Report: MTV to Cancel TRL
Total Request Live launched on MTV in September 1998, to wrap with two-hour special in November.
By B&C Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/15/2008 12:03:00 PM MT
MTV’s era-defining video countdown show, Total Request Live, will end its decade-long run in November, according to an AP report Monday.
According to the report, TRL executive producer Dave Sirulnick said the show, which launched in September 1998, will wrap with a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November. Sirulnick added, however, that the show’s ending was not final, leaving the door open for a return in some form.
Originally hosted by Carson Daly, TRL became a refuge for music videos as MTV expanded its alternative programming, and it helped to launch the careers of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, ‘NSync and other teen pop acts.
Talkback
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I agree with the choice to cancel TRL because there are a lot of new shows out there that need...
Erik Shumaker - 2008-20-11 08:09:00 -
I agree with the choice to cancel TRL because there are a lot of new shows out there that need...
Erik Shumaker - 2008-20-11 08:09:00 -
At first I thought good riddins, but the article reminded me of MTV''s abandonment of music...
matt headley - 2008-16-9 08:31:00
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