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| image                = Trl titlecard.jpg
| alt_name             = TRL
| creator              = 
| presenter            = {{unbulleted list|[[Carson Daly]]|[[Dave Holmes (actor)|Dave Holmes]]|[[Brian McFayden]]|[[Hilarie Burton]]|Quddus|[[Damien Fahey]]|[[La La Anthony|La La Vasquez]]|[[Vanessa Lachey|Vanessa Minnillo]]|[[Susie Castillo]]|[[Lyndsey Rodrigues]]|DC Young Fly|Tamara Dhia|Amy Pham|Erik Zachary|Lawrence Jackson|[[Matt Rife]]|[[Sway Calloway|Sway]]|
|Jamila Mustafa|Kevan Kenney}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 20
| num_episodes         = 2,254
| runtime              = {{unbulleted list|45–48 minutes (initially)|20–23 minutes (final episodes)}}
| network              = [[MTV]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1998|09|14}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2008|11|16}}
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2017|10|02}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2019}}
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'''''Total Request Live''''' (commonly abbreviated as '''''TRL''''') is an American television program that premiered on [[MTV]] on September 14, 1998. The early version of ''TRL'' featured popular [[music video]]s 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 culture|teen demographic]].

During the original run of the program, ''TRL'' played the ten most requested music videos of the day, as voted on by viewers via phone or online. The show generally aired Monday through Thursday for one hour, though the scheduling and length of the show fluctuated over the years. Although ''TRL'' was billed as a live show, many episodes were prerecorded. Due to declining ratings, and the larger decline of music-based television in favor of online services, MTV announced the cancellation of ''TRL'' on September 15, 2008.<ref name="Report: MTV to Cancel TRL">{{cite news |last=Carlson |first=Jen |date=September 16, 2008 |title=MTV Puts an End to TRL |work=[[gothamist]] |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/mtv-puts-an-end-to-trl |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref> The special three-hour finale episode, '''''Total Finale Live''''', aired on November 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597023/20081014/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017113121/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597023/20081014/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2008|title=Beyonce To Perform On 'TRL' Finale|website=[[MTV]]}}</ref>

Less than a decade later, ''TRL'' was revived on October 2, 2017.<ref name="MTV Mines the Past">{{cite news|last1=Koblin|first1=John|title=MTV Mines the Past for Its Future: 'Total Request Live'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/30/business/media/mtv-total-request-live-revival.html|website=New York Times|date=July 30, 2017|access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, the show aired Saturday mornings at 10:00&nbsp;am [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] as '''''TRL Top 10'''''. The show was then rebranded to ''Fresh Out Live''.

==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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==Impact==
''TRL'' became "appointment after-school TV, its studio at 1515 Broadway a pop-culture fishbowl where rabid teens could catch a glimpse of their favorite stars."<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Rapkin |first=Mickey |date=2017-09-28 |title=An Oral History of 'TRL': Trump's Demands, Mariah's Meltdown and Anthrax Scares |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/7981612/trl-oral-history-trump-demands-mariah-meltdown-anthrax |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en}} Retrieved July 30, 2021.</ref> Debuting before social media platforms like [[Twitter]], [[Instagram]], and Facebook, the show is considered one "of the first truly interactive television shows, utilizing the synergy of the internet and television to countdown the top music videos of the day."<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTV History |url=https://www.mtvpress.com/networks/mtv-history |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=MTVPress}}</ref> Among the interactive features of ''TRL'' was the video shoutout, a 15-second video clip where fans could "appear, screen-within-screen, during the airing of a music video" screaming about their love for an artist or band.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Marks |first=Craig |date=2017-11-08 |title=How Total Request Live Created the Boy-Band Boom and Saved MTV (for a While) |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/mtv-total-request-live-history.html |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> Because ''TRL'' was initially filmed in an age before social media, the show was seen as "the last pure view of...big celebrities. You were getting unadulterated ego."<ref name=":0" /> The show had a number of notably unscripted moments happen in studio, such as band members streaking or celebrities showing up unannounced.<ref name=":0" /> [[Taylor Hanson]] of Hanson, a frequent guest on ''TRL'', said "Before you could see what an artist had for breakfast from Twitter, ''TRL'' was the place you were going to hear about it."<ref name=":0" />

