Turner Classic Movies insiders detail the fight to protect the network in the wake of layoffs and why a TV station ... TCM cut outros as a cost-saving measure to ... TCM is carrying the torch.

The people who built and loved TCM — who believed in its mission, who were passionate about carrying the torch for our cultural history and cinema,” TV reporter Maureen Lee Lenker tweeted Tuesday.

Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson have implored Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav to keep TCM intact amid budget-cutting across the company.