Total Request Live
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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Season 14
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September 5, 2006 (BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK)
Beyonce's streamed live on Overdrive plus she drops her album. Go to overdrive.mtv.com for all the action!
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September 6, 2006 (BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK)
We've got a T.I. First Look and the glamourous Eve stops by.
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September 7, 2006 (BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK)
Teddy Geiger brings us a World Premiere, plus Orlando Bloom visits.
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September 8, 2006 (BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK)
Rachel Bilson and Zac Braff talk about their latest "Kiss" flick, plus a Nelly Furtado First Look.
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September 11, 2006
Raven drops by to talk about the new animated film Everyone's Hero and we take a first look at The Doctors Advocate, the upcoming album from The Game.
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September 12, 2006
Buckle up, Justin Timberlake blows through Times Square to share his thoughts about today's release of FutureSex/LoveSounds.
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September 13, 2006
Ashton Kutcher is in the house to talk about not one, but two movies: a drama called the Guardian and an animated comedy "Open Season."
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September 14, 2006
No stranger to Two-A-Days, actor Dwayne, The Rock Johnson, and Pimp My Ride host Xzibit brings us in the huddle to talk about their new football from Gridiongang.
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September 20, 2006
Brace yourself, Johnny Knoxville is here to turn us on to Jackass: Number Two and Fergie will brief us on her solo debut, The Dutchess.
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September 21, 2006
Once an Idol hopeful, Constantine Maroulis comes by to tell us about his Broadway debut in The Wedding Singer.
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September 25, 2006 (Spankin' Free Music Week)
Kicking it off with a bang, Nelly Furtado performs, Diddy drops by and Tenacious D premieres ''The Pick of Destiny" video!
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September 26, 2006 (Spankin' Free Music Week)
Can it get better than Ludacris co-hosting TRL? Toss in a performance from The Killers and AFI unveiling their "Love Like Winter" video.
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September 27, 2006 (Spankin' Free Music Week)
JoJo performs, Vanessa Hudgens and Jesse McCartney visit (Plus he peforms for the live MTV.com backstage show) and Linkin Park checks in via satellite.
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September 28, 2006 (Spankin' Free Music Week)
The Game and Chingy will be on the set and Panic! At the Disco will check in on the webcam to show off their latest video.
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September 29, 2006 (Spankin' Free Music Week)
Finishing out the week, Fergie performs, James Blunt world premieres his video for "Goodbye My Lover" and we get a first look at a new Pink clip.
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October 2, 2006
Monica starts the week off sweet as she stops by our studio, and Webstar and Blink 182 alums +44 spice it up with new videos.
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October 3, 2006
Mark Wahlberg and his sweet abs stop by to watch a new video by The Fray and a performance from Mario Vazquez.
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October 4, 2006
Five words: Jessica Simpson and Dane Cook hit up TRL! Plus a First Look at new music from Hinder.
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October 5, 2006
Happy Thursday! TRL's got a Pre-RL from Lady Sovereign for ya.
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October 10, 2006
Sarah Michelle Gellar stops by to work out her new "Grudge" and gets an eyeful of Snow Patrol. Bonus!
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October 11, 2006
Who will be on the top of the countdown today? Tune in to find out!
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October 12, 2006
Catch up with T.I. protege Young Dro and R n 'B sensation Ne-Yo, star of this weekend's MTV movie event "Save the Last Dance 2".
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October 16, 2006
Nemesis Rising stop by to introduce themselves and we take a first look at Jay-Z's return from retirement.
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October 17, 2006
It's the return of Diddy TV! We also check in with JoJo and unveil a new Christina Aguilera video.
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October 18, 2006
Take your first look at Young Dro, T.I.'s prodigy and the dirty South's next big thing.
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October 19, 2006
Wilmer Valderrama trash talks the "Priceless" Frankie J's mama while we take a closer look at Gnarls Barkley.
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October 23, 2006
Watch Weird Al's Chamillionaire spoof then go down South and out West with John Legend and Miley Cyrus.
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October 24, 2006
Brooke Hogan peforms with Paul Wall, My Chemical Romance stops by and we hack Fergie's webcam. Textbook perfect day.
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October 25, 2006
Today we top the untoppable with Bow Wow and The Killers coming by to unveil new videos!
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October 26, 2006
Backtrack for new music and exclusive appearances by John Legend, Hannah Montana, My Chemical Romance, The Killers and more.
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October 30, 2006
Start the week right with live All-American Rejects and the world premiere of the Diddy/Christina Agulera video.
