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Variety and CNN’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Season 23 Breaks Franchise Record With Nearly 247 Million Social Video Views

Dec 19, 2025 12:45pm PT Variety and CNN’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Season 23 Breaks Franchise Record With Nearly 247 Million Social Video Views By Variety Staff Plus Icon Variety Staff Follow Us on @Variety Latest Variety at 120: Exploring Key Pop Culture Touchstones, From Vaudeville to ‘Easy Rider’ and The Ramones to Taylor Swift 3 days ago Round Top Film Festival to Honor Chris O’Hara (‘The Fall Guy’) with Maverick Stunt Award 2 months ago Variety’s Faith & Media Impact Report 2025: Nominations Are Open 2 months ago See All Alexi Lubomirski Variety and CNN’s “Actors on Actors” Season 23 was the franchise’s most successful social campaign ever for an Oscars season. The video series, which pairs actors in conversation with one another to discuss the top contenders of awards season, drew 247 million views across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X. The total viewership numbers exceed the figure for last year’s “Actors on Actors” Oscars season rollout.

Alexi Lubomirski

Alexi Lubomirski

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Key Highlights

  • The social campaign was led by Variety’s social media team, Antonio Ferme and Harper Mays, with support from Online Managing Editor Zack Sharf.
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  • “We are beyond excited that this video series has once again resonated with viewers around and globe, and we thank our new partners at CNN for helping to expand our reach.
  • (And yes, we have seen all the memes).” Popular on Variety This season’s “Actors on Actors” conversations were moderated by Daniel D’Addario, chief correspondent; Matt Donnelly, senior entertainment and media writer; and Selome Hailu, entertainment writer.
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