| 100% | SANDRALEE | 9 | TV chef who hosted the show “Semi-Homemade Cooking” |
| 54% | SANDRALEE | 9 | TV chef who wrote "Semi-Homemade Cooking" |
| 54% | DEEN | 4 | Paula who hosts the cooking show "Sweet Home Savannah" |
| 52% | TESH | 4 | John who hosts the radio and TV show "Intelligence for Your Life" |
| 51% | KUMAR | 5 | Nish —, comedian who hosted satirical TV show The Mash Report |
| 49% | PADMA | 5 | ___ Lakshmi, host of the popular reality TV show "Top Chef" |
| 46% | ROBLONG | 7 | TV executive who hosts the podcast "Martini Shot" |
| 46% | LENO | 4 | Jay who hosted the “Tonight Show” |
| 45% | PAT | 3 | TV show host Sajak who may say the phrase found in the starred clues of this puzzle before 4d |
| 45% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet who hosts the "Not-Too-Late Show" |
| 44% | BILL | 4 | ___ Nye, host of the eponymous science show who was a household icon in '90s children's TV |
| 44% | NARZ | 4 | Jack who hosted the 1950's game show "Dotto" |
| 44% | LENO | 4 | Jay who hosted the “Tonight Show” before Jimmy Fallon |
| 44% | EMME | 4 | Model who hosted the dating show "More to Love" |
| 44% | BEN | 3 | Comedian Gleib who hosts the GSN game show "Idiotest" |
| 44% | IRA | 3 | Glass who hosts the radio show "This American Life" |
| 44% | MILTONBERLE | 11 | Early TV variety show host who was a charter inductee into the Television Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NAKED | 5 | "The ___ Chef," TV cooking program that was hosted by Jamie Oliver |
| 43% | DEEN | 4 | Last name of the chef whose TV cooking shows have included "Paula's Party" and "Paula's Best Dishes" |
| 43% | OSMOND | 6 | Singer Donny who hosted the 2002-2004 game show "Pyramid" |
| 43% | IRA | 3 | Glass who hosts the public radio show "This American Life" |
| 43% | IRA | 3 | Glass who hosts the "This American Life" radio show/podcast |
| 43% | NOAH | 4 | Trevor who hosted the "The Daily Show" from 2015 to 2022 |
| 43% | BANKS | 5 | Actress Elizabeth who hosts the ABC game show "Press Your Luck" |
| 43% | ALTONBROWN | 10 | American chef, who is the host of popular shows like "Good Eats" and "Iron Chef America": 2 wds. |
| 42% | JON | 3 | Comedian Stewart who hosted the "The Daily Show" from 1999 to 2015 |
| 42% | RACHAEL | 7 | Ray who hosts the Yum-o! virtual cooking camp |
| 42% | OPRAHWINFREY | 12 | TV talk show host who received the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SOLEDAD | 7 | Journalist O'Brien who hosts the weekly public-affairs show "Matter of Fact" |
| 41% | ULLMAN | 6 | Tracey, comedian who hosted an 80s TV variety show |