The highest honor given for a career in film, the AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the AFI Board of Trustees in 1973. George Clooney will receive the 46th AFI Life Achievement Award, honoring the actor, director, writer and producer. TNT will premiere the hour-and-a-half special, THE 46TH AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE CLOONEY on Thursday, June 21, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by an encore at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Sister network Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will also air the special in September 2018 during a night of programming dedicated to Clooney's work. This marks the sixth year the Emmy®-winning AFI special will air on Turner networks.