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October 31, 2006 (TRL HALLOWEEN SPECIAL)
Happy Halloween! We've got Lady Sovereign live and a huge Halloween suprise, with a live backstage show live on MTV.com. Don't miss it!
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November 1, 2006
Wind down after Halloween with first look from master of disguise Kool Keith.
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November 2, 2006
Two syllables: K-Fed. Nuff said.
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November 6, 2006
Vanessa Hudgens stops in to celebrate her "High School Musical" graduation and we're taking a first look at the Game's newest video.
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November 7, 2006
Put the leash away: Snoop Dog "riz-olls" out his new video for a "TRL" World Premiere.
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November 8, 2006
Keep up on all the new hotness with first looks from Ciara and Plain White T's.
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November 9, 2006
We've got Beyonce here to perform live plus we've got a First Look from Drake Bell.
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November 13, 2006 (GAMER'S WEEK 2.0)
Kick off Gamer's Week 2.0 right with visits from The Game and Tenacious D and big surprises from The All-American Rejects and Gwen Stefani--only on 'TRL'!
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November 14, 2006 (GAMER'S WEEK 2.0)
Somebody bet us we couldn't get Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Panic! At The Disco and Snoop Dogg in one room. Somebody's about to pay up.
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November 15, 2006 (GAMER'S WEEK 2.0)
Akon and Chad Michael Murray hang with the Laguna Beach cast while we take a first look at what's new with Tony Hawk.
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November 16, 2006 (GAMER'S WEEK 2.0)
Hit us up for a 1st Look at new music from "Happy Feet"s Gia Farrell.
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November 17, 2006 (GAMER'S WEEK 2.0)
Nick Cannon co-hosts this end-of-week 'TRL' extravaganza, which includes a live performance by Blink 182 alums +44.
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November 20, 2006 (MOVIE MONDAY)
Hugh Jackman and Denzel Washington stop by to get your holiday week humming. Also watch for sneak peeks at Vince Vaughn's "Fred Claus" and "Fantastic Four 2", starring Jessica Alba and Chris Evans.
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November 27, 2006 (MOVIE MONDAY)
Movie Monday is all about the hilarious Adam Sandler and his new movie, "I Now Present You Chuck and Larry." Stick around for a brand new video from Gym Class Heroes.
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November 28, 2006
Don't miss a world premiere Tupac video or visits from sexy "Las Vegas" star Josh Duhamel and "Walk Away" singer Paula DeAnda.
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November 29, 2006
Have a world premiere video from Beyonce and a conversation with Justin Timberlake's biggest fan, Cameron Diaz, today on TRL.
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November 30, 2006
We're bustin' out and taking TRL to the streets of New York, plus we'll take First Looks at new music from Taking Back Sunday, Ludacris, and Mary J. Blige.
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December 4, 2006 (MOVIE MONDAY)
Are you sitting down? You might want to stop. Not only do we have a Jay-Z world premiere, we have a live, in-studio performance by 50 Cent and Eminem!
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December 5, 2006
Danity Kane unveils their "Ride For You" video and Ciara peforms a song from "The Evolution".
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December 6, 2006
Check out a new video from The Fray and a peformance by Nickelodeon star Drake Bell.
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December 7, 2006
The world gets its first look at JoJo's "How To Touch A Girl" on "TRL".
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December 11, 2006 (MOVIE MONDAY)
Movie Mondays continue with Hollywood hunks Matthew Fox and Matthew McConaughey. And to balance all that testosterone, look for appearances by Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani.
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December 12, 2006
Hip-hop and R 'n' B take over "TRL" today when Young Jeezy and Tyrese stop by to let us in on what they've been doing.
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December 13, 2006
Billboard Pop Single of the Year winner Nelly Furtado stops by and reigning American Idol winner Taylor Hicks shows off his self-titled debut album.
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December 14, 2006
"TRL" lets its soul glow with an appearance by Fantasia and a live performance by Mary J. Blige.
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December 18, 2006 (MOVIE MONDAY)
Ben Stiller makes this a Movies Monday to remember with sneak peeks from "Hairspray", the new "Fantastic Four" and his own "Night at the Museum".
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December 19, 2006
Fall Out Boy unveil a new video, "Dreamgirl" Beyonce drops in to say hey and Chris Brown and Bow Wow perform.
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December 20, 2006
Ladies Beware: Today "TRL"'s got Nas, Omarion, AND Jamie Foxx, all in the same room together. Catch your breath.
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December 21, 2006
Snowboarder Hannah Teter visits, Cartel performs and Amy Lee stops by with a Sneak Peek of the new Evanescence video.
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