Fascinating Facts from 0 Years of Turner...

Number of movies in the TCM library: At any given time, TCM has access to approximately 10,000 movies.

First movie ever to air on TCM: Gone with the Wind (1939), which has since been shown more than 35 times.

Oldest films to air on TCM: Annie Oakley, Bucking Broncho and Sioux Ghost Dance, all from 1894.

Newest film to air on TCM: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Most frequently aired movie on TCM: Casablanca (1942), which has aired more than 125 times.

Movies most often requested by TCM viewers: The High and the Mighty (1954), Northwest Passage (1937) and The African Queen (1951)

Number of on-air appearances by Robert Osborne: 60,570

Number of on-air appearances by Ben Mankiewicz: 10,473

Guest Co-Hosts: 88 guest co-hosts for such themed programming as Race in Hollywood and The Story of Film: An Odyssey

TCM Guest Programmers: 205 Guest Programmers, including more than 120 celebrities, 35 fans, 32 employees, 12 film critics and 4 TCM bloggers

TCM Guest Co-Hosts: 88 co-hosts for programming themes

The Essentials Hosts and Co-Hosts: Eight hosts/co-hosts, beginning with Rob Reiner, Sydney Pollack and Peter Bogdanovich. Starting in 2006, Robert Osborne began co-hosting with film critic Molly Haskell, followed in Carrie Fisher in 2007, Rose McGowan in 2008, Alec Baldwin in 2009 and current co-host Drew Barrymore, starting in 2012.

TCM Essentials Jr. Hosts: Five hosts, including Tom Kenny, Abigail Breslin & Chris ODonnell, John Lithgow and current host Bill Hader.

Robert Osbornes favorite interview for TCM: Kermit the Frog

Actor or Actress whom Robert Osborne would most like to interview: Sophia Loren

Private Screenings interview specials with Robert Osborne: 28 specials, including 14 with Oscar winners.

Robert Osbornes first Private Screenings interview: Jane Powell (originally under the title Reel Memories).

Robert Osbornes favorite Private Screenings interview? Betty Hutton. She was terribly frightened but totally honest and it ended up being a great lesson about the dark side of stardom, said Osborne.

Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival interview specials with Robert Osborne: Five, including Luis Rainer, Peter OToole, Kim Novak and Eva Marie Saint, as well as Alan Arkin, whose interview was taped at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival.

Number of events during the first TCM Classic Film Festival in 2010: 52, including one world premiere restoration

Number of events scheduled for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival: 90+, including 12 world premiere restorations

More media releases

Turner Classic Movies Begins Releasing Original Specials on DVD, Beginning with Collection of Conversations with Robert Osborne

April 02, 2014

TCM Celebrates Doris Days 90th Birthday with 24-Hour Marathon Thursday, April 3

April 03, 2014

TCM to Celebrate 20th Anniversary on April 14 with 11 Film Favorites and Brand New Special

April 11, 2014

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