| LEAVEITTOBEAVER | Classic sitcom that jumped from CBS to ABC after its first season |
| BALANCERS | Acrobats at times learn ABCs after juggling (9) |
| LIES | Murderous TV drama that won eight Emmy Awards for its first season "Big Little ___" |
| BEAR | With "The," Hulu show that won 10 Emmys for its first season (2022) |
| WICKEDCITY | ABC's new procedural drama, which in its first season, centers around a serial murder case in Los An |
| EMMY | Award for which 'American Horror Story' was nominated 17 times in its first season |
| NEW | Like a TV show in its first season |
| MTVCRIBS | Its first season featured tours of the homes of Ozzy Osbourne and Master P. |
| AUSTRALIA | Held its first GP two years after its first World Champion was crowned, and of course that guy won it! (9) |
| IDOL | "American ___" (Kelly Clarkson won its first season) |
| SUMMER | Season mentioned in the title of the classic sitcom that featured Compo, Foggy and Clegg (6) |
| NOWYOURETALKING | Comment to a baby after its first words? |
| GRILSE | Young salmon after its first return from the sea |
| REETPETITE | Jackie Wilson song that topped the UK singles chart 29 years after its first release |
| SCAMS | Con jobs, or, when broken after its first letter, a hint to the starred answers |
| HEYDIDDLEDIDDLE | First line of a nursery rhyme about the cow that jumped over the moon |
| DAMP | Rising _, classic sitcom that starred Leonard Rossiter (4) |
| GILLIGANSISLAND | Classic sitcom that debuted on 9/26/1964 |
| WINE | Lastword in the title of the classic sitcom that featured Compo and Nora Betty (4) |
| SHEARLING | A ewe, lamb, ram or tup after its first clip; or, the woolly coat, teg or toison, fleeced from any one said beast (9) |
