Editing Total Request Live (section)

==History==
===Origin===
''Total Request Live'' originated from several pre-existing programs on [[MTV]]. Various viewer request shows, such as ''[[Dial MTV]]'' and ''MTV's Most Wanted'', had aired on the network since 1986. In 1997 and 1998, MTV launched two new shows that became the predecessors of ''TRL'': ''[[MTV Live (American TV program)|MTV Live]]'', which was hosted by [[Toby Amies]], [[Carson Daly]], and [[Ananda Lewis]] and featured live performances and interviews from musical artists, and ''[[Total Request]]'', a viewer request show hosted by Daly.

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''Total Request'' was more subdued than ''MTV Live'', as Daly introduced [[music video]]s from an empty, dimly lit set. As the show progressed and gained more momentum, it was added to the daytime programming during MTV's ''Summer Share'' in [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey]]. The show proved to be one of the most watched and most interactive in MTV history, demonstrating that it had potential to become an even larger success.

===Original run (1998–2008)===
==== Carson Daly era ====
In September 1998, MTV producers merged the real-time aspect of ''MTV Live'' with the fan-controlled countdown aspect of ''Total Request'' into ''Total Request Live''. The program made its debut from MTV Studios on September 14. The show then grew to become MTV's unofficial [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] program.

The original host of ''TRL'', Carson Daly, brought popularity to the show. The abbreviation ''TRL'' was adopted as the official title of the show in February 1999, after Daly and [[Dave Holmes (actor)|Dave Holmes]] began using it on air regularly. In the years following, the program was rarely referred to by its original title. The show began successfully, receiving hundreds of votes for popular artists such as [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]], [[Aaliyah]], [[Blaque]], [[TLC (group)|TLC]], [[Eminem]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Korn]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[*NSYNC]], and [[Backstreet Boys]].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 8, 2017 |title=MTV's Total Request Live (TRL): The Real Story & Memorable Moments |url=http://www.idolator.com/7667301/mtvs-total-request-live-trl-the-real-story-memorable-moments }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

''TRL'' spent its first year developing a cult-type following.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside Total Request Live - Merchants Of Cool - Frontline |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/etc/trl.html |website=[[PBS]]}}</ref> In late 1999, a [[live studio audience]] was added. By early 2000, the show reached its peak, becoming a very recognizable pop culture icon in its first two years of existence. A weekend edition of the show known as ''TRL Weekend'', with a countdown of the week's top 10 videos, aired for a short time in 2000.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

In 2000, MTV gradually began introducing new [[Video jockey|VJ]]s on ''TRL''. After winning a viewer contest to interview celebrities at the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]], [[Hilarie Burton]] was hired as a full-time VJ.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vena |first1=Jocelyn |title=Hilarie Burton Says She Owes Career, From 'TRL' To 'One Tree Hill,' To 'Fairy Godfather' Carson Daly |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/kky72o/hilarie-burton-says-she-owes-career-from-trl-to-one-tree-hill-to-fairy-godfather-carson-daly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731052443/https://www.mtv.com/news/kky72o/hilarie-burton-says-she-owes-career-from-trl-to-one-tree-hill-to-fairy-godfather-carson-daly |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 31, 2022 |website=MTV News |date=November 17, 2008}}</ref> Quddus Philippe began hosting duties in May 2001 as part of MTV's ''Summer in the Keys''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lofaro |first=Tony |title=VJ lands gig at MTV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post/124825393/ |work=[[National Post]] |date=May 21, 2001 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The following year, both [[Damien Fahey]] and [[La La Vasquez]] began hosting duties.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jicha|first=Megan|date=2006-04-05|title=Former student returns on 'Request' to Blackman|url=https://huntnewsnu.com/4500/campus/former-student-returns-on-request-to-blackman/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=The Huntington News|publisher=Northeastern University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120231746/https://huntnewsnu.com/4500/campus/former-student-returns-on-request-to-blackman/ |archive-date=2021-11-20 }}</ref> These VJs often co-hosted with Daly or substituted in his absence.

