{{Short description|American classic movie-oriented television channel}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{For|the international variants of this channel|Turner Classic Movies (international)}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Turner Classic Movies | logo = 225px|class=skin-invert | logo_alt = 225px|class=skin-invert | logo_size = 225px | founder = Ted Turner | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1994|4|14}} | closed_date = | picture_format = 1080i HDTV<br />(downscaled to 480i letterboxed for the SDTV feed) | owner = Warner Bros. Discovery | parent = Warner Bros. Television Group | country = United States | area = United States<br>Canada | language = English <br />(imported feature films are broadcast in their native languages, provided with English subtitling) | headquarters = Atlanta, Georgia, United States | former_names = | replaced = | replaced_by = | sister_channels = {{collapsible list| * HBO * Cinemax * The CW <!-- sale pending --> }} | website = {{URL|https://www.tcm.com}} | online_serv_1 = Affiliated Streaming Service | online_chan_1 = HBO Max | online_serv_2 = TCM.com | online_chan_2 = {{URL|https://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/livestream|Watch TCM}} (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only) | online_serv_3 = Service(s) | online_chan_3 = Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV }}
'''Turner Classic Movies''' ('''TCM''') is an American movie-oriented pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched on April 14, 1994, it is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia.
The channel's programming consists mainly of classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment Co. film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and the North American distribution rights to films from RKO Radio Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. Unlike its sister networks TBS, TNT and TruTV, TCM does not carry any sports coverage through TNT Sports.
The main channel is available in the United States and Canada, with international counterparts also available in France, French-speaking Switzerland, French-speaking Belgium and Spain.
==History== ===Origins=== In 1981, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) purchased United Artists (UA) for $380 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/28/MGM-buys-United-Artists-for-380-million/3850365140800/ |title=MGM buys United Artists for $380 million |work=United Press International |date=July 28, 1981 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418014419/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/28/MGM-buys-United-Artists-for-380-million/3850365140800/ |archive-date=April 18, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three years later, in 1984, Ted Turner looked to acquire a library of entertainment programming, primarily for his Atlanta-based "superstation" WTBS.<ref name="Turner">{{cite book|last=Parsons|first=Patrick R.|title=Blue Skies: A History of Cable Television|url=https://archive.org/details/blueskieshistory0000pars/|pages=505–507|year=2008|publisher=Temple University Press|location=Philadelphia|isbn=978-1-592-13287-4|url-access=registration}}</ref> An attempt to acquire CBS had failed when the network announced a large stock buyback to thwart Turner's takeover attempt.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/04/business/cbs-trying-to-block-turner-bid-to-buy-1-billion-of-its-own-stock.html |title=CBS, Trying to Block Turner Bid, to Buy $1 Billion of Its Own Stock |work=The New York Times |date=July 7, 1985 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250927202152/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/04/business/cbs-trying-to-block-turner-bid-to-buy-1-billion-of-its-own-stock.html |archive-date=September 27, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 1985, Kirk Kerkorian, who had controlled a 50 percent stake of MGM/UA, told Turner he would auction the MGM studio the next month for $1.6 billion. However, the deal did not include the film libraries for United Artists and the pre-1950 Warner Bros. catalogue. Turner replied he would buy MGM if the other libraries were part of the acquisition.<ref name="Turner" />
On August 7, 1985, Turner Broadcasting System announced it would acquire MGM/UA for $1.5 billion and Turner would immediately sell United Artists back to Kerkorian for $470 million, resulting in a net purchase price of just below $1 billion.<ref name="TurnerAcquiringMGM">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/08/business/turner-acquiring-mgm-movie-empire.html |title=Turner Acquiring MGM Movie Empire |work=The New York Times |page=1 |date=August 8, 1985 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218111111/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/08/business/turner-acquiring-mgm-movie-empire.html |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bradley |first=Barbara |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1985/0807/fturn-f.html |title=Ted Turner turns from CBS to a stake in the movie industry |work=The Christian Science Monitor |date=August 7, 1985 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218222232/https://www.csmonitor.com/1985/0807/fturn-f.html |archive-date=February 18, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Turner stated, "The acquisition of MGM represents an excellent opportunity to improve the strength and stability of TBS [...] We look forward to prompt completion of the merger and working with the employees of MGM toward a smooth transition."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/07/Turner-ends-bid-for-CBS-buys-movie-company/7626492235200/ |title=Turner ends bid for CBS, buys movie company |work=United Press International |date=August 7, 1985 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121014140/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/07/Turner-ends-bid-for-CBS-buys-movie-company/7626492235200/ |archive-date=January 21, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the merger deal, Turner would also have to assume $500 million of MGM's existing debt. To finance the purchase, Turner retained the investment firm Drexel Burnham Lambert as its financial adviser, in which a tentative deal was proposed to raise a "substantial portion" of the required cash through selling high-yield junk bonds.<ref name="ChicagoTribune">{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/08/08/its-official-mgm-goes-to-turner/ |title=It's Official: MGM Goes to Turner |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 8, 1985 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260508051651/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/08/08/its-official-mgm-goes-to-turner/ |archive-date=May 8, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Turner's initial offer to acquire MGM/UA was $29 per share, for a total of $1.5 billion.<ref name="TurnerAcquiringMGM" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-06-mn-4973-story.html |title=$1.5-Billion Turner Deal for MGM Reported Near |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 6, 1985 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121041819/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-06-mn-4973-story.html |archive-date=January 21, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, by October 1985, it was reported Turner was having trouble raising the finances for the deal and was considering relinquishing some company assets. The deal was renegotiated to $25 per share in cash and one share of preferred stock with Turner Broadcasting.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/10/03/turner-revises-mgm-terms/ |title=Turner Revises MGM Terms |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 3, 1985 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121043111/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/10/03/turner-revises-mgm-terms/ |archive-date=January 21, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> On January 14, 1986, it was reported that negotiations for the scaled-down $1.45 billion merger had reached an impasse and both parties were looking to salvage the deal. Both parties released a statement, stating they were "in discussions with a view to a possible restructuring of the agreement under which Turner Broadcasting is to acquire MGM-UA."<ref>{{cite news |last=Delugach |first=Al |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1986/01/14/mgm-ua-turner-fight-to-salvage-merger-deal/0fc9c303-3262-4222-8691-7c401440cfaf/ |title=MGM-UA, Turner Fight To Salvage Merger Deal |work=The Washington Post |date=January 14, 1986 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Nyov3 |archive-date=May 8, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/14/business/mgm-ua-bid-altered-by-turner.html |title=MGM/UA Altered by Turner |work=The New York Times |date=January 14, 1986 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524190442/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/14/business/mgm-ua-bid-altered-by-turner.html |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three days later, Turner Broadcasting agreed to pay $20 per share in cash and one dividend share of Turner preferred stock of $10.33, for a grand total of $1.25 billion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/17/business/turner-and-mgm-ua-in-deal-with-less-cash.html |title=Turner and MGM/UA In Deal With Less Cash |work=The New York Times |date=January 17, 1986 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121045857/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/14/business/mgm-ua-bid-altered-by-turner.html |archive-date=January 21, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Delugach |first=Al |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-17-fi-667-story.html |title=MGM Agrees to Reduced Turner Offer |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 17, 1986 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104144055/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-17-fi-667-story.html |archive-date=January 4, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On March 4, 1986, the shareholders of both Turner Broadcasting and MGM/UA approved the merger deal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Webster |first=Bob |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/03/04/The-15-billion-acquisition-of-MGM-UA-Entertainment-Co-by/7084510296400/ |title=The $1.5 billion acquisition of MGM-UA Entertainment Co. by... |work=United Press International |date=March 4, 1986 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/SfHLx |archive-date=May 8, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> The merger deal was completed on March 25, 1986,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/26/business/turner-control-of-mgm-ua.html |title=Turner Control of MGM/UA |work=The New York Times |date=March 26, 1986 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511053542/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/26/business/turner-control-of-mgm-ua.html |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> which granted Turner the ownership of MGM/UA's film library. The library also included the RKO and pre-1950 Warner Bros. films, which were purchased by Associated Artists Productions (A.A.P.) and then acquired by United Artists in 1958.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1958/10/20/archives/u-a-adjunct-buys-tv-film-library-assets-of-associated-artists.html |title=U.A. Adjunct Buys TV Film Library |work=The New York Times |page=36 |date=October 20, 1958 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |quote=The principal assets of Associated Artists, which has been distributing films to television stations, includes the pre-1950 Warner Brothers film library consisting of about 800 sound and talking feature films and 200 silent films, 277 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons, 234 ''Popeye'' cartoons, sixty ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons, approximately 1,400 other short subjects and ownership of other types of pictures. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121053046/https://www.nytimes.com/1958/10/20/archives/u-a-adjunct-buys-tv-film-library-assets-of-associated-artists.html |archive-date=January 21, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fabrikant |first=Geraldine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/16/business/drexel-letter-sent-on-turner-funds.html |title=Drexel Letter Sent On Turner Funds |work=The New York Times |date=August 16, 1985 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524170333/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/16/business/drexel-letter-sent-on-turner-funds.html |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Turner renamed his studio division '''MGM Entertainment Co.'''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/05/07/turner-may-sell-equity-in-company/ |title=Turner May Sell Equity In Company |work=Chicago Tribune |date=May 7, 1986 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511053931/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/05/07/turner-may-sell-equity-in-company/ |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, Turner Broadcasting System's corporate debt load totaled $2 billion, in which Turner simply could not afford to keep MGM under those circumstances. By June 1986, Turner had agreed to sell MGM back to Kerkorian, from whom Turner had purchased the studio only three months before.<ref name="TurnerToSellMGM">{{cite news |last=Fabrikant |first=Geraldine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/07/business/turner-to-sell-mgm-assets.html |title=Turner to Sell MGM Assets |work=The New York Times |page=35 |date=June 7, 1986 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215030846/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/07/business/turner-to-sell-mgm-assets.html |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Financial analysts estimated that Turner had overpaid to acquire MGM. As a condition of the financial agreement, Turner was required to make principal repayments of $600 million within six months of the merger (by September 1986), or extend the maturity of debt which would likely include higher interest rates.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/03/arts/turner-mgm-merger-vote-is-today.html |title=Turner-MGM Merger Vote Is Today |work=The New York Times |date=March 3, 1986 |access-date=January 20, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121051619/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/03/arts/turner-mgm-merger-vote-is-today.html |archive-date=January 21, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Elmer-Dewitt |first=Philip |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,962141,00.html |title=Sailing Close to the Wind |magazine=Time |date=August 25, 1986 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511061653/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,962141,00.html |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On August 26, 1986, Turner sold MGM's production and distribution operations for $300 million to United Artists, while MGM's studio lot and film processing laboratories were sold for $190 million to Lorimar-Telepictures.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/06/07/turner-planning-to-sell-mgm/ |title=Turner Planning to Sell MGM |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 7, 1986 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511060946/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/06/07/turner-planning-to-sell-mgm/ |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, Turner Broadcasting still retained the pre-May 1986 MGM/UA film library.<ref name="TurnerToSellMGM" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Delugach |first=Ali |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-07-mn-9950-story.html |title=Turner Sells Fabled MGM but Keeps a Lion's Share |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 7, 1986 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922062623/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-07-mn-9950-story.html |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> When the exchange was finalized, Turner rebranded his division '''Turner Entertainment Company'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/21/business/business-people-turner-unit-gets-president.html |title=Turner Unit Gets President |work=The New York Times |date=August 21, 1986 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511053640/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/21/business/business-people-turner-unit-gets-president.html |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The film library of Turner Entertainment Co. would serve as the base form of programming for Turner Classic Movies upon the network's launch. Before the creation of Turner Classic Movies, films from Turner's library of movies aired on the Turner Broadcasting System's advertiser-supported cable network TNT along with colorized versions of black-and-white classics such as ''The Maltese Falcon''.
