| 100% | BEL | 3 | With 39-Across, Peacock series based on a 1990s Will Smith show |
| 45% | AIR | 3 | "Bel-___" (Peacock drama series based on a 1990s sitcom) |
| 44% | AIR | 3 | "Bel-___" (drama series based on a 1990s sitcom) |
| 44% | BELAIR | 6 | 2022 drama series based on a 1990s sitcom |
| 43% | AIR | 3 | "Bel-___" (2022 drama series based on a 1990s sitcom) |
| 43% | BELAIR | 6 | 2022 drama series based on a 1990s sitcom (Hyph.) |
| 43% | AIR | 3 | "Bel-__": 2022 drama series based on a 1990s sitcom |
| 39% | XFILES | 6 | 1998 film thriller based on a TV series, with "The" |
| 38% | ITENDSWITHUS | 12 | 2024 box-office hit based on a Colleen Hoover novel ... whose title is a "spoiler" for 20-, 28-, 39-, and 47-Across |
| 37% | OUTLANDER | 9 | Starz show based on a Diana Gabaldon fantasy series |
| 37% | ATEAM | 5 | 2010 Bradley Cooper/Liam Neeson action film based on a 1980s TV series, with "The": Hyph. |
| 36% | JUSTIFIED | 9 | FX show based on a series of Elmore Leonard books |
| 36% | HANNIBAL | 8 | NBC show based on a series of Thomas Harris books |
| 36% | THEPHANTOMOF | 12 | Musical based on a French novel, "___ the Opera" is the longest-running show on Broadway: 3 wds. |
| 36% | SHERLOCK | 8 | BBC show based on a series of Arthur Conan Doyle books |
| 35% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | HBO show based on a series of Charlaine Harris books: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WITCHER | 7 | "The ___," 2019 TV series based on the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski which was adapted into a video game |
| 35% | YOUR | 4 | With 37- and 39-Across, book and TV series on human evolution, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 35% | NIKITA | 6 | CW series based on a French film |
| 35% | HAZEL | 5 | Old TV series based on a cartoon |
| 35% | UGLYBETTY | 9 | Former ABC series based on a telenovela |
| 35% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | HBO show based on a series of George R.R. Martin books: 3 wds. |
| 34% | FAIRLADY | 8 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw, "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LIONKING | 8 | Musical based on a Disney film, "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FARGO | 5 | FX series based on a Coen Brothers movie |
| 34% | UGLYBETTY | 9 | Hit TV series based on a Colombian telenovela |
| 34% | PVALLEY | 7 | Starz series based on a Katori Hall play |
| 34% | IRMAVEP | 7 | 2022 HBO series based on a 1996 movie |
| 34% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a Coen brothers film |
| 34% | HALO | 4 | Paramount+ series based on a video game franchise |