''MTV Live'' is an American television program that aired from 1997 to 1998 on MTV, featuring interviews with celebrity guests, live musical performances, news coverage, and music video premieres.

1997 series

The program began its run in September 1997 in the then-newly acquired

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Studio on Broadway in New York.

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, Carson Daly and

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served as resident hosts to the daily hour-long live broadcast until its eventual merger with ''

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'' on September 14, 1998, forming what is now known as ''

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''. In a similar vein to its successor, the series featured celebrity interviews, music video premieres, musical performances, and reports from MTV News. Through a partnership with

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, viewers were able to call into the show via voice or video calls using their own computers or kiosks established at locations such as the Mall of America.

2007 series

A separate program with the same title began airing on MTV in February 2007. This version of ''MTV Live'' featured live performances filmed at the

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in Times Square. Through a partnership with

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, subscribers were able to submit text comments from their cellphones to appear in a crawl on the screen, as well as have their cellphone concert footage edited into the program.

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* 1997 American television series debuts 1998 American television series endings MTV original programming American non-fiction television series American live television series {{US-tv-prog-stub