About this season
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.
Episodes (33)
1. April 3, 2006
Aired 3 April 2006 • 60 min
The Amazin' Milian gives us a 1st Look, Rebecca Romijn sprinkles some Pepper and we face our Call to Greatness.
2. April 4, 2006
Aired 4 April 2006 • 60 min
Bo Bice performs, Antonio Banderas busts a move and Paul Wall drops a Click 2 Pick!
3. April 5, 2006
Aired 5 April 2006 • 60 min
Pink's Not Dead--she's in the studio! Plus--an Avenged Sevenfold Click 2 Pick and a Missy Elliott 1st Look!
4. April 6, 2006
Aired 6 April 2006 • 60 min
Rob Schneider gets off the Bench and onto TRL--and we get a Daniel Powter Pre-RL!
5. April 10, 2006 (Sucker Free Week)
Aired 10 April 2006 • 60 min
Can co-host Carmen Electra handle Ashton Kutcher? Will LL Cool J keep 'Control'? And what about 50 Cent's new 'Best Friend'? Find out today!
6. April 11, 2006 (Sucker Free Week)
Aired 11 April 2006 • 60 min
Want a 1st Look at Fort Minor's new 'Where'd You Go'? Well, you've come to the right place!
7. April 12, 2006 (Sucker Free Week)
Aired 12 April 2006 • 60 min
Get your hands in the air for the new DFX host, the legendary Cipha Sounds.
8. April 13, 2006 (Sucker Free Week)
Aired 13 April 2006 • 60 min
'MakeDamnSure' you don't miss our Taking Back Sunday 1st Look--and check out our Saving Jane Pre-RL while you're at it.
9. April 17, 2006
Aired 17 April 2006 • 60 min
Sentinel star Eva Longoria puts us on alert--and we check out the latest from Chris Brown.
10. April 18, 2006
Aired 18 April 2006 • 60 min
We gather 'round the studio to hear an angel sing--Ashley Parker Angel, that is!
11. April 19, 2006
Aired 19 April 2006 • 60 min
Missy Elliott goes to the mat for the Stick It soundtrack, Mandy Moore shares her American Dreamz, and we get a 1st Look at Hoobastank's latest.
12. April 20, 2006
Aired 20 April 2006 • 60 min
Black Eyed Peas and Pussycat Dolls on the same day? Do we sense a dance-off? Plus--Nick Lachey checks in!
13. April 24, 2006
Aired 24 April 2006 • 60 min
The day has finally come! TRL's got an awesome Nick Lachey video premiere and a Pussycat Dolls 1st Look!
14. April 25, 2006
Aired 25 April 2006 • 60 min
S.O.S, TRL fans! Rihanna performs plus we've got a Pink Spiders video premiere.
15. April 26, 2006
Aired 26 April 2006 • 60 min
Time for an 'adventure' on TRL! We've got an Angels and Airwaves premiere for ya. Plus High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron drop by. And Ace Young makes a visit.
16. April 27, 2006
Aired 27 April 2006 • 60 min
A 1st look at Ne-Yo's latest, plus Robin Williams and JoJo in the studio? TRL's the place to be!
17. May 1, 2006 (HIGH SCHOOL WEEK)
Aired 1 May 2006 • 60 min
Fort Minor kicks off High School Week with a red-hot performance--and we check out Rihanna's world premiere! Plus, Kellie Pickler stops by.
18. May 2, 2006 (HIGH SCHOOL WEEK)
Aired 2 May 2006 • 60 min
Tom Cruise and the MI3 cast infiltrate the studio--while Kanye kicks back.
19. May 3, 2006 (HIGH SCHOOL WEEK)
Aired 3 May 2006 • 60 min
We hug it out with Jeremy Piven and send Tom Cruise to Times Square, while Nelly Furtado drops in with her world premiere. All that and a peek at High School Musical!
20. May 4, 2006 (HIGH SCHOOL WEEK)
Aired 4 May 2006 • 60 min
Jamie Foxx, Michelle Rodriguez and Cheyenne Kimball? Not a bad Thursday--not to mention a little look at Grad Night...
21. May 5, 2006 (HIGH SCHOOL WEEK)
Aired 5 May 2006 • 60 min
Don't head into your weekend without watching our Field Mob 1st Look--and checking in with Pussycat Dolls!
22. May 8, 2006
Aired 8 May 2006 • 60 min
Lindsay Lohan gets us to take a chance on Just My Luck--while AFI introduces us to their new 'Miss Murder.'
23. May 9, 2006
Aired 9 May 2006 • 60 min
Nick Lachey shows off his pipes, Josh Lucas talks Poseidon, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers take us back to Cali. Also Paris Bennett is here.
24. May 10, 2006
Aired 10 May 2006 • 60 min
Victoria's Secret models glam up the studio--and we get a Click2Pick from Chamillionaire.
25. May 11, 2006
Aired 11 May 2006 • 60 min
With Rihanna getting hotter, will the countdown competition have to put out an 'S.O.S.'?
26. May 15, 2006
Aired 15 May 2006 • 60 min
The latest American Idol cast-off goes straight from the stage to our studio! Plus--a world premiere from T.I.!
27. May 16, 2006
Aired 16 May 2006 • 60 min
Ashley Parker Angel helps us Get a Life, while Jamie Kennedy and Stu show off their Blowin' Up skillz.
28. May 17, 2006
Aired 17 May 2006 • 60 min
Seth McFarlane talks Family Guy values, and Leytoya + Paula Deanda = two Pre-RLs for the price of one!
29. May 18, 2006
Aired 18 May 2006 • 60 min
Office star Steve Carrell shows us who's boss and get a 1st Look from Busta Rhymes. Plus--don't forget to Click2Pick The Fray!
30. May 22, 2006
Aired 22 May 2006 • 60 min
We prep for new Pink with a special 1st Look, and peep a Paula Deandra Pre-RL!
31. May 23, 2006
Aired 23 May 2006 • 60 min
Ciara serves up All You've Got, Angels and Airwaves swoop in plus a Kanye premiere.
32. May 24, 2006
Aired 24 May 2006 • 60 min
Can the Red Hot Chili Peppers hold on to their countdown heat? Find out today.
33. May 25, 2006
Aired 25 May 2006 • 60 min
Take a stand with the cast of X-Men 3!