Passes By" starring a title character with the first name of Carraway |
| 33% | INTHEDARK | 9 | 2019 CW drama about a blind woman, or a 2011 song by Dev: 3 wds. |
| 33% | TONY | 4 | First name of the main character on "The Sopranos" |
| 33% | ALEXANDER | 9 | First name of the main character of 28-Across |
| 32% | DOM | 3 | First name of the main character in the "Fast & Furious" movies |
| 32% | TRACY | 5 | "30 Rock" character, or the first name of his portrayer |
| 32% | PANAM | 5 | Defunct airline, or a defunct TV drama about the airline |
| 31% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Video game with a gorilla that first featured the main character of 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ISSA | 4 | First name of both a co-creator of Insecure and the character she plays |
| 31% | ETTA | 4 | It can go after the male first name "Henri" to create a female first name |
| 30% | ARROW | 5 | The CW show about a vigilante archer |
| 30% | ARI | 3 | Hollywood agent Emanuel who shares a first name with the "Entourage" character he inspired |
| 30% | CHARLIEDAY | 10 | He plays a character with the same first name (and the last name Kelly) on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": 2 wds. |
| 30% | WOODROW | 7 | First name of a former president ... or, read another way, what each of the circled lines is |
| 30% | THEMATRIX | 9 | A 1999 Sci-Fi film in which Keanu Reeves - whose birthday it is today - portrays the main character, named "Neo": 2 wds. |
| 30% | REE | 3 | Main character of the 2010 film "Winter's Bone" |
| 30% | LUC | 3 | Jean-___ (first name of the main character on "Picard") |
| 29% | LACEY | 5 | 18-Across's partner in a 1980s drama about two female police detectives |
| 29% | CAGNEY | 6 | 20-Across's partner in a 1980s drama about two female police detectives |
| 29% | IRIS | 4 | Female name that's the name of a female assistant backward |
| 29% | AIDAN | 5 | First name of John Corbett's "Sex and the City" character |