=== Launch and contributions (1994–1996) === thumb|Logo used from 1994 to 2021|class=skin-invert [[File:Robert Osborne and Charles Tabesh at the 68th Annual Peabody Awards for Turner Classic Movies.jpg|thumb|In May 2009, host Robert Osborne and Charles Tabesh, senior vice president for programming, accepted Turner Classic Movies' Institutional Peabody Award "for a continuing, powerful commitment to a central concept—the place of film in social and cultural experience".<ref name="Peabody">{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/institutional-award-turner-classic-movies |title=The Peabody Awards, Institutional Award: Turner Classic Movies (TCM) |publisher=Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia |access-date=2018-07-12 |archive-date=2018-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713012055/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/institutional-award-turner-classic-movies |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
Turner Classic Movies debuted on April 14, 1994, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time, with Ted Turner launching the channel at a ceremony in New York City's Times Square district.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitchell |first1=Kim |last2=Granger |first2=Rod |title=Turner launches TCM |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15426709.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105164443/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15426709.html |work=Multichannel News |date=April 18, 1994 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |via=HighBeam Research |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grahnke |first=Lon |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4223379.html |title=Classic Films Find New Cable Outlet In Turner Empire |work=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105164436/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4223379.html |date=April 10, 1994 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |via=HighBeam Research |url-status=dead}}</ref> The date and time were chosen to mark the exact centennial anniversary of the first commercial exhibition of a motion picture in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/turner-classic-movies-25-anniversary-ted-turner-1203183315/ |title=How Turner Classic Movies Built a Marquee Brand by Catering to Film Fans |magazine=Variety |date=April 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409133826/https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/turner-classic-movies-25-anniversary-ted-turner-1203183315/ |archive-date=April 9, 2019 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939) was the first film broadcast on TCM; it was also the same film that served as the debut broadcast of its sister channel TNT six years earlier on October 3, 1988.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/03/arts/tv-notes.html|title=TV Notes|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=1988-10-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-18|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2019-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121532/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/03/arts/tv-notes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of its launch, Turner Classic Movies was available to approximately 1 million cable television subscribers.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Rich |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-04-18.pdf |title=Few tickets for Turner Classic Movies |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |page=17 |date=April 18, 1994 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109201957/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-04-18.pdf |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The network originally served as a competitor to American Movie Classics (now initialized as just AMC) and was owned by Rainbow Media (now AMC Networks), a subsidiary of the now-defunct Cablevision. AMC maintained a virtually identical format to Turner Classic Movies, as both networks largely focused on films released prior to 1970 and aired them in an uncut, uncolorized, and commercial-free format.
=== Time Warner ownership (1996–2018) === In 1996, Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner which, besides placing Turner Classic Movies and Time Warner Entertainment under the same corporate umbrella, also gave Turner Classic Movies access to Warner Bros.' library of films released after 1950 (which itself includes other acquired entities such as the Lorimar, Saul Zaentz and National General Pictures libraries); incidentally, Turner Classic Movies had already been running select Warner Bros. film titles through a licensing agreement with the studio that was signed prior to the launch of the channel.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1993/BC-1993-12-06.pdf |title=Turner picks up Warner films |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |page=12 |date=December 6, 1993 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122130511/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1993/BC-1993-12-06.pdf |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In May 2002, AMC announced it was abandoning its commercial-free format, doubling its number of commercials from four to eight minutes an hour. It also announced it was expanding its programming to include more contemporary films.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dempsey |first=John |url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/amc-moves-forward-1117866790/ |title=AMC moves forward |work=Variety |date=May 12, 2002 |access-date=August 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504121818/https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/amc-moves-forward-1117866790/ |archive-date=May 4, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> On September 30, 2002, AMC underwent a significant rebranding, in which they retired the American Movie Classics name and debuted a new logo and tagline. Its revamped approach was expanded to broadcast contemporary films and original programming.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/american-movie-classics-becomes-amc-tv-for-movie-people/ |title=American Movie Classics Becomes AMC "TV For Movie People" |agency=AMC Networks |date=September 24, 2002 |access-date=August 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128214012/https://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/american-movie-classics-becomes-amc-tv-for-movie-people/ |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> This made Turner Classic Movies the only movie-oriented cable channel to devote its programming entirely to classic films without commercial interruption or content editing.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drumm |first=Diana |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/how-turner-classic-movies-redefines-the-idea-of-classic-film-28037/ |title=How Turner Classic Movies Redefines The Idea of Classic Film |website=IndieWire |date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2025}}</ref>
=== TCM Movie Database{{anchor|TCMdb}}{{anchor|TCM db}}{{anchor|Tcmdb}} (2006–2025) === Launched in 2006 as '''TCMdb''', Turner Classic Movies maintained its own comprehensive database of motion picture history.<ref name="prweb354763">{{cite web |last1=McKenzie |first1=Gina |title=Turner Classic Movies to Kick Off Its New Interactive Movie Database, TCMdb, with the Ultimate Movie Lover's Sweepstakes Share Article New Database for Classic Movie Information Launched. |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb354763.htm |website=Turner Classic Movies |publisher=PRWeb |access-date=10 April 2022 |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=March 7, 2006 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410224713/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb354763.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The database included actors, actresses, and film crew (listing more than 1.25 million people, with 15,000 written biographies), and motion picture titles (more than 130,000 titles), not limited to the film libraries that Turner Classic Movies owned, and it included links by which a user could request that Turner Classic Movies schedule any title for viewing.<ref name="nexttv-78936">{{cite news |last1=Stropoli |first1=Rebecca |title=TCM To Launch Movie Database |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/tcm-launch-movie-database-78936 |access-date=10 April 2022 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |publisher=Future US |date=22 February 2006 |language=en |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410224713/https://www.nexttv.com/news/tcm-launch-movie-database-78936 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="guides.ucf.edu-Filmographies">{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Richard H. II |title=Film and Digital Media: Filmographies |url=https://guides.ucf.edu/c.php?g=78446&p=505038 |website=Research Guides |publisher=University of Central Florida |access-date=10 April 2022 |location=Orlando, FL |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530210436/https://guides.ucf.edu/c.php?g=78446&p=505038 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="library.lasalle.edu-FilmResearch">{{cite web |last1=Panka-Bryman |first1=Sheryl |title=LibGuides: Film Research: Websites |url=https://library.lasalle.edu/c.php?g=131011&p=856256 |publisher=Connelly Library, La Salle University |date=March 21, 2022 |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401072757/https://library.lasalle.edu/c.php?g=131011&p=856256 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tcm.com/tcmdb"> {{cite web |title=TCM Movie Database |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/ |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328111000/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/ |archive-date=28 March 2020}} </ref> Richard B. Steiner was the creator, architect, and supervisor of the TCM Movie Database.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steiner |first1=Richard |title=Movie Database |url=https://www.richardbsteiner.com/movie-database |website=Portfolio Site |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=en |quote=As head of Turner Classic Movies's digital team, I envisioned, created and supervised the launch of countless digital products and services across multiple digital platforms while running teams both large and small building the most creative and engaging web, mobile, streaming, and connected device applications of any national network. |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531103726/https://www.richardbsteiner.com/movie-database |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="mobilemarketer-5154">{{cite web |last1=Harnick |first1=Chris |title=TCM turns to mobile for brand definition, extension |url=https://www.marketingdive.com/ex/mobilemarketer/cms/news/television/5154.html |website=Mobile Marketer |publisher=Marketing Dive |access-date=10 April 2022 |quote='The idea is to keep fans connected and engaged with Turner Classic Movies and to create a useful, meaningful companion to the network', said Richard Steiner, vice president of new media and TCM Digital, Atlanta |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520072030/https://www.marketingdive.com/ex/mobilemarketer/cms/news/television/5154.html |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2013, the Watch TCM app for iOS, Android, and Blackberry had some database information.<ref name="beaconjournal-10712104007">{{cite news |author1=Staff Writer |title=A Turner Classic Movies app promises live feeds, on-demand films |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/local/2013/11/11/a-turner-classic-movies-app/10712104007/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |work=Akron Beacon Journal |publisher=Gannett |date=2013-11-11 |archive-date=2022-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004191502/https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/local/2013/11/11/a-turner-classic-movies-app/10712104007/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="classicmoviefavorites-watch-tcm-app">{{cite web |last1=Dougherty |first1=Lynn Powell |title=TCM announces Watch TCM App: Stream Classic Movies |url=https://www.classicmoviefavorites.com/tcm-announces-watch-tcm-app-watch-movies-streaming/ |website=classicmoviefavorites.com |access-date=11 April 2022 |date=November 11, 2013 |quote=To view their live stream and on-demand movies, users must log in with their TV provider user-name and password. |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001141622/https://www.classicmoviefavorites.com/tcm-announces-watch-tcm-app-watch-movies-streaming/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="realwire-release-weComm-TCM">{{cite web |author1=weComm Ltd |title=weComm deliver multi-platform mobile application offering for Turner Classic Movies |url=https://www.realwire.com/releases/weComm-deliver-multi-platform-mobile-application-offering-for-Turner-Classic-Movies |website=RealWire |access-date=10 April 2022 |date=12 September 2010 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822170717/https://www.realwire.com/releases/weComm-deliver-multi-platform-mobile-application-offering-for-Turner-Classic-Movies |url-status=live }}</ref> Leonard Maltin's reviews were included in the database.