''TRL'' not only became "destination TV" for young people to get news on their favorite stars and on pop culture, but also a place for viewers to stay updated with major world events as ''MTV News'' reporters would make regular appearances announcing news headlines. As ''MTV News'' correspondent [[SuChin Pak]] said, "For young people, ''TRL'' was not only where you got to see your rock idols and pop stars, but where you connected with the major events happening around the world, outside the small town you were living in."<ref name=":0" />

The show was likened to the millennial generation's version of ''[[American Bandstand]]'' or ''[[Soul Train]],''<ref name=":0" /> averaging 853,000 viewers in 1999 according to Nielsen.<ref name=":1" /> ''TRL'' is widely viewed as the show that launched the careers of many artists from the late 1990s and early 2000s. ''MTV News'' correspondent [[John Norris (reporter)|John Norris]] said, "It's an interesting debate whether NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney [Spears], Christina [Aguilera], Jessica [Simpson] and [[Good Charlotte]] would have had the careers they had without ''TRL''."<ref name=":0" /> Writing for ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', Peter Gaston opined that ''TRL'' "helped keep the major labels afloat by boosting pop artists sales numbers on the ''Billboard'' charts."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaston |first=Peter |date=2008-11-17 |title=Goodbye, 'TRL' -- We'll Miss You! |url=https://www.spin.com/2008/11/goodbye-trl-well-miss-you/ |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=[[SPIN (magazine)|SPIN]]}}</ref> ''TRL'' became a "must-stop on every celebrity's promotional itinerary."<ref name=":1" /> Musicians themselves including Eminem and Britney Spears<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Bruner |first=Raisa |date=2017-10-02 |title=10 of MTV TRL's Most Unforgettable On-Air Moments |url=https://time.com/4957664/trl-best-moments/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |language=en}} Retrieved July 30, 2021.</ref> would sometimes fill in for the hosts. The show was also the site of in-studio performances by big artists promoting album releases.<ref name=":2" />

===Boy bands===
Even though late 1990s [[boy band]]s like Backstreet Boys and NSYNC released albums before ''TRL'' began in the fall of 1998, both groups only reached their commercial peaks after their videos were seen on ''TRL''. In 1999, the Backstreet Boys' second LP, ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'', achieved the highest first week sales ever from an LP at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Christopher|date=1999-05-26|title=Backstreet Boys Smash Sales Mark With Millennium|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/514418/backstreet-boys-smash-sales-mark-with-millennium/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415034513/http://www.mtv.com/news/514418/backstreet-boys-smash-sales-mark-with-millennium/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2019|website=MTV News|access-date=July 28, 2021|language=en}}</ref>

In 2000, when NSYNC released their second LP ''[[No Strings Attached ('N Sync album)|No Strings Attached]]'', they topped the Backstreet Boys' first week sales and set a record for first-week album sales that would last for 15 years until [[Adele]]'s ''[[25 (Adele album)|25]]'' surpassed the record in 2015.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=2015-11-24|title=Adele Breaks Single-Week U.S. Album Sales Record|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6776941/adele-breaks-album-sales-record-single-week-nsync|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224190907/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6776941/adele-breaks-album-sales-record-single-week-nsync|archive-date=2018-12-24|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> Fans numbering in the thousands stood outside ''TRL''{{'s}} studio to see NSYNC or Backstreet Boys appear as guests, resulting in the closure of Times Square.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jackman|first=Ian|title=Total Request Live: The Ultimate Fan Guide|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2000|isbn=0-7434-1850-6|location=New York|pages=74}} "On their album release day, we probably had ten thousand kids outside."</ref><ref name=":0" /> Throughout most of 1998, 1999, and 2000, videos by the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC would claim the top position on the countdown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haack |first=Brian |date=2017-08-02 |title=MTV Memories: 11 Most-Requested '"TRL" Videos |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/remember-these-11-most-requested-trl-videos |access-date=2021-07-28 |website=GRAMMY.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2018-04-27 |title=The 10 Greatest Boy Band Videos of the TRL Era |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8395651/best-boy-band-videos-trl |magazine=Billboard |language=en}} Retrieved July 28, 2021.</ref> Other boy bands of the era who achieved number one videos or received heavy rotation on the show included [[98 Degrees]], [[O-Town]], [[B2K]], [[soulDecision]],<ref name=":3" /> and [[LFO (American band)|LFO]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harvilla |first=Rob |date=2019-07-29 |title=How LFO's "Summer Girls" Explains the Weird, Wonderful Music of 1999 |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2019/7/29/8934482/lfo-summer-girls-1999-music-abercrombie-fitch-song |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Pop princesses===
Pop singers like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, [[Mandy Moore]] and Jessica Simpson all made their music debuts on ''TRL'' as well. Spears, Aguilera, and Simpson would often appear as guests and their music videos would receive regular airplay. Simpson's video "[[Irresistible (Jessica Simpson song)|Irresistible]]" reached number two on the countdown in 2001. [[Shakira]] made her English-language pop debut with "[[Whenever, Wherever]]", and saw regular number one spot status with the songs "[[Objection (Tango)]]", "[[La Tortura]]" (the first only Spanish-speaking song to reach number one on the countdown), and "[[Hips Don't Lie]]". Mandy Moore saw success on the show with her debut single's "[[Candy (Mandy Moore song)|Candy]]" in 1999 and "[[I Wanna Be with You (Mandy Moore song)|I Wanna Be with You]]", but did not score her first number-one video until her 2002 single "[[Crush (Mandy Moore song)|Crush]]".

