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MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
is an American
cable television
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with broa ...
channel which was the first television channel dedicated to
music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...
,
music industry
The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, ...
and
history
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...
in the United States upon its founding in 1981.
MTV Networks has since produced various original television shows, many of which concern genres unrelated to music. This is an incomplete list of MTV shows that have aired.
Current programming
Music shows
*''
MTV Unplugged'' (since 1989)
*''Fresh Out Playlist'' (since 2020)
News and documentary shows
*''Fresh Out Live'' (since 2020)
*''
The Challenge: Untold History'' (since 2022)
Reality shows
*''
Catfish: The TV Show'' (since 2012)
*''
Siesta Key'' (since 2017)
*''
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation'' (since 2018)
*''
Ex on the Beach'' (since 2018)
*''
Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant'' (since 2018)
*''
16 and Pregnant
''16 and Pregnant'' is an American reality television series that aired from June 11, 2009, to July 1, 2014, on the cable channel MTV. It followed the stories of pregnant teenage girls in high school dealing with the hardships of teenage pregnanc ...
'' (2009–2014; since 2020)
*''
Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D and Vinny'' (since 2019)
*''
Teen Mom: Family Reunion'' (since 2022)
*''Teen Mom: Girls' Night In'' (since 2022)
*''Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship!'' (since 2022)
*''
Buckhead Shore
''Buckhead Shore'' is an American reality television series, which premiered on MTV on June 23, 2022. Like its predecessors, the reality show documents nine young adults who live together for the summer.
Cast
* Adamo Giraldo
* Bethania Locke
...
'' (since 2022)
*''Teen Mom: The Next Chapter'' (since 2022)
Celebrity shows
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MTV Cribs
''MTV Cribs'' (also known as ''Cribs'') is an American documentary television show that originated on MTV and features tours of the private homes of celebrities. It originally aired from 2000 to 2010. In 2017, MTV produced short-form episodes o ...
'' (since 2021; previously aired 2000–2013)
Competitive shows
*''
The Challenge'' (since 1998)
*''
Becoming A Popstar
''Becoming A Popstar'' is an American music competition television series produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and Velocity, it premiered on MTV on March 24, 2022. Joe Jonas, Becky G, and Sean Bankhead serves as judges for the series.
The ...
'' (since 2022)
*''Love at First Lie'' (since 2022)
Variety shows
*''
Ridiculousness'' (since 2011)
*''
Deliciousness'' (since 2020)
*''
Messyness
''Messyness'' is an American comedy clip show that premiered on MTV on August 23, 2021. It is hosted by Nicole Polizzi and co-hosted by actress Tori Spelling, Olympian Adam Rippon
Adam Richard Rippon (born November 11, 1989) is an American ...
'' (since 2021)
Programming from international MTV affiliates
*''Catfish UK: The TV Show'' (since 2022)
Upcoming programming
*''Dating at Sea''
*''Jersey Shore 2.0''
*''Power Game''
*''
RuPaul's Drag Race'' (January 6, 2023, moved from
VH1
VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network based in New York City and owned by Paramount Global. It was created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Commun ...
)
*''
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked'' (January 6, 2023, moved from VH1)
*''The Hills: Next Gen''
Former programming
Music shows
*''MTV Saturday Night Concert'' (1981–1987)
*''
I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge'' (1983–1987)
*''MTV Top 20 Video Countdown'' (1984–1998)
*''
Heavy Metal Mania
''Headbangers Ball'' is a music television program that consisted of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV and its global affiliates. The show began on MTV on April 18, 1987, playing heavy metal music videos from both well-known and more obs ...
'' (1985–1987)
*''
120 Minutes
''120 Minutes'' is a television program in the United States dedicated to the alternative music genre, that originally aired on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then aired on MTV's associate channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003.
After its cancellation, MTV ...
'' (1986–2000, moved to
MTV2
MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
)
*''
Dial MTV
''Dial MTV'' was a daily, music promo/video countdown on MTV, as determined by viewers calling a 1-800 telephone number."Dial MTV" 1992.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306311/ It premiered February 17, 1986 and ran until June 1991. Much like ''To ...
'' (1986–1991)
*''Closet Classics Capsule'' (1987–1988)
*''
Headbangers Ball
''Headbangers Ball'' is a music television program that consisted of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV and its global affiliates. The show began on MTV on April 18, 1987, playing heavy metal music videos from both well-known and more obs ...