In July 2001, MTV sponsored the [[Total Request Live Tour]], which played over 30 dates in North America and featured acts like [[Destiny's Child]], [[3LW]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], and [[Nelly]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2001-07-21 |title=TRL Tour |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=113 |issue=29 |page=9}} Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref>

On October 23, 2002, ''TRL'' celebrated its 1,000th episode. The number-one video on that day was "[[Dirrty]]" by Christina Aguilera. Also throughout 2002, original host Daly was gradually seen less often, as he had begun his own late-night talk show ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'' on [[NBC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-30|title=How MTV's TRL Met Its Slow, But Inevitable Demise|url=https://ledgernote.com/blog/interesting/mtv-trl-slow-demise/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=LedgerNote|language=en}}</ref> The show had near-daily segments from [[MTV News]] correspondents reporting on the latest in national or entertainment and music news from inside the studio.

====Post-Carson Daly era====
In 2005, the next generation of ''TRL'' was ushered in as Carson Daly officially stepped down as host to focus on his own talk show, which premiered two years earlier on NBC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/carson-daly-looks-67039/|title=Carson Daly Looks Back as TRL Counts Down its Final Days|date=November 14, 2008}}</ref> Following Daly's departure, Damien Fahey, Hilarie Burton, Quddus, and La La Vasquez rotated as hosts. Later additions to the hosting roster included [[Vanessa Minnillo]] in 2003, [[Susie Castillo]] in 2005, [[Stephen Colletti]] in 2006, and [[Lyndsey Rodrigues]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebersole |first1=Leo |last2=Wagner |first2=Curt |title=Whoville |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/124827056/ |work=Chicago Tribune |date=September 3, 2003 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Diaz |first1=Johnny |title=Susie Castillo was inspired by her mom |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune/124827267/ |work=The Scranton Tribune |date=June 20, 2005 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Some changes were made to ''TRL''{{'s}} voting process in 2005. The show previously allowed anyone to vote online several times, but as part of these changes, only registered members of [[MTV.com]] could vote online. Additionally, a limit of one vote per day was added. Then, on July 10, 2006, MTV announced that votes would not be taken by phone, ending the use of the "DIAL MTV" phone number, which had been in use for voting on MTV since the premiere of the countdown show ''Dial MTV'' in the mid-1980s.

[[File:TRL studios in Times Square in 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''TRL''{{'s}} studios in Times Square in 2006]]

In September 2006, ''TRL'' reached its eighth anniversary and, at that point, the show was the longest-running live program that MTV had ever produced. Around this time, it began airing four days a week (Monday through Thursday), instead of all five weekdays. On November 2, 2006, the show introduced what was billed as the first-ever [[hip hop]] [[public service announcement]] on [[global warming]]. The three-minute piece, titled "Trees", warned about deforestation and the dangers of global warming. The video corresponded with MTV's social campaign, ''Break the Addiction'', as part of ''think MTV''.

On May 22, 2007, ''TRL'' celebrated its 2000th episode, showing highlights from the past 2000 episodes, and a special countdown of ten of the most successful videos to ever appear on the show. [[Justin Timberlake]]'s "[[Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)|Cry Me a River]]" topped the special countdown.

By 2008, the only remaining hosts of ''TRL'' were Fahey and Rodrigues. Burton left ''TRL'' in 2004 after joining the cast of [[The WB]]/[[The CW|CW]]'s ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''. Quddus departed in 2006 and became host of ''[[TV One (US TV network)|TV One]] Access''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/quddusphilippe|title=Quddus CV}}</ref> Minnillo left in 2007 and resumed an acting career.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fromm |first1=Emily |last2=Hamm |first2=Liza |title=MTV's Vanessa Minnillo to Leave 'TRL' |url=https://people.com/celebrity/mtvs-vanessa-minnillo-to-leave-trl/#:~:text=MTV%20host%20Vanessa%20Minnillo%20is,is%2C%20I%20have%20no%20idea. |website=People |date=April 25, 2007}}</ref>

