| HILLSTREETBLUES | 1980s cop show that TV Guide once ranked as the greatest TV drama of all time |
| CARLOSSLIM | Mexican once ranked as the world's richest man |
| TENDERFOOT | Guide once to extend by several inches |
| GAME | ___ of Thrones TV series adapted from the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire which is ranked 12th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| BREAKINGBAD | TV show about a high school teacher turning to a life of crime which is ranked 3rd on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: 2 wds. |
| MAD | ___ Men TV series based on the lives of advertising executives which is ranked 4th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| ALL | ___ in the Family TV show about a working class man and his family which is ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| SATURDAYNIGHT | ___ Live American late-night TV variety show with comedy sketches which is ranked 8th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: 2 wds. |
| WIRE | The ___ TV series focusing on law enforcement in Baltimore which is ranked 2nd on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |
| THESOPRANOS | TV series revolving around an Italian-American mobster which is ranked 1st on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: 2 wds. |
| VEEP | No. 13 on Rolling Stone's recent list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: "a comedy in which the star "somehow topped her 'Seinfeld' work" |
| MARLO | ___ Stanfield ("The Wire" kingpin, named the second-greatest TV villain of all time by Rolling Stone) |
| BROOKLYNNETS | Basketball team from the same city as 30a and ranked as the sixth most valuable NBA team in 2018 with a valuation of $2.3 billion: 2 wds. |
| SAMUEL | Actor ranked as the highest all-time box office star, ... L. Jackson (6) |
| FINLAND | Country ranked as the happiest in the world for consecutive years in the latest World Happiness Report 2025. (7) |
| YEMEN | Country on the Arabian peninsula, ranked as the world's least peaceful in the 2024 Global Peace Index (5) |
| LALAW | 1980s cop show set on the West Coast, breaking a wall from the wrong side (2,3) |
| SOPRANOS | #1 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, with "The" |
| POODLE | Ranked as the second most intelligent dog, after the Border Collie (6) |
| DRAKE | Canadian rapper ranked as the highest-certified digital singles sales artist in the US (5) |