<ref name="thevintagecameo-2015-maltins-guide">{{cite web |author1=Emily |title=Leonard Maltin's 2015 Classic Movie Guide |url=https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/09/leonard-maltins-2015-classic-movie-guide/ |website=The Vintage Cameo |access-date=10 April 2022 |date=29 September 2015 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628062543/https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/09/leonard-maltins-2015-classic-movie-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the years, features such as integrated airdates were removed.<ref name="mercurie-website-revamp">{{cite web |last1=Canote |first1=Terence Towles |title=Turner Classic Movies' Website Revamp |url=http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2020/10/turner-classic-movies-website-revamp.html |website=A Shroud of Thoughts |access-date=10 April 2022 |date=1 October 2020 |quote=On the new version of the TCMDB entries for movies do not display when they are scheduled to air on TCM. |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531164613/http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2020/10/turner-classic-movies-website-revamp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Database entries were available until November 2025; articles from the database are still throughout the new website under the ''Articles'' section.<ref name="Nov2025redesign">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/tcmtv/videos/tcmcom-now-has-an-updated-lookcheck-out-the-new-features-weve-added-with-you-our/1997655597693344/ |title=TCM.com now has an updated look! Check out the new features we've added with you — our fans — in mind! |work=Turner Classic Movies: TCM on Facebook |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date=2025-11-17 |access-date=2026-01-14 }}</ref>{{acn|date=January 2026}} Beginning in November 2025, TCM.com began directing users to the American Film Institute's Catalog of Feature Films with a prominent link.<ref name="TCMsite">{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com |title=TCM.com |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251117222216/https://www.tcm.com/web/20251117222216/https://www.tcm.com/ |archive-date=2025-11-17 |access-date=2026-01-14 }}</ref>
=== Corporate restructuring (2019–present) === On March 4, 2019, Time Warner's new owner AT&T (who renamed the company WarnerMedia) announced a planned reorganization to effectively dissolve owner Turner Broadcasting System, which involved Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and digital media company Otter Media being transferred directly under Warner Bros. Entertainment. Aside from Otter, which was transferred to WarnerMedia Entertainment on May 31, 2019 to oversee development of HBO Max, the newly transferred properties came under a newly formed division, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics.<ref name="cnbc-wmreorganize">{{cite news|title=WarnerMedia reorganizes its leadership team after AT&T acquisition|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/04/warnermedia-reorganizes-its-leadership-team-after-att-acquisition.html|author=Lauren Feiner|work=CNBC |date=March 4, 2019|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304182211/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/04/warnermedia-reorganizes-its-leadership-team-after-att-acquisition.html|archive-date=March 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=AT&T to HBO, Turner: No More Fiefdoms|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-readying-overhaul-of-warnermedia-11551483138|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323024226/https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-readying-overhaul-of-warnermedia-11551483138|archive-date=March 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=What the End of the Turner Brand Could Mean for Its Channels|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/turner-brand-time-warner-tnt-tbs-trutv-1203160652/|author=Michael Schneider|work=Variety |date=March 12, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330181409/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/turner-brand-time-warner-tnt-tbs-trutv-1203160652/|archive-date=March 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WarnerCN">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/warner-bros-cartoon-network-hanna-barbera-1203154521/|title=Warner Bros. Wants to Rev Up Kid's Content With Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera|first1=Cynthia|last1=Littleton|date=March 4, 2019|work=Variety|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305061048/https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/warner-bros-cartoon-network-hanna-barbera-1203154521/|archive-date=March 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
On September 1, 2021, TCM introduced a new logo and slogan, "Where Then Meets Now", in the network's first major rebranding since its launch. The rebranding was intended to give the channel a more modern and energetic presentation while continuing to emphasize its commitment to showcasing classic cinema; new branding elements include Technicolor-inspired color schemes, and a new stylized "C" in its wordmark, which resembles a camera lens and symbolizes themes of "curation", "context", "culture" and "connection".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|date=2021-09-01|title=Turner Classic Movies Is Changing. And Trying to Stay the Same.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/arts/television/turner-classic-movies.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/arts/television/turner-classic-movies.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|access-date=2021-09-01|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cahillane|first=Mollie|title=TCM Sets Brand Refresh, Tagline to Reframe Its Focus on Film|date=September 2021|url=https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/turner-classic-movies-brand-refresh/|access-date=2021-09-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901165804/https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/turner-classic-movies-brand-refresh/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On May 11, 2022, Turner Classic Movies was moved under Warner Bros. Television after the dissolution of the Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics division by new owner Warner Bros. Discovery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-05-12 |title=Tom Ascheim Exits As President Of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classic |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/tom-ascheim-exits-warner-bros-president-global-kids-young-adults-and-classics-1235021790/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512000441/https://deadline.com/2022/05/tom-ascheim-exits-warner-bros-president-global-kids-young-adults-and-classics-1235021790/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In March 2023, it was announced that TCM was marking the centennial of Warner Bros., in conjunction with The Film Foundation and the TCM Classic Film Festival. This included special airings of newly-restored Warner Bros. films: ''Rio Bravo'' (introduced by Martin Scorsese), and ''East of Eden'' (introduced by Wes Anderson and Joanna Hogg).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=2023-03-22 |title=TCM Sets Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary Program Slate Including 10 Restored Classic Films |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/rio-bravo-warner-bros-100-tcm-1235561908/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322212551/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/rio-bravo-warner-bros-100-tcm-1235561908/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On June 20, 2023, multiple TCM executives (including executive vice president Pola Changnon, who had been with Turner for over 25 years) were released by the channel's current owner, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), as part of layoffs affecting its U.S. Networks division.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=2023-06-20 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs Hit Domestic Cable Group; TCM Sees Leadership Shuffle |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/warner-bros-discovery-layoffs-cable-tcm-1235649925/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622230944/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/warner-bros-discovery-layoffs-cable-tcm-1235649925/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The network was to be moved under the oversight of Cartoon Network head Michael Ouweleen, and it was reported that there were plans for more synergies and cross-promotion of TCM with the rest of the networks group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2023-06-20 |title=TCM Chief Pola Changnon to Exit Warner Bros. Discovery Amid Further Cuts in TV Division |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-layoffs-new-round-2023-1235519711/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622225646/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-layoffs-new-round-2023-1235519711/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The layoffs led to concerns over the future of the channel, with filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson holding a meeting with WBD CEO David Zaslav to discuss them. They later issued a joint statement, explaining that the channel has been a "precious resource of cinema, open 24 hours a day seven days a week", and had "always been a profitable endeavor".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-06-23 |title=Turner Classic Movies Now To Be Overseen By Warner Bros' Michael De Luca & Pamela Abdy |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/turner-classic-movies-michael-de-luca-pamela-abdy-now-to-oversee-channel-1235423615/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623225845/https://deadline.com/2023/06/turner-classic-movies-michael-de-luca-pamela-abdy-now-to-oversee-channel-1235423615/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=2023-06-21 |title=Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson Meet With WBD Chief David Zaslav Following TCM Layoffs |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/tcm-layoffs-steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-david-zaslav-1235651446/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622221356/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/tcm-layoffs-steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-david-zaslav-1235651446/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On June 23, 2023, WBD appointed the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group's CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy as heads of the network, reporting to head of U.S. Networks Kathleen Finch.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2023-06-28 |title=TCM Creative Structure Set: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese & Paul Thomas Anderson Taking Active Role; Exec Charles Tabesh To Remain |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/tcm-structure-steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-paul-thomas-anderson-roles-1235426296/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630043641/https://deadline.com/2023/06/tcm-structure-steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-paul-thomas-anderson-roles-1235426296/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The pair stated that "We have each spent time talking to Zaslav, separately and together, and it's clear that TCM and classic cinema are very important to him. Our primary aim is to ensure that TCM's programming is untouched and protected."<ref name=":0" /> On June 28, it was announced that Scorsese, Spielberg, and Anderson would actively collaborate with De Luca and Abdy on the network's direction; a spokesperson stated that "TCM is not immune to the very real pressure on the entire linear ecosystem, but we have taken steps to ensure that we stay true to the mission of the network — bringing more titles to the air, driving content investment, and preserving and protecting the culture of cinema."<ref name=":1" />