====First cancellation====
In 2007, rumors began circulating that the ratings-challenged music video countdown show was to be cancelled. In early 2007, an average of 373,000 viewers regularly watched the program.<ref name="forbes">{{cite web|last=Hau|first=Louis|title=R.I.P. For MTV's TRL?|url=https://www.forbes.com/business/businesstech/2007/02/15/mtv-trl-viacom-tech-media-cx_lh_0215mtv.html|work=Forbes|date=February 15, 2007|access-date=2007-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509183115/http://www.forbes.com/business/businesstech/2007/02/15/mtv-trl-viacom-tech-media-cx_lh_0215mtv.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> ''[[New York Daily News]]'' were one of the first to publish this rumor. In February 2007, MTV said the rumor was unfounded and claimed ''TRL'' would continue to air for the foreseeable future. The producers of ''TRL'' experimented with web-based viewer interaction throughout the 2006–2007 season, showing [[viral videos]] and allowing viewers to send feedback on a video via [[internet forum]]s and [[webcams]], along with a heavy emphasis on MTV's since discontinued Overdrive video portal. However, MTV still secretly planned{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} to cancel the show and replace one with even more emphasis on viewer interaction, named ''YouRL'' (a [[homophone]] of [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]].)<ref>{{cite news |last=Becker |first=Anne |date=April 30, 2007 |title=MTV Favors 'YouRL' Swap for 'TRL' |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/mtv-favors-%E2%80%98yourl%E2%80%99-swap-%E2%80%98trl%E2%80%99/82534 |url-status=dead |access-date=2015-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105021613/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/mtv-favors-%E2%80%98yourl%E2%80%99-swap-%E2%80%98trl%E2%80%99/82534 |archive-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref> Consequently, in July 2007, it was reported that ''YouRL'' was not received well by test audiences and the concept was abandoned. ''Total Request Live'' proceeded with a new season as usual on September 4, marking the tenth season of the show.<ref name="ny daily news">{{cite news |last=Widdicombe |first=Ben |date=July 16, 2007 |title=New York Minute |work=New York Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/bwiddicombe/2007/07/16/2007-07-16_for_davis_the_bucks_stop_heir.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2007-07-17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104040435/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/davis-bucks-stop-heir-article-1.269576 |archive-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref>

On September 15, 2008, it was announced that ''TRL'' would end. The final regular weekday episode aired on November 13, 2008, with guest [[Seth Green]] and [[The All-American Rejects]].  The Rejects spent the entire episode assisting in the tear down of the set which was a theme for the episode.  At the end of the episode, Rodrigues and Fahey cooperatively added the last step in the demolition process by shutting down all the lights.  Preceding this was a montage of cast and crew members saying their goodbyes by waving to the camera. ''Total Finale Live'', a three-hour special marking the end of the show, aired on November 16, 2008.<ref name="Report: MTV to Cancel TRL"/> Several artists made appearances, including [[Ludacris]], [[Snoop Dogg]], Nelly, [[Beyoncé]], [[50 Cent]], [[Fall Out Boy]], Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock, [[JC Chasez]], Christina Aguilera, [[Travis Barker]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Hilary Duff]], Eminem, and Korn's [[Jonathan Davis]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=November 11, 2008|title=Superstars Sign on For 'TRL' Finale|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043531/superstars-sign-on-for-trl-finale|access-date=2008-11-11}}</ref> Former host Carson Daly described the media atmosphere after his departure from ''TRL'' in an interview with ''TV Guide'': "MySpace was sold. [[Social networking]] took off. Technology went crazy. The whole tectonic shift of mass media. There were a lot of reasons why ''TRL'' became kind of a different show after I left. I don't necessarily think it had anything to with me leaving as much as it had to do with the changing landscape."<ref>{{cite web|last=Eng|first=Joyce|title=Carson Daly Looks Back on TRL|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Carson-Daly-Looks-67039.aspx|work=TV Guide|date=November 14, 2008|access-date=2008-11-15}}</ref> The last music video to be played on ''TRL'' (during the final episode) was "[[...Baby One More Time]]" by Britney Spears, as the video that made number one on the countdown of the most iconic videos of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-11-17 |title=Pop stars, fans say goodbye to 'TRL' |url=http://www.today.com/id/27767471/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/pop-stars-fans-say-goodbye-trl/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105021613/http://www.today.com/id/27767471/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/pop-stars-fans-say-goodbye-trl/ |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[TODAY.com]]}}</ref>