'' (1987–1995)
*''
Club MTV
''Club MTV'' is a half hour television show modeled after ''American Bandstand'' that aired on MTV from August 31, 1987, to June 26, 1992. ''Club MTV'' was part of MTV's second generation of programming, as the channel was phasing out its origi ...
'' (1987–1992)
*''
Yo! MTV Raps'' (1988–1995)
*''Post-Modern MTV'' (1988–1992)
*''Deja Video'' (1989)
*''Classic MTV'' (1989, 1992–93)
*''Yo! MTV Raps Today'' (1989–1992)
*''Hard 30: MTV's Headbangers Half Hour'' (1989)
*''
Just Say Julie
''Just Say Julie'' is an American comedy/music video show created by and starring comedian and singer Julie Brown. The series aired from 1989 to 1992 on MTV in the United States, where it aired on Friday nights during its run.
Series background
T ...
'' (1989–1992)
*''Awake on the Wild Side'' (1990–1992)
*''Martha's Greatest Hits'' (1990)
*''MTV Prime'' (1990–91)
*''Master Mix'' (1990)
*''Street Party'' (1990–1992)
*''Earth to MTV'' (1990–1992)
*''MTV's All Request'' (1990–91)
*''Beach MTV'' (1990–97)
*''The Hot Seat'' (1990–91)
*''Top 10 at 10'' (1990–91)
*''Bootleg MTV'' (1991)
*''Power Pack'' (1991)
*''MTV's Most Wanted'' (1991–1996)
*''Fade to Black'' (1991–92)
*''Buzzcut'' (1992)
*''Countdown to the Ball'' (1992–93)
*''Hangin' with MTV'' (1992)
*''Flashback'' (1992)
*''Weekend Blast-Off'' (1992–93)
*''MTV's Rude Awakening'' (1992–1997)
*''Stopless Hits'' (1992–93)
*''
Alternative Nation'' (1992–1997)
*''MTV Jams'' (1992–2000)
*''
The Grind'' (1992–1997)
*''MTV Rocks'' (1992–93)
*''MTV Blocks'' (1992–1995)
*''MTV Prime Time'' (1992–1997)
*''MTV Dreamtime'' (1992–1997)
*''Rock Videos That Don't Suck'' (1993–94)
*''Daily Dose'' (1994)
*''Superock'' (1995–96)
*''Best of the 90s'' (1995–96)
*''Yo!'' (1996–1999)
*''M2 on MTV'' (1996–1998)
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*''Popular Videos People Prefer'' (1997)
*''After Hours'' (1997–2007)
*''Adult Videos'' (1997)
*''Pinfield Suite'' (1997)
*''Authentic Reproduction'' (1997)
*''Dawn Patrol'' (1997–2000)
*''MTV Probe'' (1997)
*''Countdown to the 10 Spot'' (1997)
*''Mattrock'' (1997–98)
*''
12 Angry Viewers
''12 Angry Viewers'' is a daily half-hour television show in the United States on MTV. In it, a public jury judged music videos. It ran from 1997 to 1998. The title is a play of title of the movies ''12 Angry Men'' and the 1997 TV remake, which ai ...
'' (1997–98)
*''Indie Outing'' (1997–98)
*''Live From the 10 Spot'' (1997–98)
*''
MTV Live'' (1997–1998)
*''All-Time Top 10 Videos'' (1997–98)
*''Artist Cut'' (1998–99)
*''
Say What?
''Say What?'' is a music video series that aired on American MTV in 1998. It was created at a time when MTV was being heavily criticized for not playing as many music videos as it had in the past. In an attempt to remedy this problem, five shows ...
'' (1998–99)
*''The Daily Burn'' (1998)
*''
Total Request
''Total Request'' was a music video request show on MTV in the United States.
Background
The show debuted in April 1998 as part of a renewed effort by MTV to increase the amount of music programming aired on the network. The show originally debu ...
'' (1998)
*''Pinfield Presents'' (1998)
*''Lunch with Jesse'' (1998)
*''Eye Spy Video'' (1998–99)
*''
Total Request Live
''Total Request Live'' (known commonly as ''TRL'') was an American television program broadcast on MTV that premiered on September 14, 1998. TRL featured popular music videos played during its countdown, and was also used as a promotion tool by ...