[[Ashlee Simpson]] is another pop singer that has had success on ''TRL.'' Ashlee would go on to score two videos in the number one spot with "[[Boyfriend (Ashlee Simpson song)|Boyfriend]]" and "[[Invisible (Ashlee Simpson Single)|Invisible]]." The artist with the most retired videos is Britney Spears with 13 videos retired, an honorary retired video ("[[I'm a Slave 4 U]]"), and three videos retired number one. A "pop princess" streak occurred in March 2007, where the number one and number two spots were women for every show. There was no other month in the history of ''TRL'' where every show had a woman at the top spot.<ref>{{cite web |title=ATRL – TRL Recap (March & April 2007)<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.popfusion.net/forums/showthread.php?t=43280 |access-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506061122/http://www.popfusion.net/forums/showthread.php?t=43280 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The TRL Archive – Recap, records, and statistics for MTV's Total Request Live |url=http://www.atrl.net/trlarchive/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122174802/http://classic.atrl.net/trlarchive/ |archive-date=January 22, 2017 |access-date=2012-11-07 |website=ATRL}}</ref>

===Rock bands===
Although best known for featuring pop acts, ''TRL'' regularly featured videos and performances from rock bands in genres such as [[nu metal]], [[pop punk]] and [[emo pop]]. The nu metal/rap metal bands Korn and Limp Bizkit were particularly popular on the program in the late 1990s, and often shared airtime with Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pop Vs. Nü-Metal: The Battle For TRL |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1876816/pop-vs-nu-metal-the-battle-for-trl/franchises/weird-90s/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=2 December 2018 |date=17 May 2016}}</ref> In later years, [[Green Day]], [[Blink-182]], [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Linkin Park]], [[Fall Out Boy (band)|Fall Out Boy]] and [[Sum 41]] also were successful on the TRL chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=How the Original 'TRL' Conquered Teen Culture |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/10/2/16394708/trl-behind-the-scenes |website=The Ringer |date=October 2, 2017 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>

===Disney stars===
Hilary Duff was the first Disney Star in heavy rotation on MTV, She premiered "[[So Yesterday]]", which peaked at number one days later, and continue to top the countdown with the videos for "[[Our Lips Are Sealed]]", "[[Fly (Hilary Duff song)|Fly]]", "[[Wake Up (Hilary Duff song)|Wake Up]]", "[[Beat of My Heart]]" and"[[With Love (Hilary Duff song)|With Love]]" and her popularity was a determining factor for another Disney stars on TRL. [[Vanessa Hudgens]] premiered "[[Come Back to Me (Vanessa Hudgens song)|Come Back to Me]]", which peaked at number three, and "[[Say OK]]", which only went to number ten. The [[Jonas Brothers]] premiered their songs "[[Hold On (Jonas Brothers song)|Hold On]]" and "[[SOS (Jonas Brothers song)|SOS]]" on the show; "SOS" made it on the countdown peaking at number six. "[[When You Look Me in the Eyes]]" was on the charts for several weeks before peaking at number one, after fans crushed and flooded the ''TRL'' site by requesting the video hundreds of times on March 19, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anitai |first=Tamar |date=2008-03-18 |title=Jonas Brothers Phone a Fan on 'TRL' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2291849/jonas-brothers-phone-a-fan-on-trl/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802140733/http://www.mtv.com/news/2291849/jonas-brothers-phone-a-fan-on-trl/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |access-date=2021-08-16 |website=MTV News |language=en}}</ref> "[[Burnin' Up (Jonas Brothers song)|Burnin' Up]]" has also made it to the number-one spot on ''TRL''. [[Ashley Tisdale]] premiered "[[He Said She Said (Ashley Tisdale song)|He Said She Said]]" on ''TRL'' and it reached the number-one spot for 16 days and was retired at 40 days in the countdown, becoming the most successful song for a Disney recording artist in the show. [[Aly & AJ]]'s videos for "[[Rush (Aly & AJ song)|Rush]]", "[[Chemicals React]]" and "[[Potential Breakup Song]]" have all been on the countdown with "Rush" peaking at number two and "Chemicals React" peaking at number four, and "Potential Breakup Song" peaking at number five. [[Miley Cyrus]]'s "[[7 Things]]" premiered on ''TRL'' and reached number four on the show.