====Final top 10====
''TRL'' chose the top ten most iconic videos and aired them as their final countdown.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/11/review-trls-tot.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Show Tracker | date=November 17, 2008}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f0ff;"
! Position !! Year !! Artist !! Video !! Director
|-
| 1 || 1998 || [[Britney Spears]] || "[[...Baby One More Time]]" || [[Nigel Dick]]
|-
| 2 || 2000 || [[Eminem]] || "[[The Real Slim Shady]]" || [[Dr. Dre]]/Philip Atwell
|-
| 3 || 1999 || [[Backstreet Boys]] || "[[I Want It That Way]]" || rowspan="2"|[[Wayne Isham]]
|-
| 4 || 2000 || [[*NSYNC]] || "[[Bye Bye Bye]]" 
|-
| 5 || 2002 || [[Christina Aguilera]] featuring [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] || "[[Dirrty]]" || [[David LaChapelle]]
|-
| 6 || 1999 || [[Kid Rock]] || "[[Bawitdaba]]" || [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] 
|-
| 7 || 2003 || [[Beyoncé]] featuring [[Jay-Z]] || "[[Crazy in Love]]" || [[Jake Nava]]
|-
| 8 || 2004 || [[Usher (singer)|Usher]] featuring [[Ludacris]] & [[Lil Jon]] || "[[Yeah! (Usher song)|Yeah!]]" || [[Director X|Mr. X]] 
|-
| 9 || 1999 || [[Blink-182]] || "[[What's My Age Again?]]" || [[Marcos Siega]]
|-
| 10 || 2003 || [[Outkast]] || "[[Hey Ya!]]" || [[Bryan Barber]]
|}

===Revivals (2014–2016)===
On June 25, 2014, MTV announced that they would bring back ''Total Request Live'' for a one-off special edition on July 2, presented by MTV personality [[Sway Calloway|Sway]] with recording artist [[Ariana Grande]], who performed her single "[[Problem (Ariana Grande song)|Problem]]" and premiered her song "[[Break Free (song)|Break Free]]", as well as having her hip hop knowledge tested in a "Hip Hop Mix Up" game. The special was titled ''Total Ariana Live'' and was broadcast from MTV's Times Square studio in front of a live audience. Grande called it "a huge honor" to bring back ''TRL''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ng|first=Philiana|title=Ariana Grande, MTV Revive 'TRL' for One Day|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6133950/ariana-grande-mtv-bring-back-trl-one-day-only|magazine=Billboard|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> The episode drew an average of 456,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cantor|first=Brian|title=Ratings: MTV's "Total Ariana Live" Draws In Under 500,000 Viewers|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2014/07/04/ratings-mtvs-total-ariana-live-draws-500000-viewers/|website=Headline Planet|date=July 4, 2014}}</ref>