'' (1998–2008; 2017–2018)
*''MTV Rocks Off'' (1998–99)
*''Revue'' (1998–99)
*''Pleasure Chest'' (1998–99)
*''Video Cliches'' (1999)
*''Spankin' New Music'' (1999–2000)
*''Hot Zone'' (1999–2001)
*''Global Groove'' (1999)
*''Beat Suite'' (1999–2000)
*''
Making the Video'' (1999–2009)
*''TRL Wannabes'' (1999–2000)
*''The Return of the Rock'' (1999–2001)
*''
Direct Effect
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'' (2000–2006)
*''MTV Video Wake-Up'' (2000–2008)
*''MTV's Rock, D'' (2000)
*''Carmen's Hypermix'' (2001)
*''Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'' (2001–02)
*''Señor Moby's House of Music'' (2002)
*''MTV Soul'' (2002)
*''Prime Time Players'' (2002–2004)
*''All Things Rock Countdown'' (2002–2005)
*''Beat Seekers'' (2002)
*''Album Launch'' (2002–03)
*''MTV Hits'' (2002–2006)
*''Advance Warning'' (2003–2005)
*''Video Clash'' (2003–2005)
*''Hard Rock Live'' (2003–2005)
*''Weekend Dime'' (2005)
*''A.D.D. Videos'' (2006)
*''The Big Ten'' (2006–2008)
*''
Sucker Free'' (2006–2008)
*''
MTV Live'' (2007)
*''45th at Night'' (2007)
*''
FNMTV'' (2008–09)
*''
FNMTV Premieres'' (2008–09)
*''
AMTV
''AMTV'' (formerly known as ''Music Feed'', sometimes known as ''AMTV's Music Feed'') is a television program on MTV in the United States, first aired unofficially as a sneak preview on March 26, 2009, and launched officially on March 30, 2009. It ...
'' (2009–2017)
*''
MTV First'' (2011–2014)
*''Hip Hop POV'' (2012)
*''Wonderland'' (2016)
*''TRL Top 10'' (2019)
News and documentary shows
*''Profiles in Rock'' (1982)
*''Fast Forward'' (1983)
*''The Week in Rock'' (1987–1997)
*''Now Hear This'' (1988–89)
*''The Big Picture'' (1988–1993)
*''
House of Style
''House of Style'' is an MTV show that premiered in May 1989, focusing on America's growing fascination with the "supermodel" craze. The show focused on fashion, lives of models, the modeling industry, and topics such as eating disorders.
Ove ...
'' (1989–2000)
*''Rockumentary'' (1989–1997)
*''MTV News at Night'' (1989–90)
*''Buzz'' (1990)
*''Famous Last Words with Kurt Loder'' (1990–91)
*''Sex in the '80s'' (1990)
*''This is Horror'' (1990)
*''The Day in Rock'' (1991–92)
*''
Like We Care
''Like We Care'' is an MTV news program in the early 1990s, debuting in Spring 1992, that was geared towards high school students.
Through research using focus groups MTV found that a narrator reading the news turned the youngsters off, so the pro ...
'' (1991–92)
*''
MTV Sports
''MTV Sports'' is a show that ran on MTV from 1992 to 1997. Dan Cortese hosted the reality sports show featuring radical sports from around the country. It was later hosted by athlete/model Gabrielle Reece from 1993 to 1995.
Episode list
List ...
'' (1992–97)
*''Sex in the '90s'' (1992–1994)
*''MTV News Raw'' (1994–1997)
*''
UNfiltered'' (1995)
*''MTV Mega-Dose'' (1995–1997)
*''alt.film at MTV'' (1996–1998)
*''BIOrhythm'' (1998–2000)
*''MTV News 1515'' (1998–2000)
*''Ultrasound'' (1998–2002)
*''Rockumentary Remix'' (1998)
*''MTV News Link'' (1999–2000)
*''
Diary'' (2000–2014)
*''MTV News Now'' (2000–2005)
*''Sex 2K'' (2001–2004)
*''
ET on MTV
''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American Broadcast syndication, first-run syndicated news broadcasting news magazine, newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Para ...
'' (2002–2007)
*''Movie House'' (2002–2004)
*''The Assignment with Iann Robinson'' (2002–03)
*''Big Urban Myth Show'' (2002–2004)
*''Making the Game'' (2002–2005)
*''All Eyes On'' (2003–2008)
*''Never Before Scene'' (2004–05)
*''My Block'' (2005–2007)
*''
Trippin'
''Trippin'' is a 2005 MTV environmental documentary television series hosted by Cameron Diaz. It also features many other celebrities, including Drew Barrymore, Redman, Jessica Alba, Eva Mendes, Mark Hoppus and Justin Timberlake
Justin Ra ...
