Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
PBS Running
23 Seasons · 129 Episodes · Premiered December 21, 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors is an American entertainment talk show television series co-produced by PBS SoCal and Variety Media. It premiered December 21, 2014 on PBS SoCal.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
4 episodes
E01
Benedict Cumberbatch & Edward Norton
Sun, Dec 21 2014 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Patricia Arquette & Jake Gyllenhaal
Sun, Dec 28 2014 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Hilary Swank & Tilda Swinton
Sun, Dec 28 2014 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Oscar Isaac & Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Sun, Jan 4 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 2
2 episodes
E01
Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Jeffrey Tambor
Sun, Jun 14 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Taraji P. Henson & Queen Latifah
Sun, Jun 21 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 3
3 episodes
E01
Cate Blanchett & Ian McKellen
Sun, Dec 27 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Benicio Del Toro & Will Smith
Sun, Dec 27 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Joel Edgerton & Brie Larson
Mon, Jan 4 2016 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 4
2 episodes
E01
Jamie Lee Curtis & Lady Gaga
Sun, Jun 12 2016 4:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Tracee Ellis Ross & Courtney B. Vance
Sun, Jun 19 2016 4:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 5
3 episodes
E01
Viola Davis with Tom Hanks
Tue, Jan 3 2017 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Michael Shannon with Adam Driver
Wed, Jan 4 2017 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Taraji P. Henson with Ryan Reynolds
Thu, Jan 5 2017 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 6
2 episodes
E01
Kaley Cuoco and Anthony Anderson
Tue, Jun 13 2017 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Kaitlin Olson and Giovanni Ribisi
Tue, Jun 13 2017 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 7
3 episodes
E01
Jennifer Lawrence and Adam Sandler
Tue, Jan 2 2018 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Gal Gadot and Kumail Nanjiani
Wed, Jan 3 2018 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Jessica Chastain and Holly Hunter
Thu, Jan 4 2018 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 8
5 episodes
E01
Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy
Tue, Jun 19 2018 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Michael B. Jordan and Issa Rae
Thu, Jun 21 2018 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E06
Issa Rae and Michael B. Jordan
Fri, Jun 8 2018 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E07
Laura Dern and Angela Bassett
Fri, Jun 8 2018 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E11
Mandy Moore and Darren Criss
Sat, Jun 16 2018 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 9
5 episodes
E01
Amy Adams and Nicole Kidman
Tue, Jan 8 2019 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Melissa McCarthy and Lupita Nyong'o
Tue, Jan 8 2019 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
John Krasinski and Rosamund Pike
Thu, Jan 10 2019 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Glenn Close with Sam Elliott
Thu, Jan 10 2019 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E05
Lady Gaga and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Thu, Jan 10 2019 12:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 10
5 episodes
E01
Patricia Arquette & Julia Roberts
Tue, Jun 18 2019 4:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Amy Adams & Richard Madden
Tue, Jun 18 2019 4:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Taraji P. Henson & Ellen Pompeo
Wed, Jun 19 2019 4:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Benicio del Toro & Michael Douglas
Wed, Jun 19 2019 4:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E12
Sam Rockwell and Renée Zellweger
Fri, Jun 7 2019 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 11
4 episodes
E01
Tom Hanks & Renée Zellweger
Thu, Jan 2 2020 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Brad Pitt & Adam Sandler
Thu, Jan 2 2020 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Awkwafina & Taron Egerton
Thu, Jan 2 2020 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Antonio Banderas & Eddie Murphy
Thu, Jan 2 2020 5:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 12
4 episodes
E01
Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Jackman, and more
Fri, Jul 17 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Sandra Oh, Kerry Washington, and more
Fri, Jul 17 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Jennifer Aniston, Patrick Stewart and more
Fri, Jul 24 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Zendaya, Paul Rudd and more
Fri, Jul 24 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 13
4 episodes
E01
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and more
Fri, Mar 5 2021 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer and more
Fri, Mar 5 2021 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Ben Affleck, Sacha Baron Cohen and more
Fri, Mar 5 2021 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Jamie Dornan, Eddie Redmayne and more
Fri, Mar 5 2021 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 14
4 episodes
E01
Nicole Kidman, Chris Rock and more
Sat, Jun 26 2021 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Ewan McGregor, Pedro Pascal and more
Sat, Jun 26 2021 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Kaley Cuoco, Elizabeth Olsen and more
Sat, Jun 26 2021 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Uzo Aduba, Billy Porter and more
Sat, Jun 26 2021 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 15
4 episodes
E01
Lady Gaga, Jake Gyllenhaal and more
Fri, Feb 18 2022 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Penélope Cruz, Benedict Cumberbatch and more
Fri, Feb 18 2022 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Andrew Garfield, Rachel Zegler and more
Fri, Feb 18 2022 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Nicole Kidman, Kristen Stewart and more
Fri, Feb 18 2022 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 16
4 episodes
E01
Viola Davis, Samuel L. Jackson and more
Fri, Jun 17 2022 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Zendaya, Andrew Garfield and more
Fri, Jun 17 2022 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Martin Short, Jean Smart and more
Fri, Jun 17 2022 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and more
Fri, Jun 17 2022 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 17
4 episodes
E01
Cate Blanchett, Michelle Yeoh, Kate Hudson and more
Thu, Jan 12 2023 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Carey Mulligan, Margot Robbie, John Boyega and more
Thu, Jan 12 2023 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Viola Davis, Jennifer Lawrence, Adam Sandler and more
Thu, Jan 12 2023 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Ana de Armas, Eddie Redmayne, Brian Tyree Henry and more
Thu, Jan 12 2023 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 18
4 episodes
E01
Emily Blunt & Brian Cox, Taron Egerton & Rachel Weisz: Elle Fanning & Jenna Ortega
Thu, Jun 15 2023 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Pedro Pascal and Steven Yeun; Melanie Lynskey and Natasha Lyonne; Kieran Culkin and Claire Danes
Thu, Jun 15 2023 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Jennifer Garner and Sheryl Lee Ralph; Brett Goldstein and Theo James; Katherine Heigl and More
Thu, Jun 15 2023 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Jennifer Coolidge and Jeremy Allen White; Jason Segel and Ali Wong; Hayden Christensen and More
Thu, Jun 15 2023 12:00 PM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 19
12 episodes
E01
Robert Downey Jr. & Mark Ruffalo
Tue, Dec 5 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Cillian Murphy & Margot Robbie
Wed, Dec 6 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Emily Blunt & Anne Hathaway
Thu, Dec 7 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Halle Bailey & Rachel Zegler
Fri, Dec 8 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E05
Emma Stone & Bradley Cooper
Sat, Dec 9 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E06
Jeffrey Wright & Taraji P. Henson
Sun, Dec 10 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E07
Michael Fassbender & Carey Mulligan
Mon, Dec 11 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E08
Jacob Elordi & Colman Domingo
Tue, Dec 12 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E09
Natalie Portman & Paul Mescal
Wed, Dec 13 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E10
Andrew Scott & Greta Lee
Thu, Dec 14 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E11
Alden Ehrenreich & Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Fri, Dec 15 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E12
Annette Bening & Julianne Moore
Sat, Dec 16 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 20
12 episodes
E01
Jodie Foster & Robert Downey Jr.
