TV ShowEnded

TRL

5.1 / 10

1998

13 seasons

471 episodes

Total Request Live was a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continued to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests. The show was a popular promotion tool used by musicians, actors, and other celebrities to promote their newest works to the show's target teen demographic. TRL played the top ten most requested videos of the day, as requested by viewers who voted online for their favorite video. The countdown started with the tenth most requested video and ended with the most requested. As of October 22, 2007, TRL's countdown was based on votes, charts, ringtones, download, radio airplay, and streams, meaning that the most user requested video might not have been the number 1 video. The show generally aired Monday through Thursday for one hour, though the scheduling and length of the show fluctuated over the years. Despite the word "Live" in the title of the show, many episodes were actually pre-recorded. It was announced on September 15, 2008 that TRL would be shut down and replaced with FNMTV. The special three-hour finale aired on November 16, 2008, at 8 p.m.

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Cast

Damien Fahey

Carson Daly

Gideon Yago

Nick Zano

Kurt Loder

Quddus

Susie Castillo

SuChin Pak

Ashlee Simpson

Daniel Radcliffe

James Lafferty

Christina Aguilera

Seasons

Ep 1
1.9/14/98
14-09-199860m
Ep 2
2.9/15/98
15-09-199860m
Ep 3
3.8/16/98
16-09-199860m
Ep 4
4.9/17/98
17-09-199860m
Ep 5
5.9/18/98
18-09-199860m
Ep 6
6.9/21/98
21-09-199860m
Ep 7
7.9/22/98
22-09-199860m
Ep 8
8.9/23/98
23-09-199860m
Ep 9
9.9/24/98
24-09-199860m
Ep 10
10.9/25/98
25-09-199860m
Ep 11
11.9/28/98
28-09-199860m
Ep 12
12.9/29/98
29-09-199860m
Ep 13
13.9/30/98
30-09-199860m
Ep 14
14.9/31/98
01-10-199860m
Ep 15
15.10/1/98
01-10-199860m
Ep 16
16.10/4/98
04-10-199860m
Ep 17
17.10/5/98
05-10-199860m
Ep 18
18.10/6/98
06-10-199860m
Ep 19
19.10/7/98
07-10-199860m
Ep 20
20.10/8/98
08-10-199860m
Ep 21
21.10/11/98
11-10-199860m
Ep 22
22.10/12/98
12-10-199860m
Ep 23
23.10/13/98
13-10-199860m
Ep 24
24.10/14/98
14-10-199860m
Ep 25
25.10/15/98
15-10-199860m
Ep 26
26.10/18/98
18-10-199860m
Ep 27
27.10/19/98
19-10-199860m
Ep 28
28.10/20/98
20-10-199860m
Ep 29
29.10/21/98
21-10-199860m
Ep 30
30.10/22/98
22-10-199860m
Ep 31
31.10/25/98
25-10-199860m
Ep 32
32.10/26/98
26-10-199860m
Ep 33
33.10/27/98
27-10-199860m
Ep 34
34.10/28/98
28-10-199860m
Ep 35
35.11/2/1998
02-11-199860m
. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. Hole ""Celebrity Skin"" 5. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show""...
Ep 36
36.11/4/98
04-11-199860m
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 5. Everclear ""Father of Min...
Ep 37
37.11/5/98
05-11-199860m
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. Third Eye Blind ""Jumper"" 5. Everclear ""Father of Mine""...
Ep 38
38.11/6/98
06-11-199860m
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. Everclea...
Ep 39
39.11/9/98
09-11-199860m
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 5. Aaliyah ""Are You That...
Ep 40
40.11/10/98
10-11-199860m
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degre...
Ep 41
41.11/11/98
11-11-199860m
1. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degre...
Ep 42
42.11/12/98
12-11-199860m
1. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degre...
Ep 43
43.11/13/98
13-11-199860m
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degre...
Ep 44
44.11/16/98
16-11-199860m
1. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. Marilyn...
Ep 45
45.11/17/98
17-11-199860m
1. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""All I Have To Give"" / debut 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degree...
Ep 46
46.11/18/98
18-11-199860m
1. Backstreet Boys ""All I Have To Give"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degrees ""Beca...
Ep 47
47.11/19/98
19-11-199860m
1. Backstreet Boys ""All I Have To Give"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. Limp Bizkit ""Fai...

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