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.
The best episode of "TRL" season 14 is "September 5, 2006 (BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK)", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "September 5, 2006 (BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK)" aired on 9/5/2006 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "September 6, 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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We've got a T.I. First Look and the glamourous Eve stops by.
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Teddy Geiger brings us a World Premiere, plus Orlando Bloom visits.
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Rachel Bilson and Zac Braff talk about their latest "Kiss" flick, plus a Nelly Furtado First Look.
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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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Buckle up, Justin Timberlake blows through Times Square to share his thoughts about today's release of FutureSex/LoveSounds.
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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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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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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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Once an Idol hopeful, Constantine Maroulis comes by to tell us about his Broadway debut in The Wedding Singer.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Five words: Jessica Simpson and Dane Cook hit up TRL! Plus a First Look at new music from Hinder.
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Happy Thursday! TRL's got a Pre-RL from Lady Sovereign for ya.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar stops by to work out her new "Grudge" and gets an eyeful of Snow Patrol. Bonus!
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Who will be on the top of the countdown today? Tune in to find out!
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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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Nemesis Rising stop by to introduce themselves and we take a first look at Jay-Z's return from retirement.
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It's the return of Diddy TV! We also check in with JoJo and unveil a new Christina Aguilera video.
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Take your first look at Young Dro, T.I.'s prodigy and the dirty South's next big thing.
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