==Video game==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 53.89%<ref name=GR>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/533011-mtv-total-request-live-trivia/index.html |title=MTV Total Request Live Trivia for PC |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=2014-11-26}}</ref>
| MC = 48/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mtv-total-request-live-trivia/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=MTV Total Request Live Trivia for PC Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2014-11-26}}</ref>
| Allgame = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35742&tab=review |title=MTV TRL Trivia – Review |last=Miller |first=Eden |publisher=[[AllGame]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116051011/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35742&tab=review |archive-date=November 16, 2014 |access-date=2014-11-26}}</ref>
| GSpot = 4.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mtv-total-request-live-trivia-review/1900-2805968/ |title=MTV Total Request Live Trivia Review |last=Goble |first=Gord |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |date=August 20, 2001 |access-date=2014-11-26}}</ref>
| GameZone = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18828.htm |title=MTV Total Request Live Trivia Review – PC |author=The Badger |publisher=GameZone |date=August 15, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718060618/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18828.htm |archive-date=July 18, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-11-25}}</ref>
| IGN = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/13/trl-trivia |title=TRL Trivia |last=Morrissey |first=Mike |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=August 13, 2001 |access-date=2014-11-26}}</ref>
| PCGUS = 50%<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://pcgamer.com/reviews/review_2002-01-02a.html |title=MTV Total Request Live <nowiki>[Trivia]</nowiki> |last=Barnstone |first=Trina |journal=[[PC Gamer]] |date=November 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020216201201/http://pcgamer.com/reviews/review_2002-01-02a.html |archive-date=February 16, 2002 |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-11-26}}</ref>
}}

A PC video game called '''''MTV Total Request Live Trivia''''' was developed by [[Hypnotix]] and published by [[Take-Two Interactive]], with a release on August 14, 2001. [[GameRankings]] rated it at 53.89% acclaim,<ref name=GR/> with a 48/100 grade from [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC/>

