"Conan" Tom Cruise (TV Episode 2019)
Tom Cruise presented a clip."Good Morning Britain" Episode dated 25 July 2019 (TV Episode 2019)
A clip is shown."Half in the Bag" Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV Episode 2019)
Clip from trailer is shown."Good Morning Britain" Episode dated 17 December 2019 (TV Episode 2019)
The new trailer is shown."WatchMojo" Top 10 Actors That Returned to Iconic Roles (TV Episode 2020)
Tom Cruise gets an honorable mention.
Top Gun (1986)
Flashback footage is shown.
Top Gun (1986)
"Good Morning Britain" Episode dated 21 October 2016 (TV Episode 2016)
Louisa James asks Tom Cruise about the film."WatchMojo" Top 10 Upcoming Sequels That Might Suck (TV Episode 2019)
Top Gun: Maverick is #3."AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast" John Lasseter's Failed Comeback (Podcast Episode 2019)
Brought up as a film made by Skydance."WatchMojo" Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 (TV Episode 2019)
Top Gun: Maverick is #9."WatchMojo" Top 10 Comic-Con 2019 Trailers (TV Episode 2019)
The trailer for Top Gun: Maverick is #4.
Star Trek (TV Series 1966–1969)
Fanboy's flight helmet has his call sign in the same font as the show's credits.- The final battle has much of the same tactics and visual angles.
"How It Should Have Ended" How Top Gun Maverick Should Have Ended (TV Episode 2022)
Alternate ending parody.The Oscars (TV Special 2023)
Jimmy Kimmel is inserted into an altered clip of the film during the opening skit.