Variety and CNN Launch Actors on Actors Season 24
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- Variety teams with CNN to launch the 24th season of Actors on Actors, a series of daily interview videos.
- Actors on Actors season 24 features 14 pairings, including Jennifer Aniston with Lisa Kudrow, Kit Harington with Peter Dinklage, and Jamie Lee Curtis with Mariska Hargitay.
- CNN will stream one interview per day starting June 3 at 9 a.m. ET on its platform, then post the same at 11:59 p.m. ET on Variety’s YouTube channel.
- Variety will publish its annual Actors on Actors TV issue on newsstands on June 3, featuring a cover photo by Mary Ellen Matthews.
- Ramin Setoodeh serves as executive producer of Actors on Actors season 24, together with CNN’s Amy Entelis, Donna Pennestri and Roxanna Sherwood.
Why it matters: CNN secures 14 days of exclusive streaming interviews beginning June 3, boosting its subscriber engagement, while Variety leverages the same dates to launch its Actors on Actors TV issue, driving print sales and cross‑platform ad revenue.