==International versions==
===Past programs===
* The first version of ''TRL'' outside the US was in Italy. Started on [[MTV Italy]] on 2 November 1999, it was hosted by [[Marco Maccarini]] and [[Giorgia Surina]], followed by [[Federico Russo (presenter)|Federico Russo]] and Carolina Di Domenico. Since the 2005–06 season, Surina returned to ''TRL'' with a new co-host, [[Alessandro Cattelan]]. After the 2005–06 season, the show was hosted only by Cattelan. For the 2007–08 season, the show was hosted for the first moment by Cattelan and Elena Santarelli, and for the summer, the male host was replaced by Carlo Pastore. Later Pastore was still the main host, but the female host changed to [[Elisabetta Canalis]]. Throughout its eight seasons, ''TRL'' was broadcast from [[Milan]], Rome, [[Venice]], [[Naples]], [[Genoa]] and [[Turin]]. ''TRL Italy'' is the longest-running show on MTV Italy: on 23 December 2004, a special two-hour event, "TRL #1000", was aired to celebrate the programme's 1000th episode. From 2006 to 2012, there was also an award programme called ''[[TRL Awards (Italy)|TRL Awards]]'' where viewers chose the artist of the year via web or mobile. In the summer of 2007, a special weekly show called ''TRL Extra Live'' aired, featuring Italian singers performing a mini-concert. The final version of the programme was hosted by Brenda Lodigiani, Alessandro Arcodia, Wintana Rezene and Andrea Cadioli under the name ''TRL on the Road'' and ended on 24 September 2010.
[[File:Trltitlescreen.jpg|thumb|upright|''TRL'' logo used in Italy]]
* [[MTV România]] launched the Romanian version of ''TRL'' from an [[Orange România|Orange]] concept store on [[Calea Victoriei]] (a major commercial avenue in the centre of [[Bucharest]]) on 23 January 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.ro/trl|title=MTV.ro|website=MTV.ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415152935/http://www.mtv.ro/trl/|archive-date=April 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The show aired two times a week on Tuesday and Wednesday. The graphics were similar to that of the Italian version. The show was cancelled in 2009.
* The British version, known as ''[[TRL UK]]'', was hosted by [[Dave Berry (presenter)|Dave Berry]], [[Alex Zane]], [[Jo Good]], and Maxine Akhtar. It was broadcast live from [[Viacom International Media Networks (Europe)|MTV Networks Europe]] Studios in [[Camden, London]] before moving to [[Leicester Square]] in London from second series. Following the second series' broadcast from Leicester Square, the top ten countdown was removed from the show. The second series finished at the end of 2005 and the show never returned to air.
* The Australian version of ''TRL'' began as a weekend show, but then began airing live Monday through Friday. It was hosted by Maz Compton, Lyndsey Rodrigues, Nathan Sapsford, and Jason Robert Dundas. In early 2006, it returned to airing only on Friday evenings. The show was cancelled at the end of 2006 and was replaced by "The Lair". A revival of ''TRL'' returned in 2019. It is hosted by Ash London, Angus O'Loughlin, Flex Mami, and Lisa Hamilton.
* After a Polish version of ''TRL'' was unsuccessful, [[MTV Poland]] decided to launch a new chart show based on ''TRL''{{'}}s structure titled ''RMF MAXXX Hits'', which aired from Monday to Saturday at 2&nbsp;pm.
* [[MTV France]] launched the French version ({{lang|fr|Ton Request Live}}) of the US show on 24 January 2007. The format was different from the original concept: there was no video countdown and each episode included a film's mini-documentaries entitled "{{lang|fr|TRL en Movies}}". The show closed after only a single episode on 25 January 2007.
* The German version of ''TRL'' was very successful throughout Europe (after Italy), and it was known as ''Total Request Live Germany''. ''TRL Germany'' had the highest television ratings of all the ''TRL'' versions in Europe. The show was hosted by Joko Winterscheidt and [[Mirjam Weichselbraun]] or Patrice Bouédibéla from Tuesday to Friday from 4:30 to 5:30&nbsp;pm, and it was divided in four versions: ''Urban TRL'' (hip-hop music), ''Rock TRL'' (rock music), regular ''TRL'' (various genres), and ''TRL XXL'' (special live guest). It was replaced with ''MTV Home'' in Summer 2009.

===Similar programs===
* In Latin America, a version of ''TRL'' called ''Los 10+ Pedidos'' (''The 10 Most Requested'') airs daily. The show is hosted by "Gabo" and "Macarena".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtvla.com/tv/los10/|title=TRL Latin America|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122014341/http://www.mtvla.com/tv/los10/|archive-date=November 22, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[MTV Tr3s]], a US channel targeted to bilingual Latino people, premiered ''Mi TRL'' in September 2006. The show carried the same format and graphics as the English-language version of ''TRL''. ''Mi TRL'' was initially anchored by [[Carlos Santos (MTV Tr3́s)|Carlos Santos]] and [[Susie Castillo]], with Santos later being replaced by Denise Ramerez. [[MTV News]] segments on the show are delivered from Los Angeles by correspondent Liz Hernandez. The show was cancelled along with ''TRL'' in November 2008.
* Viacom's sister channel [[BET]] featured its own urban-oriented countdown, ''[[106 & Park]]'', and the two shows frequently competed with one another for guests, though by the end of the run of ''TRL'', both shows aired with some space between them, allowing guests to appear on both shows on the same day.
* [[TeenNick]] featured a kid-friendly rendition of ''TRL'' called ''TeenNick Top 10''.

==See also==
* [[List of Total Request Live number one music videos|List of ''Total Request Live'' number one music videos]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |title=Total Request Live: The Ultimate Fan Guide |publisher=Simon and Schuster |last=Jackman |first=Ian |year=2000 |isbn=9780743418508 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/trlultimatefangu00jack_0 }}

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