'' (2005)
*''Detox'' (2009)
*''
How's Your News?
''How's Your News?'' is an American television series and also a feature film. It aired Sundays on MTV in the United States, and the feature film based on the same concept was released in 2003. It stars a group of reporters with developmental ...
'' (2009)
*''10 on Top'' (2010–2013)
* ''
This Is How I Made It
''This Is How I Made It'' is an American reality- documentary television series on MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the ...
'' (2012–2013)
*''My Life on MTV'' (2021)
Reality shows
* ''
The Real World
Real World or The Real World may also refer to:
* Real life, a phrase to distinguish between the real world and fictional, virtual or idealized worlds
Television
* ''The Real World'' (TV series), 1992–2017
* "The Real World" (''Stargate Atla ...
'' (1992–2017, moved to
Facebook Watch
Facebook Watch is a video on demand service operated by American company Meta Platforms (previously named Facebook, Inc.). The company announced the service in August 2017 and was available to all U.S. users that month. Facebook Watch's original ...
)
* ''
True Life'' (1998–2017)
* ''
FANatic'' (1998–2000)
* ''The Road Home'' (2000–2002)
* ''
Fear
Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear ...
'' (2000–2002)
* ''
WWF/E Sunday Night Heat'' (2000–2003, moved to
Spike TV
Paramount Network is an American basic cable television channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Media Networks. The network's headquarters are located at the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Los Angeles.
The channel was o ...
)
* ''
WWE Tough Enough'' (2001–2003)
* ''
Becoming'' (2001)
* ''Jammed'' (2001)
* ''
Dismissed'' (2002–03)
* ''Flipped'' (2001–02)
* ''Vice'' (2002)
* ''FM Nation'' (2002–03)
* ''
Making the Band'' (2002–2009)
* ''
Sorority Life
''Sorority Life'' was a reality television show on MTV that aired from June 24, 2002, to November 19, 2003. The show consisted of girls pledging to become part of a sorority.
Production
The first season occurred at University of California, Dav ...
'' (2002–03)
* ''Suspect: True Crime Stories'' (2002)
* ''
Made
Made or MADE may refer to:
Entertainment Film
* ''Made'' (1972 film), United Kingdom
* ''Made'' (2001 film), United States Music
* ''Made'' (Big Bang album), 2016
* ''Made'' (Hawk Nelson album), 2013
* ''Made'' (Scarface album), 2007
*'' M.A.D.E. ...
'' (2003–2014)
* ''Made Presents: Camp Jim'' (2003)
* ''Morning After'' (2003)
* ''
Surf Girls'' (2003)
* ''Burned'' (2003)
* ''
Fraternity Life
''Fraternity Life'' is a reality television show that aired on MTV from February 26, 2003 to November 19, 2003. The show consisted of college boys pledging to become part of a fraternity. The show was a spin-off of '' Sorority Life''.
First se ...
'' (2003)
* ''One Bad Trip'' (2003)
* ''
Punk'd
''Punk'd'' is an American hidden camera–practical joke reality television series that first aired on MTV in 2003. It was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, with Kutcher serving as producer and host. It bears a resemblance to both the ...
'' (2003–2007, 2012)
* ''
Rich Girls'' (2003)
* ''
Room Raiders
''Room Raiders'' was a dating/reality series on MTV.
Premise
On the show, three men or women have their rooms inspected, or "raided" by another single man or woman. The raider does not meet or see any of the three singles (any personal photograp ...
'' (2003–2009)
* ''TRL Presents MTV's Duets'' (2003)
* ''
Viva La Bam'' (2003–2005)
* ''Wade Robson Project'' (2003)
* ''
Wildboyz
''Wildboyz'' is an American television series. It is a spin-off and follow-up to '' Jackass''. ''Wildboyz'' debuted in 2003 on MTV, and moved to MTV2 in its third season. The show starred Steve-O and Chris Pontius, who perform stunts and acts ...
'' (2003–04, moved to
MTV2
MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
)
* ''
High School Stories
''High School Stories: Scandals, Pranks, and Controversies'' is an original program that aired on the MTV network from 2004 to 2010, that featured stories of pranks, scandals, and controversies kids took part in when they were in high school. MTV ...