On June 9, 2025, Zaslav announced Warner Bros. Discovery was splitting into two divisions: "Streaming and Studios" and "Global Linear Networks", with the split to be finalized by mid-2026. Zaslav is expected to head the streaming and studios division, while WBD chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels will head the cable division.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mullins |first1=Benjamin |last2=Hirsch |first2=Lauren |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/business/media/warner-bros-discovery-split.html |title=Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Into Two Companies |work=The New York Times |date=June 9, 2025 |access-date=July 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250609120656/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/business/media/warner-bros-discovery-split.html |archive-date=June 9, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> A month later, it was announced TCM will be placed under a "special custody arrangement" unique from its sister channels. The programming and strategy functions will remain with Zaslav's division, while the distribution and business operations will be placed under Wiedenfel's division. Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will remain as the heads of the channel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/turner-classic-movies-staying-warner-bros-zaslav-1236450164/ |title=Turner Classic Movies Will Stay on David Zaslav's Side of Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE) |work=Variety |date=July 8, 2025 |access-date=July 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709055752/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/turner-classic-movies-staying-warner-bros-zaslav-1236450164/ |archive-date=July 9, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In October 2025, ''Bloomberg'' reported that David Ellison, the new CEO of Paramount Skydance, had made a $20 per share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, which was rebuffed for being too low.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Michelle F. |last2=Buckley |first2=Thomas |last3=Shaw |first3=Luke |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-12/warner-bros-is-said-to-rebuff-paramount-takeover-approach |title=Warner Bros. Is Said to Rebuff Paramount Takeover Approach |work=Bloomberg News |date=October 12, 2025 |access-date=December 5, 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/12/warner-bros-rebuffs-paramount-takeover-approach-according-to-reports.html |title=Warner Bros rebuffs Paramount takeover approach, Bloomberg News reports |agency=Reuters |publisher=CNBC |date=October 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251206014100/https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/12/warner-bros-rebuffs-paramount-takeover-approach-according-to-reports.html |archive-date=December 6, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, the WBD board of directors placed the studio for sale after receiving "unsolicited interest" from multiple parties, which included Comcast and Netflix.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maglio |first=Tony |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-for-sale-1236406132/ |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Is for Sale After All, as "Multiple Parties" Circle |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 21, 2025 |access-date=December 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251206013154/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-for-sale-1236406132/ |archive-date=December 6, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> On December 5, 2025, it was announced that Netflix had agreed to acquire the Warner Bros. studio, television and streaming assets (including HBO, HBO Max, and DC Comics) in an $82.7 billion deal, beating out bids from Paramount Skydance and Comcast. The deal is expected to be finalized after the scheduled split of WBD into two companies closes in the third quarter of 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros-82-7-billion-deal-1236601034/ |title=Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal |work=Variety |date=December 5, 2025 |access-date=December 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205145542/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros-82-7-billion-deal-1236601034/ |archive-date=December 5, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> That same day, ''Deadline Hollywood'' reported that TCM was among the television assets acquired by Netflix, unique from its sister channels that will form the Discovery Global spin-off.<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Peter |url=https://deadline.com/2025/12/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-global-gunnar-wiedenfels-1236637621/ |title=Netflix Isn't Buying All Of Warner Bros. Discovery So Gunnar Wiedenfels Will Get To Run His Cable Networks Empire, After All |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 5, 2025 |access-date=December 5, 2025}}</ref> In January 2026, Netflix disclosed it would acquire the channel as part of the acquisition.<ref>{{cite news |last=Welprin |first=Alex |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/netflix-tcm-plans-turner-classic-movies-deal-1236478523/ |title=Netflix Would Get Turner Classic Movies in a Warner Bros. Deal, Too. What's Its Plan? |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 20, 2026 |access-date=January 21, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120234919/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/netflix-tcm-plans-turner-classic-movies-deal-1236478523/ |archive-date=January 20, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, in February 2026, Netflix exited the deal in favor of Paramount Skydance's acquisition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maas |first1=Jennifer |last2=Littlejohn |first2=Cynthia |url=https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-declines-raise-bid-warner-bros-discovery-1236674149/ |title=Paramount Skydance Poised to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery After Netflix Bows Out of Bidding War |work=Variety |date=February 26, 2026 |access-date=March 4, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226232001/https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-declines-raise-bid-warner-bros-discovery-1236674149/ |archive-date=February 26, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===''Now Playing''=== Turner Classic Movies formerly published ''Now Playing'', a monthly program guide, originally available through a standalone subscription, which provided daily listings and descriptions for films scheduled to air on Turner Classic Movies in the coming month. The digest-size magazine highlighted a featured actor on the cover, and featured essays about the "guest programmer" as well as a movie-and-actor themed crossword puzzle. After Robert Osborne died, the May 2017 issue contained a commemoration titled "Remembering Robert Osborne" by Ben Mankiewicz.<ref>{{cite news|title=Turner Classic Movies:NOW PLAYING: A Viewer's Guide to Turner Classic Movies.|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|date=May 2017|location=Palm Coast, Florida|pages=46}}</ref>
Turner Classic Movies ceased print publication of ''Now Playing'' (which had been one of the few channel-specific program guides that remained in print circulation for most of the 2000s and 2010s) with the August 2017 issue, moving it to an electronic format available via email free of charge.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Canote|first=Terence Towles|date=2017-04-22|title=A Shroud of Thoughts: Turner Classic Movies To Cease Printing the Now Playing Guide|url=http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2017/04/tcm-to-cease-printing-now-playing-guide.html|access-date=2020-11-21|website=A Shroud of Thoughts|archive-date=2020-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917050129/http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2017/04/tcm-to-cease-printing-now-playing-guide.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Programming== ===Movie library=== Turner Classic Movies' library of films spans several decades of cinema and includes thousands of film titles. Before its launch in April 1994, Turner's film library had included pre-1986 MGM and RKO films, as well as all pre-1948 Warner Bros. films.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/04/17/it-s-classic-it-s-cable-it-s-turner/ |title=It's classic, it's cable, it's Turner |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=April 17, 1994 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512000922/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/04/17/it-s-classic-it-s-cable-it-s-turner/ |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August 1993, TCM obtained exclusive rights to 300 films from Paramount Pictures, for a cost of $30 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Rich |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1993/BC-1993-08-16.pdf |title=Turner signs Paramount titles for $30M: new classic movie channel seeks additional packages to supplement MGM/RKO library |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |page=12 |date=August 16, 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122144851/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1993/BC-1993-08-16.pdf |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August 1996, TCM obtained an exclusive, three-year licensing deal to 36 films from Sony Pictures Entertainment (primarily film content from Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McConville |first=Jim |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-08-19.pdf |title=TCM gets rights to Sony-owned Columbia classic pictures |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |page=61 |date=August 19, 1996 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122154756/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-08-19.pdf |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2004, near their 10th anniversary, TCM purchased the television licensing rights to 146 titles from Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dempsey |first=John |url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/turner-s-title-wave-1117902928/ |title=Turner's title wave |magazine=Daily Variety |date=April 5, 2004 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512035541/https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/turner-s-title-wave-1117902928/ |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August of the same year, 20th Century Fox agreed to license several classic film titles from their library.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dempsey |first=John |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/fox-classics-land-at-tcm-1117909020/ |title=Fox classics land at TCM |magazine=Daily Variety |date=August 13, 2004 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511234551/https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/fox-classics-land-at-tcm-1117909020/ |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Walt Disney Studios agreed to license titles from their library, including episodes from their anthology television series. These were aired during the now defunct programming block ''Treasures From the Disney Vault'', hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Elliot|first1=Stuart|title=Disney Pairs Up With Turner to Promote TCM and Great Movie Ride|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/business/media/disney-pairs-up-with-turner-to-promote-shows-and-a-ride.html|access-date=November 26, 2014|work=The New York Times|date=November 25, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129134948/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/business/media/disney-pairs-up-with-turner-to-promote-shows-and-a-ride.