On September 27, 2016, as part of MTV's Elect This campaign, the network revived the program for a one-hour live special called ''Total Registration Live''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/09/26/mtv-brings-back-trl-for-one-day-only-as-total-registration-live-to-encourage-voter-registration-tuesday-september-27-at-600pm-et-pt-230412/20160926mtv01/|title=Breaking News - MTV Brings Back "TRL" for One Day Only as "Total Registration Live" to Encourage Voter Registration Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00PM ET/PT - TheFutonCritic.com|website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> It was simulcast on MTV's website, app, [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]] pages, and ElectThis.com. It was hosted by [[Nessa]] and featured performances by [[Ty Dolla Sign]] from his politically motivated mixtape ''[[Campaign (mixtape)|Campaign]]''. [[Kendall Jenner]] appeared in Times Square on behalf of [[Rock the Vote]], and [[Ana Marie Cox]] and [[Jamil Smith (writer)|Jamil Smith]] from MTV News appeared on-air for segments. There were other appearances by [[Joss Whedon]], [[Camila Cabello]], [[Vic Mensa]], [[Natalia Dyer]], and [[Mack Wilds]]. Stories of millennials who have been activists were spotlighted.

====MTV Classic====
Following the launch of [[MTV Classic (American TV channel)|MTV Classic]] on August 1, 2016, music video blocks have consistently aired on the network under the name ''Total Request Playlist''. However, this is merely an automated playlist of pop, rap/hip-hop, R&B, and rock videos from the late 1990s to the 2000s.

===Return (2017–2019)===
[[File:Mtv-trl-logo-2017.png|thumb|upright=1|2017 revival logo]]

On July 30, 2017, MTV announced that the network would revive ''TRL''.<ref name="MTV Mines the Past" /> In addition to the hosts, [[Liza Koshy]], [[The Dolan Twins]], [[Eva Gutowski]], [[Gabbie Hanna]] and [[Gigi Gorgeous]] and Jaymes Skendarian were correspondents.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-26 |title=Ed Sheeran & Migos on the Reboot Premiere of TRL |url=http://www.hitz1049.com/on-air/randy-hendrix-blog/post/ed-sheeran-and-migos-on-the-reboot-premiere-of-trl/ |website=Hitz 1049}}</ref>

Since January 22, 2018, ''TRL'' has been shortened from a full hour to only a half-hour per day. The program was on hiatus until April 23, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com|title=TRL returns on April 23! Follow TRL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Musical.ly for updates!|date=April 16, 2018|publisher=MTV}}</ref> In February 2018, a half-hour late-night edition of TRL, ''Total Request LateNight'' was launched. The show aired Monday and Tuesday at 11 PM and was often an after-show for a preceding program. MTV announced plans to expand the show to three nights in the summer and four nights by the end of the year, but this never materialized.<ref name=Andreeva2018>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/trl-a-m-premiere-date-afternoon-show-return-delayed-april-1202359407/|title='TRL' Morning Edition's Launch Moved Up To April & Aligned With Afternoon Block Whose Return Is Delayed By 2 Weeks|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline|date=April 5, 2018|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> On April 23, 2018, MTV launched a pre-recorded, hour-long daily morning edition of ''TRL'' titled ''Total Request AM''. The show aired at 8 AM and was hosted by Sway. [[Vinny Guadagnino|Vinny]] from ''Jersey Shore'' was brought on as host for the first week and the first guests were boy band [[PrettyMuch]]. The program featured the return of a top ten countdown focusing on a specific playlist (Monday Motivation being the first countdown).<ref name=Andreeva2018/>

2019 saw another retooling and name change to ''TRL Top 10'', which featured hosts Sway, Kevan Kenney and Jamila Mustafa.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-08|title=MTV's Jamila Mustafa: The Next Oprah Winfrey?|url=https://allhiphop.com/features/total-request-lives-jamila-mustafa-the-next-oprah-winfrey/|website=AllHipHop|access-date=July 29, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> An offshoot of the program, ''Fresh Out Live'', airs every Friday on MTV.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beckerman|first=Jim|title=How 'Fresh Out' host, Kevan Kenney of Ho-Ho-Kus, talked his way into an MTV job|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ho-ho-kus/2020/03/06/mtv-fresh-out-host-kevan-kenney-ho-ho-kus-nj-talked-his-way-into-his-job/4626580002/|website=North Jersey Media Group|access-date=July 29, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Trl-am-logo.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Total Request AM'' logo]]
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