'' (2004–2006)
* ''
Pimp My Ride'' (2004–2007)
* ''
I Want A Famous Face
''I Want a Famous Face'' is a reality television program on MTV, produced by Pink Sneakers Productions.
The show features young adults who undergo plastic surgery with the goal of looking more like a famous person. Celebrities that participant ...
'' (2004–05)
* ''
Battle for Ozzfest'' (2004–05)
* ''Faking the Video'' (2004)
* ''
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' (2004–2006)
* ''
Homewrecker
A homewrecker (sometimes styled as home wrecker or home-wrecker) is a person, object or activity that causes or comes close to causing the breakup of a marriage (or similar partnership). The homewrecker is said to have taken one of the spouses ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Miss Seventeen
''Miss Seventeen'' is a reality television show on MTV that aired from October 17, 2005 to December 19, 2005. The show consisted of 17 young women competing for an internship at and a college scholarship. Atoosa Rubenstein was the main judge, ...
'' (2005)
* ''
My Super Sweet 16'' (2005–2017)
* ''
PoweR Girls
''PoweR Girls'' was a 2005 MTV reality TV series about press maven Lizzie Grubman mentoring a team of young hopeful publicists as they work their way in the world of celebrities, glamour and public relations to ultimately earn a permanent spot on G ...
'' (2005)
* ''The Reality Show'' (2005)
* ''Score'' (2005)
* ''Trailer Fabulous'' (2005)
* ''
Trick It Out
''Trick It Out: MTV's Tuner Challenge'' is an MTV reality television show focusing on automobile modification. The show airs primarily on MTV2 and is hosted by award-winning car tuner, RJ de Vera, and narrated by MTV news personality, Sway Call ...
'' (2005)
* ''The Trip'' (2005)
* ''
8th & Ocean'' (2006)
* ''
Call to Greatness'' (2006)
* ''Fast Inc.'' (2006)
* ''
My Own'' (2006)
* ''
The Hills'' (2006–2010)
* ''The Shop'' (2006)
* ''Tiara Girls'' (2006)
* ''
Twentyfourseven
''Twentyfourseven'' is a documentary-style reality show on MTV that documented the lives of seven male friends seeking fame and fortune in Hollywood. The show was described as a "real" version of ''Entourage'', in the same manner that ''Laguna B ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Two-A-Days
''Two-A-Days'' is an MTV reality show that chronicled the lives of teens at Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama, a suburb of nearby Birmingham. It focused on the members of the school's highly rated Hoover Buccaneers football team during the se ...
'' (2006–07)
* ''Why Can't I Be You?'' (2006)
* ''
Band in a Bubble
''Band in a Bubble'' is a TV show that consisted of round-the-clock live broadcasting, during which a band spent an extended period of time inside a "bubble," writing and recording an album. The ''Band in a Bubble'' concept was created by Pau ...
'' (2007)
* ''Barrio 19'' (2007)
* ''
DanceLife'' (2007)
* ''
Engaged and Underage
''Engaged & Underage'' is an American reality television series that airred on MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the fla ...
'' (2007–08)
* ''
I'm From Rolling Stone
''I'm from Rolling Stone'' is a MTV reality television show directed by Norman Green. It began airing in January 2007 and was planned for ten episodes.
Six aspiring music journalists were given the summer internships in hopes of getting a contri ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Juvies
''Juvies'' is an MTV ( Calamari Productions), and later MSNBC television show following minors in the Lake County, Indiana Juvenile Justice Complex. The series' first and only season debuted on MTV in February 2007, and has re-aired regularly ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Living Lahaina
''Living Lahaina'' is an American reality television series on MTV. The series, filmed over a three-month period on location in Lahaina (on the island of Maui, Hawaii), focused on a group of twenty-something surf instructors and their father-figu ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Maui Fever
''Maui Fever'' is an American reality television series on MTV. The series debuted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at 10:30PM on MTV. The series reveals the daily lives of several young friends living in the Kaanapali area on the island of Maui.
...