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2026, TCM announced that it would become the "ongoing television home" of 750 ''Merrie Melodies'' and ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons under a six-year agreement, which would premiere on February 2, 2026, with the inaugural Bugs Bunny cartoon "A Wild Hare". TCM would initially highlight the cartoons by declaring Bugs Bunny as its "Star of the Month", with notable Bugs Bunny cartoons aired alongside film selections inspired by them (such as "Rabbit of Seville" and "What's Opera, Doc?" for ''A Night at the Opera'').<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Barnes|first=Mike|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tcm-looney-tunes-new-home-1236483173/|title=TCM Becomes "Ongoing Home" of the Looney Tunes Library (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 26, 2026|access-date=January 26, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260126182422/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tcm-looney-tunes-new-home-1236483173/|archive-date=January 26, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Programming blocks=== 175px|thumb|right|TCM prime time host Robert Osborne at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards (May 2014) [[File:Hosts at 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival.jpg|175px|thumb|From left to right: Jacqueline Stewart, Dave Karger, Ben Mankiewicz, Alicia Malone, and Eddie Muller at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (April 2024).]] Most feature movies shown during the prime time and early overnight hours (8:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Eastern Time) were presented by film historian Robert Osborne. He was the network's first host since its 1994 launch until 2016, except for a five-month medical leave from July to December 2011, when guest hosts presented each night's films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html |title=Robert Osborne Takes a Short Break |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713095209/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html |website=Turner Classic Movies |date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2003, Ben Mankiewicz was hired as the network's daytime weekend host.<ref>{{cite interview |url=http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0%2C%2C35501%7C34403%7C%7C%2C00.html |title=Interview With Ben Mankiewicz, TCM's Daytime Weekend Host |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031214194542/http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0,,35501%7C34403%7C%7C,00.html |archive-date=December 14, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In October 2012, Osborne announced he was delegating his on-air appearances over to Mankiewicz, who assumed primetime hosting duties on Fridays by the next year. Osborne nevertheless continued hosting the ''Private Screenings'' and ''The Essentials'' series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Osborne |first=Robert |url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=518343&name=A-Note-from-Robert-Osborne-to-his-fans |title=A Note from Robert Osborne to his fans |date=October 1, 2012 |website=Turner Classic Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004014617/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=518343&name=A-Note-from-Robert-Osborne-to-his-fans |archive-date=October 4, 2012 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In January 2014, during his "Noir City" film festival in San Francisco, Eddie Muller announced he had been hired as an on-air host for the network.<ref name="EddieMullerHired">{{cite news |last=Brody |first=Meredith |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/turner-classic-movies-adds-film-noir-programmer-eddie-muller-as-on-air-host-exclusive-193999/ |title=Turner Classic Movies Adds Film Noir Programmer Eddie Muller as On-Air Host (EXCLUSIVE) |website=IndieWire |date=January 26, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120184320/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/turner-classic-movies-adds-film-noir-programmer-eddie-muller-as-on-air-host-exclusive-193999/ |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2016, Tiffany Vasquez, a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, became the network's first female host, introducing films on Saturday afternoons. She had previously won TCM's 20th Anniversary Ultimate Fan Contest, flying to Atlanta to introduce a film of her choice on-air with Robert Osborne.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/cinema-studies/news/alum-joins-turner-classic-movies-as-host |title=Alum Joins Turner Classic Movies As Host |agency=New York University Tisch School of the Arts |date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425175528/https://tisch.nyu.edu/cinema-studies/news/alum-joins-turner-classic-movies-as-host |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2018, Vasquez announced on Twitter she had taped her last introductions and her contract was not renewed.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Vasquez |first=Tiffany |user=filmiliarface |number=957262517377658880 |title=I don't want to not address the questions that will come so I should just say: the intros today are the last I filmed as Saturday Daytime host on TCM. My contract was not renewed. This experience has changed my life and I'm forever thankful for it. |via=Twitter |date=January 27, 2018 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209022836/https://twitter.com/filmiliarface/status/957262517377658880 |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
That same year, in 2018, Dave Karger and Alicia Malone were jointly announced as full-time hosts for the network.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gardner |first=Chris |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dave-karger-alicia-malone-join-tcm-as-full-time-hosts-1089333/ |title=Alicia Malone, Dave Karger Join TCM as Full-Time Hosts |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 2, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809024824/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dave-karger-alicia-malone-join-tcm-as-full-time-hosts-1089333/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, Jacqueline Stewart became the network's first African-American host.<ref name="JacquelineStewart">{{cite news |last=Coyle |first=Jack |url=https://apnews.com/movies-general-news-7e091bd607f148c9b41a6c7ead4b226b |title=Turner Classic Movies hires its first African American host |work=Associated Press |date=September 9, 2019 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425171311/https://apnews.com/movies-general-news-7e091bd607f148c9b41a6c7ead4b226b |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
====Current==== * TCM regularly features a '''Star of the Month''', where the most prominent roles of a highlighted actor are featured across multiple nights of programming throughout the month.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=2022-06-09 |title=Judy Garland at 100: Still 'The World's Greatest Entertainer' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/judy-garland-100th-birthday-worlds-greatest-entertainer-1235285955/ |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''''Silent Sunday Nights''''' – A weekend late-night programming block, which broadcasts silent films on Sunday midnights Eastern Time (ET).<ref name="TCMFranchises">{{cite web |url=http://tcm.turner.com/FRANCHISES/ |title=TCM's Weekly Showcases |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205014142/http://tcm.turner.com/FRANCHISES/ |archive-date=December 5, 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It debuted on April 17, 1994 with Buster Keaton's ''The Cameraman'' (1928).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tcm-5/tcm-welcomes-jacqueline-stewart-new-host-silent-sunday-nights |title=TCM Welcomes Jacqueline Stewart as New Host of Silent Sunday Nights |agency=Turner Classic Movies |date=September 9, 2019 |access-date=February 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202041744/https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tcm-5/tcm-welcomes-jacqueline-stewart-new-host-silent-sunday-nights |archive-date=February 2, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Ben Mankiewicz began hosting the block.<ref name="RobertOsborne2012">{{cite news |last=Lumenick |first=Lou |author-link=Lou Lumenick |url=https://nypost.com/2012/10/01/new-movie-maven/ |title=New movie maven |work=New York Post |date=October 1, 2012 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119055041/https://nypost.com/2012/10/01/new-movie-maven/ |archive-date=January 19, 2015 |quote=He will also host three films on Saturday evenings following ''The Essentials'' with Osborne and Drew Barrymore, as well as taking over showcases for silent and foreign films late Saturday nights. |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, Jacqueline Stewart became the current host.<ref name="JacquelineStewart" /> Two years later, in September 2021, Sibling Rivalry, a New York City-based independent creative agency, designed the latest bumper intro for the block.<ref name="SiblingRivalry">{{cite web |last=Scrivo |first=Elettra |url=https://www.transformmagazine.net/articles/2021/sibling-rivalry-crafts-new-visual-identity-for-turner-classic-movies/ |title=Sibling Rivalry crafts new visual identity for Turner Classic Movies |website=Transform Magazine |date=September 2, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126150048/https://www.transformmagazine.net/articles/2021/sibling-rivalry-crafts-new-visual-identity-for-turner-classic-movies/ |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''''TCM Imports''''' – A weekend late-night programming block, which broadcasts international films which airs on Sunday nights at 2 a.m. ET. It debuted on July 14, 1995 with Ingmar Bergman's ''Persona'' (1966) in honor of Bergman's 77th birthday.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.turner.com/tcm/pressroom/rel12.htm |title=Turner Classic Movies to Launch New International Film Series |website=Turner Broadcasting |date=April 12, 1995 |access-date=April 13, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961018193535/http://www.turner.com/tcm/pressroom/rel12.htm |archive-date=October 18, 1996 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The block was originally broadcast on Friday nights at 2 a.m. ET.<ref name="ShortFormProgramming">{{cite web |url=http://www.turner.com/tcm/about24.htm |title=TCM Short Form Programming |website=Turner Broadcasting |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961018173955/http://www.turner.com/tcm/about24.htm |archive-date=October 18, 1996 |access-date=April 13, 2026 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, Mankiewicz began hosting the block.<ref name="RobertOsborne2012" /> In March 2019, Alicia Malone became the current host.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=TCM |title=We're excited to announce TCM Imports will now be hosted by @aliciamalone! Tune in Sunday nights for cinematic treasures from around the world. |number=1104548680080613377 |date=March 9, 2019 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206014034/https://twitter.com/tcm/status/1104548680080613377 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |via=Twitter |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''''Noir Alley''''' – A weekend programming block of the film noir genre, hosted by Eddie Muller. Since the channel's inception, TCM has had a film noir programming block titled ''Darkness After Dawn'', which aired Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. ET.<ref name="TCMFranchises" /> Rebranded as ''Noir Alley'', it debuted on March 5, 2017 with ''The Maltese Falcon'' (1941).<ref name="NoirAlleyNewsday">{{cite news |last=Bubbeo |first=Daniel |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/noir-alley-on-tcm-to-feature-film-noir-movies-weekly-a77961 |title='Noir Alley' on TCM to feature film noir movies weekly |work=Newsday |date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425165213/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/noir-alley-on-tcm-to-feature-film-noir-movies-weekly-a77961 |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/ben-mankiewicz-tcm-fun-facts-introductions-1203184152 |title=TCM at 25: Ben Mankiewicz on How to Make the Perfect Introduction |work=Variety |date=April 9, 2019 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409192508/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/ben-mankiewicz-tcm-fun-facts-introductions-1203184152 |archive-date=April 9, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> It broadcasts on Saturday nights and repeats on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. ET.
