Total Request Live is an American television program broadcast on MTV that premiered on September 14, 1998. The early version of TRL featured popular music videos played during its countdown and was also used as a promotion tool by musicians, actors, and other celebrities to promote their newest works to target the show's teen demographic.
TRL's studios in Times Square in 2006.
TRL logo in 2008.
Total Request AM logo
MTV is an American cable television channel. It was officially launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global.
A woman cosplaying as Daria Morgendorffer, the title character of the popular MTV animated series Daria, which originally aired from March 1997 to January 2002.
1515 Broadway in Times Square, the site of MTV Studios since 1997
Pauly D and the Situation of Jersey Shore in 2011
Michael Jackson, whose discography included music videos such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller"