| TELLMELIES | Hulu drama series whose second season will premiere on Sept. 4th, as announced over the weekend |
| PEARLJAM | Grunge greats whose 2024 tour launches on May 4th, as announced last week |
| ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT | *TV series whose second episode was titled "Top Banana" |
| PROTESTERS | Those demonstrating toy with store reps around Sept. 4th (10) |
| JEFFPROBST | "Survivor" host (for the past 25 years!) who announced yesterday that the 50th season will premiere in February of 2026 |
| LEAVE | "___ the World Behind" (Julia Roberts thriller that will premiere on Netflix in December) |
| NCIS | Show whose 23rd season will premiere in October |
| LOVEAGAIN | Film directed by James C. Strouse which will premiere on May 12th |
| SERA | Second season will be in France (4) |
| SOPHOMOREJINX | Superstition that a rookie's second season will fail |
| ONCUE | In Oz, United coming only fourth, as expected |
| WHITELOTUS | "The ___ ___" (dark satire whose second season premiered on October 30, 2022) |
| INVINCIBLE | Animated superhero show whose second season premieres November 3 |
| AND | With 4-Across, 27-Across, and 28-Across, sequel to "Sex and the City" whose second season starts June 22nd |
| FRIENDS | "Your ___ and Neighbors" (Apple TV+ series that drops on April 11th and has already been renewed for a second season, as announced over the weekend) |
| SQUIDGAME | Korean show whose second season's main cast was announced on Saturday |
| PARIS | "Emily in ___" (show whose fourth season will begin streaming on Netflix on August 15th, as announced this week |
| MUSIC | Best African ___ Performance (one of three new categories at the 2024 Grammy Awards, as announced over this weekend) |
| RENEE | With 14-Across: Oscar-winning actress who will appear on Season 5 of "Only Murders in the Building," as announced over the weekend |
| CHRISTOPH | With 30-Across: Oscar-winning actor who will be featured in Season 5 of "Only Murders in the Building," as announced over the weekend |