* '''''Musical Matinee''''' – A weekend afternoon programming block on Saturdays, hosted by Dave Karger, which airs musical films. It debuted on November 5, 2022 with ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tcm-launch-new-franchise-musical-matinee-hosted-dave-karger |title=TCM To Launch New Franchise Musical Matinee Hosted by Dave Karger |agency=Warner Bros. Discovery |date=October 20, 2022 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409155316/https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tcm-launch-new-franchise-musical-matinee-hosted-dave-karger |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
====Limited==== * '''''TCM Guest Programmer''''' – A programming block in which one of the hosts is joined by a celebrity guest responsible for choosing that evening's films.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bibel |first=Sara |title=TCM Announces Guest Programmers for 2012, Including Jules Feiffer, Anthony Bourdain, Debra Winger, Ellen Barkin, Spike Lee, Regis Philbin and Jim Lehrer |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/22/tcm-announces-guest-programmers-for-2012-including-jules-feiffer-anthony-bourdain-debra-winger-ellen-barkin-spike-lee-regis-philbin-and-jim-lehrer/121401/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120227024440/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/22/tcm-announces-guest-programmers-for-2012-including-jules-feiffer-anthony-bourdain-debra-winger-ellen-barkin-spike-lee-regis-philbin-and-jim-lehrer/121401/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |date=February 22, 2012 |access-date=2012-03-16}}</ref>
* '''''Two for One''''' – A 12-week primetime limited series in which Ben Mankiewicz is joined by a celebrity guest to present and discuss a double feature of their choice. The series premiered on April 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tcm-5/turner-classic-movies-announces-new-original-limited-series-two-one |title=Turner Classic Movies Announces New Original Limited Series Two for One |agency=Warner Bros. Discovery |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250611163644/https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tcm-5/turner-classic-movies-announces-new-original-limited-series-two-one |archive-date=June 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
====Seasonal====<!--do NOT alter anchored subheader title--> {{anchor|31 Days of Oscar}} * '''''31 Days of Oscar''''' – A programming event held during the month prior to the Academy Awards, which highlights themed selections of Academy Award winners and nominees. The 2019 edition featured a theme of prime time double features between competing films, such as "Favorite Swashbuckler" (Zorro vs. Robin Hood), "Creepiest Voyeurism" (''Blowup'' vs. ''Three Colours: Red''), "Best Future Prediction" (''Logan's Run'' vs. ''2001: A Space Odyssey''), and "Tiebreaker: Hepburn vs. Streisand" (''The Lion in Winter'' vs. ''Funny Girl'').<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-02-01 |title=31 Days of Oscar begins ……… NOW! |url=https://blog.timesunion.com/movies/31-days-of-oscar-begins-now/20590/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210728004105/https://blog.timesunion.com/movies/31-days-of-oscar-begins-now/20590/ |archive-date=2021-07-28 |access-date=2026-04-15 |work=Movies |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''''Summer Romance''''' – A summer-long weekend block of one selected romantic film each Sunday afternoon, presented by Alicia Malone. It debuted on June 1, 2025 with ''An Affair to Remember'' (1957). In August, the block overlaps with ''Summer Under the Stars''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming%20Article/022030/tcm-summer-romance |title=TCM Summer Romance |website=Turner Classic Movies |date=June 1, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250701193124/https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming%20Article/022030/tcm-summer-romance |archive-date=July 1, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''''Summer Under the Stars''''' – A month-long programming block in August which devotes an entire daily schedule to the filmography of a particular actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming%20Article/021914/august-1-31 |title=Summer Under the Stars |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801185020/https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming%20Article/021914/august-1-31 |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> It debuted in August 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Rance |date=2025-07-27 |title=And Just Like That... Mario Cantone Is Spending Summer Under the Stars at TCM |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/and-just-like-that-mario-cantone-tcm-judy-garland-1235141380/ |access-date=2026-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727195852/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/and-just-like-that-mario-cantone-tcm-judy-garland-1235141380/ |archive-date=2025-07-27 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''''Creepy Cinema''''' – A Halloween-themed prime time programming block in October, featuring Ben Mankiewicz and actor and comedian Mario Cantone presenting a double feature of horror and thriller films. It debuted in October 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pfeiffer |first=Jeff |url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2022/10/02/tcm-spotlight-creepy-cinema-schedule/ |title=Here for the Fear: Your Guide to TCM's Creepy Cinema Spotlight |website=Channel Guide Magazine |date=October 2, 2022 |access-date=May 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002165038/https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2022/10/02/tcm-spotlight-creepy-cinema-schedule/ |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pfeiffer |first=Jeff |url=https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/6780/tcm-creepy-cinema-tuesday-nights-october-2023-schedule/ |title=TCM Offers 'Creepy Cinema' Tuesday Nights in October 2023 |date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2025 |website=Remind Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201090935/https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/6780/tcm-creepy-cinema-tuesday-nights-october-2023-schedule/ |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kostaksi |first=Katy |url=https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming%20Article/021934/creepy-cinema |title=Creepy Cinema |website=Turner Classic Movies |date=September 19, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001231947/https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming%20Article/021934/creepy-cinema |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
====Defunct==== * '''''Syncopation Station''''' – A weekend double feature of dance-centric musical and romantic films from the Golden Age of Hollywood. It initially aired on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. ET.<ref name="ShortFormProgramming" /> By 1998, it was moved to Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET.<ref name="TCMFranchises" />
* '''''Make 'Em Laugh''''' – A weekend block of classic Hollywood comedies which aired on Saturday afternoons at 5 p.m. ET.<ref name="ShortFormProgramming" />
* '''''Lone Star Cinema''''' – A weekend programming block of the Western film genre. It debuted in April 1996 and regularly aired on Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. ET.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://tcm.turner.com/TCMWeb96/to_the_press/2ndQuarter/lonestarcinema.html |title=Turner Classic Movies to Premiere New Weekly Western Franchise Lone Star Cinema |website=Turner Broadcasting |date=April 1, 1996 |access-date=April 13, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980131212033/http://tcm.turner.com/TCMWeb96/to_the_press/2ndQuarter/lonestarcinema.html |archive-date=January 31, 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref> By 1998, it was moved to Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. ET.<ref name="TCMFranchises" />
* '''''Affairs to Remember''''' – A weekday afternoon programming block of romance films that aired at 4 p.m. ET.<ref name="TCMFranchises" />
* '''''Funday Night at the Movies''''' – A programming block hosted by actor Tom Kenny (best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants) during the summer of 2007. This block featured classic feature films (such as ''The Wizard of Oz'', ''Sounder'', ''Bringing Up Baby'', ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', and ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'') aimed at introducing these movies to child audiences and their families. It was later replaced by ''Essentials Jr.'', a youth-oriented version of its weekly series, ''The Essentials'', and hosted by Bill Hader.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-mn-bill-hader-classic-films-story.html |title=Classic Hollywood: Classic films fan Bill Hader back for more of TCM's Essentials Jr. |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531014213/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-mn-bill-hader-classic-films-story.html |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''''Treasures from the Disney Vault''''' – A block hosted by Leonard Maltin, which showcased a compilation of vintage Disney feature films, cartoons, documentaries, episodes of Disney's anthology television series, and episodes of ''The Mickey Mouse Club''. It debuted on December 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boedeker |first=Hal |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2014/12/19/disney-treasures-get-tcm-showcase/ |title=Disney treasures get TCM showcase |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=December 19, 2014 |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260414180443/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2014/12/19/disney-treasures-get-tcm-showcase/ |archive-date=April 14, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> The last scheduled program aired on September 2, 2019 due to the launch of Disney+ in November of that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Disney |website=Turner Classic Movies |url=http://www.tcm.com/disney/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217214646/http://www.tcm.com/disney/ |archive-date=17 December 2018 |access-date=11 March 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Treasures from The Disney Vault |work=Turner Communications Group |url=http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/2015/00112255/images/Treasures_from_The_Disney_Vault_Schedule.pdf |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212102313/http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/2015/00112255/images/Treasures_from_The_Disney_Vault_Schedule.pdf |archive-date=12 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/disney/ride.html |title=Disney Ride |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=30 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725154524/http://www.tcm.com/disney/ride.html |archive-date=25 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/2015/00112255/images/ride/TCM_Disney_Partnership.pdf |title=Turner Classic Movies, Walt Disney World Resort and The Walt Disney Studios Team Up to Share Stories Centered on Classic Film |work=Turner Communications Group |date=26 November 2014 |access-date=11 March 2019 |first=Gina |last=McKenzie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212102317/http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/2015/00112255/images/ride/TCM_Disney_Partnership.pdf |archive-date=12 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''''The Essentials''''' – A weekend primetime series in which a certain film is discussed for its artistic, cultural, and historical significance. Originally hosted by Rob Reiner, it debuted on April 1, 2001 at 6 p.m. ET.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dempsey |first=John |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/tcm-enlists-reiner-for-pic-series-1117791857/ |title=TCM enlists Reiner for pic series |work=Variety |date=January 14, 2001 |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260110042257/https://variety.com/2001/film/news/tcm-enlists-reiner-for-pic-series-1117791857/ |archive-date=January 10, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, it was reformatted with Robert Osborne in conversation with a guest host for each season until 2015. Following Osborne's death, in 2017, Alec Baldwin was named as the new host.<ref>{{cite news |last=de Moraes |first=Lisa |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/alec-baldwin-essentials-host-turner-classic-movies-1202071565/ |title=Alec Baldwin To Host 'The Essentials' For Turner Classic Movies |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 18, 2017 |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420054026/https://deadline.com/2017/04/alec-baldwin-essentials-host-turner-classic-movies-1202071565/ |archive-date=April 20, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The series' last season was with Ben Mankiewicz and filmmaker Brad Bird in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Flores |first=Terry |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/brad-bird-guest-curator-tcm-the-essentials-1234587188/ |title=Brad Bird Shares His Classic Film Picks as Guest Curator on TCM's 'The Essentials' (EXCLUSIVE) |work=Variety |date=April 22, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423050849/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/brad-bird-guest-curator-tcm-the-essentials-1234587188/ |archive-date=April 23, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''''TCM Underground''''' – A weekend late-night block which focused on cult films. It debuted on October 13, 2006 and was originally hosted by industrial rock/heavy metal musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dempsey |first=John |url=https://variety.com/2006/tv/news/tcm-original-series-seek-younger-auds-1200335611/ |title=TCM original series seek younger auds |work=Variety |date=May 24, 2006 |access-date=April 14, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027055859/https://variety.com/2006/tv/news/tcm-original-series-seek-younger-auds-1200335611/ |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2023, the block was cancelled after its programmer, Millie De Chirico, was laid off from the network.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=milliedechirico |last=De Chirico |first=Millie |title=Well, it's been a great 18 1/2 years, but my job was cut in a company restructure recently which means tomorrow is my last day at TCM. Very grateful to anyone who supported my programming work over the years, including @TCMUnderground. Means a lot! |number=1605929609794531328 |access-date=2023-02-22 |via=Twitter |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224154805/https://twitter.com/milliedechirico/status/1605929609794531328 |archive-date=2022-12-24 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Documentaries=== In addition to films, Turner Classic Movies also airs original content, mostly documentaries about classic movie personalities, the world of filmmaking and particularly notable films. An occasional month-long series, ''Race and Hollywood'', showcases films by and about people of non-white races, featuring discussions of how these pictures influenced white people's image of said races, as well as how people of those races viewed themselves.