Tue, Jun 4 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Jon Hamm & Kristen Wiig
Wed, Jun 5 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Kim Kardashian & Chloë Sevigny
Thu, Jun 6 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Jennifer Aniston & Quinta Brunson
Fri, Jun 7 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E05
Elizabeth Debicki & Emma Corrin
Sat, Jun 8 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E06
Anthony Mackie & Tyler James Williams
Sun, Jun 9 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E07
Nicholas Galitzine & Leo Woodall
Mon, Jun 10 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E08
Joey King & Taylor Zakhar Perez
Tue, Jun 11 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E09
Naomi Watts & Jonathan Bailey
Wed, Jun 12 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E10
Anna Sawai & Tom Hiddleston
Thu, Jun 13 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E11
Brie Larson & Andrew Scott
Fri, Jun 14 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E12
Chloe Fineman & Hannah Einbinder
Sat, Jun 15 2024 12:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 21
12 episodes
E01
Andrew Garfield & Ryan Reynolds
Tue, Dec 10 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E02
Ariana Grande & Paul Mescal
Wed, Dec 11 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E03
Saoirse Ronan & Selena Gomez
Thu, Dec 12 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E04
Angelina Jolie & Cynthia Erivo
Fri, Dec 13 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E05
Nicole Kidman & Zendaya
Sat, Dec 14 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E06
Drew Starkey & Harris Dickinson
Sun, Dec 15 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E07
Kate Winslet & Zoe Saldaña
Mon, Dec 16 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E08
Daniel Craig & Josh O'Connor
Tue, Dec 17 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E09
Mikey Madison & Pamela Anderson
Wed, Dec 18 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E10
Colman Domingo & Kieran Culkin
Thu, Dec 19 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E11
Amy Adams & Demi Moore
Fri, Dec 20 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
E12
Adrien Brody & Tilda Swinton
Sat, Dec 21 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000
25 min
Season 22
14 episodes
E01
Danny DeVito & Colin Farrell
Tue, Jun 3 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E02
Arnold & Patrick Schwarzenegger
Wed, Jun 4 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E03
Dave Chappelle & Mo Amer
Thu, Jun 5 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E04
Seth Rogen & Jason Segel
Fri, Jun 6 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E05
Parker Posey & Lisa Kudrow
Sat, Jun 7 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E06
Cooper Koch & Sam Nivola
Sun, Jun 8 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E07
Natasha Rothwell & Sterling K. Brown
Mon, Jun 9 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E08
Amanda Seyfried & Adam Brody
Tue, Jun 10 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E09
Javier Bardem & Diego Luna
Wed, Jun 11 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E10
Charlie Cox & Joe Locke
Thu, Jun 12 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E11
Kate Hudson & Kathryn Hahn
Fri, Jun 13 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E12
Keri Russell & Scott Speedman
Sat, Jun 14 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E13
Adam Scott & Kristen Bell
Sun, Jun 15 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
E14
Billy Bob Thornton & Kathy Bates
Mon, Jun 16 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
Season 23
13 episodes
E01
Ariana Grande & Adam Sandler
Sat, Dec 6 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E02
Julia Roberts & Sean Penn
Sun, Dec 7 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E03
Jonathan Bailey & David Corenswet
Mon, Dec 8 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E04
Dwayne Johnson & Brendan Fraser
Tue, Dec 9 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E05
Gwyneth Paltrow & Jacob Elordi
Wed, Dec 10 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E06
Cynthia Erivo & Hugh Jackman
Thu, Dec 11 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E07
Sydney Sweeney & Ethan Hawke
Fri, Dec 12 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E08
Stellan Skarsgård & Alexander Skarsgård
Sat, Dec 13 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E09
Michael B. Jordan & Jesse Plemons
Sun, Dec 14 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E10
Kate Hudson & Jeremy Allen White
Mon, Dec 15 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E11
Oscar Isaac & Teyana Taylor
Tue, Dec 16 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E12
Colin Farrell & Jessie Buckley
Wed, Dec 17 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
E13
Jennifer Lawrence & Leonardo DiCaprio
Thu, Dec 18 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000