Previous installments have included "Asian Images on Film" in 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1968270/Race-Hollywood-Asian-Images-in-Film-Tuesdays-Thursdays-in-June-.html |title=Asian Images on Film Introduction |work=TCM website |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214210855/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/196827%7C0/Race-Hollywood-Asian-Images-in-Film-Tuesdays-Thursdays-in-June-.html |archive-date=14 December 2016}}</ref> "Native American Images on Film" in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/2967160/Race-Hollywood-Native-American-Images-On-Film.html |title=Native American Images on Film Introduction |work=TCM website |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025191751/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/296716%7C0/Race-Hollywood-Native-American-Images-On-Film.html |archive-date=25 October 2017}}</ref> "Black Images on Film" in 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=133365&name=Race-Hollywood-Black-Images-on-Film |title=Race & Hollywood: Black Images on Film - TCM Special in May |work=TCM website |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106191316/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=133365&name=Race-Hollywood-Black-Images-on-Film |archive-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> "Latino Images on Film" in 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/240408/Latino-Images-in-Film-TCM-Original-Latin-Non-Latin.html |title=Latino Images in Film -- (TCM Original) Latin, Non-Latin |quote=Hispanic actors talk about casting |access-date=11 March 2019 |work=TCM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113613/http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/240408/Latino-Images-in-Film-TCM-Original-Latin-Non-Latin.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> and "Arab Images on Film" in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/4111490/Arab-Images-on-Film.html |title=Reca & Hollywood: Arab Images on Film Tuesdays & Thursdays in July |work=TCM website |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114649/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/411149%7C0/Arab-Images-on-Film.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> The network aired the film series ''Screened Out'' (which explored the history and depiction of homosexuality in film) in 2007 and ''Religion on Film'' (focusing on the role of religion in cinematic works) in 2005. In 2011, TCM debuted a new series entitled ''AFI's Master Class: The Art of Collaboration''.<ref>{{cite news |work=Daily News |title=Steven Spielberg and John Williams tell stories by the score about 'Jaws' & 'E.T.' in 'AFI Master Class' |date=14 November 2011 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/steven-spielberg-john-williams-stories-score-jaws-amp-e-t-afi-master-class-article-1.977349#ixzz2Hyh7xTg2 |first=David |last=Hinckley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915172101/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/steven-spielberg-john-williams-stories-score-jaws-amp-e-t-afi-master-class-article-1.977349#ixzz2Hyh7xTg2 |archive-date=15 September 2016 |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/167227-afi-master-class-zemeckis-and-burgess-break-it-down/ |journal=PopMatters |title='AFI Master Class': Zemeckis and Burgess Break It Down |last=Maçek |first=J.C. III|date=14 January 2013 |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517234521/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/167227-afi-master-class-zemeckis-and-burgess-break-it-down/ |archive-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>
===TCM Remembers=== {{Overly detailed|section|date=December 2020}} Many films shown on Turner Classic Movies were made during the Golden Age of Hollywood, an era with few survivors. In December 1994, Turner Classic Movies debuted "TCM Remembers", a tribute to recently deceased film personalities (including actors, producers, composers, directors, writers, and cinematographers) which occasionally airs during promotional breaks between films. The segments appear in two forms: individual tributes and a longer end-of-year compilation. Following the recent death of an especially famous film personality (usually an actor or filmmaker), the segment will feature a montage of select shots of the deceased's work.
Every mid-December, a more inclusive ''TCM Remembers'' interstitial is produced, featuring a selection of clips interspersed with scenes from settings such as an abandoned drive-in (2012) or a theatre which is closing down (2013). Since 2001, most of the soundtracks for these have been introspective melodies by indie artists such as Badly Drawn Boy (2007) or Steve Earle (2009).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/282318/TCM-Remembers-2009-Movie-Promo-TCM-Original.html |title=TCM Remembers 2009 |work=TCM Website |year=2009 |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822052439/http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/282318/TCM-Remembers-2009-Movie-Promo-TCM-Original.html |archive-date=22 August 2017}}</ref> 2015's song, "Quickly Now", was written especially for ''TCM Remembers'' by Chuck Moore and Reid Hall, and sung by Eryn McHugh.<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quickly-now-tcm-remembers-2015/id1016072611?i=1000359791573 'Quickly Now' at Apple Podcasts, with songwriting credit information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914194234/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quickly-now-tcm-remembers-2015/id1016072611?i=1000359791573 |date=2020-09-14 }}. [https://tcm.tumblr.com/post/136208092179/2015-tcm-remembers-quickly-now-download An interview with Moore] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722133828/http://tcm.tumblr.com/post/136208092179/2015-tcm-remembers-quickly-now-download |date=2017-07-22 }} about the song was published by Turner Classic Movies December 29, 2015 on their tumblr blog.</ref>
====TCM Remembers soundtracks==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Artist !! Song |- | 2002 || Rickie Lee Jones || "Cycles" |- | 2003 || Sarah McLachlan || "I Will Remember You" |- | 2004 || Ryan Adams || "Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd." |- | 2005 || Joe Henry || "Flesh and Blood" |- | 2006 || Robinella || "Press On" |- | 2007 || Badly Drawn Boy || "Promises" |- | 2008 || Joe Henry || "God Only Knows" |- | 2009 || Steve Earle || "To Live is To Fly" |- | 2010 || Sophie Hunger || "Headlights" |- | 2011 || OK Sweetheart || "Before You Go" |- | 2012 || M83 || "Wait" |- | 2013 || Sleeping at Last || "In the Embers" |- | 2014 || Kodaline || "All I Want" |- | 2015 || Eryn McHugh || "Quickly Now" |- | 2016 || Dan Auerbach || "Goin' Home" |- | 2017 || The Cardigans || "Lead Me Into The Night" |- | 2018 || Lord Huron || "When the Night is Over" |- | 2019 || Alice Boman || "Waiting" |- | 2020 || Prisca Strother & Tunewelders || "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" |- | 2021 || Reuben and the Dark & AG || "Shiny Happy People"<br>{{small|(a song originally performed by R.E.M.)}} |- | 2022 || Lord Huron || "The Night We Met"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra1zwFJMrsY&ab_channel=TurnerClassicMovies "TCM Remembers 2022"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221021844/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra1zwFJMrsY&ab_channel=TurnerClassicMovies |date=2022-12-21 }} on YouTube (accessed 12/20/2022)</ref> |- | 2023 || AG and Christina Perri || "Learning to Fly"<br>{{small|(a song originally performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)}} |- | 2024 || Birdtalker || "Life's a Trip" |- | 2025 || Dave Simonett and the Sunrise || "In the Western Wind and the Sunrise"<ref>{{cite AV media |date=December 19, 2025 |title=TCM Remembers 2025 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF8_YcxZp6U |publisher=Turner Classic Movies (via YouTube) |access-date=December 19, 2025}}</ref> |- |}
==Accolades== [[File:Robert Osborne - Mark Cousins (14282451582).jpg|thumb|Robert Osborne, Mark Cousins and Charles Tabesh in 2014, with the Peabody Award that Turner Classic Movies received for its presentation of ''The Story of Film: An Odyssey'']] Turner Classic Movies received a 2008 Peabody Award for its dedication to film preservation and "a continuing, powerful commitment to a central concept—the place of film in social and cultural experience".<ref name="Peabody" />
Turner Classic Movies received a 2013 Peabody Award for its presentation of Mark Cousins' ''The Story of Film: An Odyssey'', a 15-episode documentary about the development and advancement of the medium of motion pictures. Drawing on its exhaustive film library, Turner Classic Movies complemented each episode with short films and feature films from the familiar to the little-seen. The Peabody Award praised Turner Classic Movies's ''The Story of Film'' "for its inclusive, uniquely annotated survey of world cinema history".<ref name="Peabody 2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/tcm-the-story-of-film-tcm |title=The Peabody Awards, The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TCM) |publisher=Grady College of Journalism and Mass Media, University of Georgia |access-date=2018-07-12 |archive-date=2019-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610031910/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/tcm-the-story-of-film-tcm |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Streaming== In April 2016, TCM announced it had partnered with The Criterion Collection to create a subscription streaming service called FilmStruck. The service included a curated selection of more than 1,000 classic Hollywood, international, arthouse and independent films, including those from the Janus Films and Kino libraries.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/turner-tcm-movie-filmstruck-criterion-1201760737/ |title=Turner to Launch Movie-Streaming Subscription Service With 1,000-Plus Titles |date=April 26, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427025932/https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/turner-tcm-movie-filmstruck-criterion-1201760737/ |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> FilmStruck was launched on November 1, 2016, and included exclusive bonus content such as hosted introductions, interviews and rare media.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/turner-launches-filmstruck-classic-indie-movies-1201906180/ |title=After Delay, Turner Launches Netflix-Style FilmStruck Service With Classic, Indie and Foreign Movies |work=Variety |date=November 1, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102154929/https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/turner-launches-filmstruck-classic-indie-movies-1201906180/ |archive-date=November 2, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vox-13314670">{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Emily St |title=The age of streaming is killing classic film. Can Turner Classic Movies be its salvation? |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/19/13314670/tcm-turner-classic-movies-film |website=Vox |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=en |date=19 October 2016 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410224730/https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/19/13314670/tcm-turner-classic-movies-film |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2018, FilmStruck was shut down by WarnerMedia, under the ownership of AT&T, to streamline business operations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/filmstruck-shutdown-warnermedia-turner-1202998364/ |title=WarnerMedia's FilmStruck Subscription-Streaming Service to Shut Down |work=Variety |date=October 26, 2018 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026150806/https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/filmstruck-shutdown-warnermedia-turner-1202998364/ |archive-date=October 26, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
TCM has been associated with its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery's HBO Max streaming service since its 2020 launch.<ref>{{cite web |last=Haselton |first=Todd |date=July 9, 2019 |title=AT&T rolls out a new, super-charged streaming service with HBO shows, 'Friends' and more |website=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/att-hbo-max-streaming-service-will-include-friends.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709180146/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/att-hbo-max-streaming-service-will-include-friends.html |archive-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref> TCM has its own category hub on the service with a curated selection of classic films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Framke |first1=Caroline |last2=D'Addario |first2=Daniel |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/columns/hbo-max-review-analysis-1234617358/ |title=HBO Max Launch Reveals Impressive Library, Potential Netflix Challenge (Analysis) |work=Variety |date=May 27, 2020 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527190133/https://variety.com/2020/tv/columns/hbo-max-review-analysis-1234617358/ |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Merchandising and events== ===TCM Vault Collection=== The '''TCM Vault Collection''' consists of several different DVD collections of rare classic films that have been licensed, remastered and released by Turner Classic Movies (through corporate sister Warner Bros. Home Entertainment). These boxed set releases are of films by notable actors, directors or studios that were previously unreleased on DVD or VHS. The sets often include bonus discs including documentaries and shorts from the Turner Classic Movies library. The initial batch of DVDs are printed in limited quantities and subsequent batches are made-on-demand (MOD). * ''Universal Collection'' – Featuring films licensed by Turner Classic Movies from the Universal Pictures vault.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/markets-festivals/universal-tcm-partner-for-dvd-deal-1118010524/ |title=Universal, TCM partner for DVD deal |magazine=Variety |date=October 28, 2009 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512004758/https://variety.com/2009/digital/markets-festivals/universal-tcm-partner-for-dvd-deal-1118010524/ |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> * ''The Lost RKO Collection'' – Featuring RKO films from the 1930s.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-01-ca-rko1-story.html |title=Back in the RKO fold |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 1, 2007 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209103110/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-01-ca-rko1-story.html |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> * ''TCM Spotlight'' – A series of DVD box sets released by Warner Home Video featuring Charlie Chan and stars such as Esther Williams, Errol Flynn, Jean Arthur, Deanna Durbin, and Doris Day.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-secondlook6aug06-story.html |title=DVD set spotlights Myrna Loy and William Powell |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 5, 2007 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512005411/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-secondlook6aug06-story.html |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9Ctcm-spotlight-doris-day-collection%E2%80%9D-available-april-7-warner-home-video |title='TCM Spotlight: Doris Day Collection' Available April 7 From Warner Home Video |agency=Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. |date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025085944/https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9Ctcm-spotlight-doris-day-collection%E2%80%9D-available-april-7-warner-home-video |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/“tcm-spotlight-charlie-chan-collection”-four-remastered-treasures-debut-together-dvd |title='TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection' - Four Remastered Treasures Debut Together On DVD June 8 From Warner Home Video |agency=Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. |date=February 9, 2010 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031213750/https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9Ctcm-spotlight-charlie-chan-collection%E2%80%9D-four-remastered-treasures-debut-together-dvd |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===TCM Wine Club=== In October 2015, Turner Classic Movies launched the TCM Wine Club, a new venture which curates wines as inspired by classic Hollywood films. They partnered with Laithwaites, a direct-to-consumer wine distributor and retailer, as well as Wines That Rock, a pop culture wine company, to provide a line of mail-order wines from famous vineyards. As part of their inaugural offer, TCM curated fifteen special wine bottles, including the first-ever release of ''Cafe Zoetrope'', a custom-crafted red from Francis Ford Coppola's winery.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/turner-classic-movies-tcm-launches-tcm-wine-club-to-help-consumers-discover-wine-through-the-lens-of-the-movies-300166247.html |title=Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Launches TCM Wine Club To Help Consumers Discover Wine Through The Lens Of The Movies |date=October 27, 2015 |access-date=November 23, 2025 |via=PR Newswire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030030803/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/turner-classic-movies-tcm-launches-tcm-wine-club-to-help-consumers-discover-wine-through-the-lens-of-the-movies-300166247.html |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Wines are available in a three-month subscription and can be selected as reds, whites, or a mixture of both.<ref>{{cite web|website=TCM Wine Club|title=About—TCM Wine Club|url=https://tcmwineclub.com/about-the-club|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-date=November 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251124023600/https://tcmwineclub.com/about-the-club/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===TCM Young Composers Film Competition=== In 2000, Turner Classic Movies started an annual Young Composers Film Competition, inviting aspiring composers to participate in a judged competition that offers the winner of each year's competition the opportunity to score a restored, feature-length silent film as a grand prize, mentored by a well-known composer, with the new work subsequently premiering on the network.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Olson |first=Catherine Applefeld |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20 |title=Soundtracks and Film Score News |magazine=Billboard |page=20 |date=March 11, 2000 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622045415/https://books.google.com/books?id=kA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |via=Google Books |issn=0006-2510 |url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2006, films that have been rescored include the 1921 Rudolph Valentino film ''Camille'', two Lon Chaney films: 1921's ''The Ace of Hearts'' and 1928's ''Laugh, Clown, Laugh'', and Greta Garbo's 1926 film ''The Temptress''.
===TCM Classic Film Festival=== In April 2010, Turner Classic Movies launched their first Classic Film Festival, an event—now held annually—at the Grauman's Chinese Theater and the Grauman's Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel serves as the festival's key venue for special events. Initially hosted by Robert Osborne, the four-day festival features celebrity appearances, special events, and screenings of around 50 classic films, including several newly-restored films by The Film Foundation, an organization devoted to preserving Hollywood's classic film legacy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Littlejohn |first=Cynthia |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/tcm-to-host-classic-pic-film-festival-1118010855/ |title=TCM to host classic pic film festival |work=Variety |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627114259/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/tcm-to-host-classic-pic-film-festival-1118010855/ |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Littlejohn |first=Cynthia |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/tcm-fest-draws-sea-of-cineastes-to-hollywood-1118017508/ |title=TCM Fest draws sea of cineastes to Hollywood |work=Variety |date=April 9, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107175033/https://variety.com/2010/film/news/tcm-fest-draws-sea-of-cineastes-to-hollywood-1118017508/ |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The Classic Film Festival was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was moved to a virtual setting, billed as the "Special Home Edition".<ref>{{cite news |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/coronavirus-tcm-classic-film-festival-canceled-2020-1202880936/ |title=TCM Classic Film Festival Sets Online Edition After Cancellation Due To Coronavirus – Update |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312162311/https://deadline.com/2020/03/coronavirus-tcm-classic-film-festival-canceled-2020-1202880936/ |archive-date=March 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the festival was cancelled again as a live event, and continued its virtual setting.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=October 4, 2020|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/tcm-classic-film-festival-cancels-2021-live-event-virtual-1234589801/|title=TCM Classic Film Festival Cancels 2021 Live Hollywood Event, Moves To Virtual Format Over Pandemic Fears|website=Deadline|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004130053/https://deadline.com/2020/10/tcm-classic-film-festival-cancels-2021-live-event-virtual-1234589801/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, the festival returned to its live setting, with its theme being "All Together Now: Back to the Big Screen."<ref>{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Mike |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tcm-classic-film-festival-returns-with-fans-2022-1235025975/ |title=TCM Classic Film Festival Plans a Return With Fans in April |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 6, 2021 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006160640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tcm-classic-film-festival-returns-with-fans-2022-1235025975/ |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> A year later, the festival celebrated the centennial anniversary of Warner Bros. launching with the premiere of a newly-restored edition of ''Rio Bravo'' (1959).<ref>{{cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/warner-bros-100th-tcm-classic-film-festival-steven-spielberg-paul-thomas-anderson-rio-bravo-angie-dickinson-1235300316/ |title=Warner Bros' 100th To Be Celebrated At TCM Classic Film Festival With Steven Spielberg & Paul Thomas Anderson; 'Rio Bravo' Restoration With Angie Dickinson Set For Opening Night |website=Deadline|date=March 15, 2023 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315172252/https://deadline.com/2023/03/warner-bros-100th-tcm-classic-film-festival-steven-spielberg-paul-thomas-anderson-rio-bravo-angie-dickinson-1235300316/ |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===TCM Classic Cruise=== In 2011, TCM launched its inaugural Classic Cruise event, first aboard the ''Celebrity Millennium'' cruise ship traveling from Miami to Key West and Cozumel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Littlejohn |first=Cynthia |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/tcm-sets-sail-with-fans-1118036219/ |title=TCM sets sail with fans |work=Variety |date=May 1, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125020946/https://variety.com/2011/film/news/tcm-sets-sail-with-fans-1118036219/ |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the Classic Cruise held its maiden voyage aboard the ''Disney Magic'' for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sloan |first=Gene |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/05/31/classic-movie-cruise-disney-tcm/2375107/ |title=Film stars of old to sail on movie-themed cruise |work=USA Today |date=May 31, 2013 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601000245/https://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/05/31/classic-movie-cruise-disney-tcm/2375107/ |archive-date=June 1, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, the cruise instead used the ''Disney Fantasy'', which holds 4,000 passengers compared to the ''Magic''{{'s}} 2,700-passenger accommodation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tribou |first=Richard |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2016/03/01/tcm-classic-cruise-upgrades-to-disney-fantasy/ |title=TCM Classic Cruise upgrades to Disney Fantasy |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=March 1, 2016 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607215307/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2016/03/01/tcm-classic-cruise-upgrades-to-disney-fantasy/ |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, the Classic Cruise returned from a three-year absence aboard the ''Disney Magic'', sailing from New York to Bermuda.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Madison |url=https://people.com/home/the-turner-classic-movie-themed-cruise-returns-to-sea-in-2019-after-three-years/ |title=The Turner Classic Movie-Themed Cruise Returns to Sea in 2019 After Three Years |work=People |date=September 27, 2018 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928002254/https://people.com/home/the-turner-classic-movie-themed-cruise-returns-to-sea-in-2019-after-three-years/ |archive-date=September 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==International versions== {{main|List of international Turner Classic Movies channels}}
Turner Classic Movies is available in many other countries around the world. In Canada, Turner Classic Movies began to be carried on Shaw Cable and satellite provider Shaw Direct in 2005. Rogers Cable started offering Turner Classic Movies in December 2006 as a free preview for subscribers of its digital cable tier and was added to its analogue tier in February 2007. While the schedule for the Canadian feed is generally the same as that of the American network, some films are replaced for broadcast in Canada due to rights issues and other reasons.
Other versions of Turner Classic Movies are currently available in France, French-speaking Switzerland, French-speaking Belgium and Spain. The channel also used to be available in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Malta, the Middle East, Africa, Greece, Cyprus, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Nordic countries. The UK version in particular operated two channels, including a spinoff called Turner Classic Movies 2. TCM UK ceased operations on 6 July 2023.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 24, 2023 |last=Lincoln |first=Ross A. |work=TheWrap |title=TCM's UK Channel to Be Shut Down in July |url=https://www.thewrap.com/tcms-uk-channel-to-be-shut-down-in-july/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629142646/https://www.thewrap.com/tcms-uk-channel-to-be-shut-down-in-july/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also== * The Great Movie Ride – a former attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios that was sponsored by Turner Classic Movies. * Turner Classic Movies 2 – A defunct sister network to the UK & Ireland version of Turner Classic Movies. * Movies! – an American digital multicast television network operated as a joint venture between Weigel Broadcasting and the Fox Television Stations, specializing in classic feature films primarily sourced from the Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures library. * The Film Detective – an American internet television service specializing in restored seldom-seen titles. * Family Movie Classics – an American cable and satellite television network operated by Family Broadcasting Corporation.
==References== {{Reflist}}
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