'' (2007)
* ''
Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County'' (2007–08)
* ''Once Upon a Prom'' (2007)
* ''
Pageant Place
''Pageant Place'' is an American reality show that follows Miss Universe Organization pageant winners Miss Universe Riyo Mori, Miss USA Rachel Smith and Miss Teen USA 2006 Katie Blair, (who was later replaced by her successor Miss Teen USA 2007 ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas'' (2007)
* ''
Room 401
''Room 401'' is a hidden camera/reality television series on MTV, executive produced by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg. It is named after the room Harry Houdini died in at Detroit's Grace Hospital in 1926. The show also used some of his famous ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Scarred'' (2007)
* ''
The X Effect
MTV is an American cable television channel which was the first television channel dedicated to music, music industry and Music history, history in the United States upon its founding in 1981. MTV Networks has since produced various original te ...
'' (2007–2009)
* ''
Wrestling Society X'' (2007)
* ''
Busted'' (2008)
* ''
Buzzin''' (2008)
* ''
Exiled
''Exiled'' () is a 2006 Hong Kong action drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Nick Cheung, Josie Ho, Roy Cheung and Lam Suet, with special appearances by Richie Jen and Simon Yam. The action ta ...
'' (2008)
* ''Sex with Mom and Dad'' (2008–09)
* ''
The City'' (2008–2010)
* ''
The Paper
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'' (2008)
* ''
The Phone'' (2009)
* ''
College Life
''College Life'' is a reality television program on MTV created by David Wexler about the day-to-day lives of eight University of Wisconsin-Madison freshmen, filmed on the campus of the University but without the cooperation thereof (a disclaime ...
'' (2009)
* ''
Gone Too Far'' (2009)
* ''House of Jazmin'' (2009)
* ''Is She Really Going Out with Him?'' (2009)
* ''
Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore (known by locals simply as the Shore) is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the term encompasses about of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May Po ...
'' (2009–2012)
* ''
Making His Band'' (2009)
* ''Styl'd'' (2009–2010)
* ''
Teen Mom OG'' (2009–2012, 2015–2021)
* ''
Taking the Stage
''Taking the Stage'' is a musical reality show set at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is produced by Nick Lachey
Nicholas Scott Lachey ( ; born November 9, 1973) is an American singer, actor, television per ...
'' (2009–10)
* ''
Downtown Girls
''Downtown Girls'' is an MTV reality show about five girls living in New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United Stat ...
'' (2010)
* ''Hired'' (2010)
* ''
I Used to Be Fat
''I Used to Be Fat'' is an MTV reality series about overweight teens striving to achieve weight loss through means of diet and exercise. Each episode follows one teenager who is paired with a motivational personal trainer
A personal traine ...
'' (2010-2014)
* ''
If You Really Knew Me
''If You Really Knew Me'' is an American reality television series which aired on MTV that focuses on youth subculture and different cliques
A clique ( AusE, CanE, or ), in the social sciences, is a group of individuals who interact with one ...
'' (2010)
* ''Megadrive'' (2010)
* ''
My Life as Liz'' (2010-11)
* ''
The Buried Life
''The Buried Life'' is a reality documentary series on MTV. The series features Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn, Ben Nemtin, and Dave Lingwood attempting to complete a list of "100 things to do before you die." The pilot episode aired on January 18, ...
'' (2010)
* ''
The Dudesons in America'' (2010, moved to MTV2)
* ''The Vice Guide to Everything'' (2010)
* ''
World of Jenks'' (2010–2013)
* ''
When I Was 17
''When I Was 17'' is a MTV television show. It featured celebrities of today and looked back on "when they were 17" with pictures as well as interviews with family and friends. Celebrities on the show include Kelly Rowland, Queen Latifah, Donald ...
'' (2010–11)
* ''Chelsea Settles'' (2011)
* ''Cuff'd'' (2011)
* ''Extreme Cribs'' (2011)
* ''
Friendzone
In popular culture, the friend zone (or friendzone) is a relational concept, describing a situation in which one person in a mutual friendship wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship with the other person, while the other doe ...
'' (2011–2013)
* ''Son of a Gun'' (2011)
* ''
Teen Mom 2'' (2011–2022)
* ''
The Electric Barbarellas'' (2011)
* ''
Caged
In music, a barre chord (also spelled bar chord) is a type of chord on a guitar or other stringed instrument played by using one finger to press down multiple strings across a single fret of the fingerboard (like a bar pressing down the strin ...
'' (2012)
* ''
Snooki & JWoww'' (2012–2015)
* ''WakeBrothers'' (2012)
* ''
Big Tips Texas
''Big Tips Texas'' is an American documentary-style series that premiered October 9, 2013, on MTV. Over 14 episodes, it follows two groups of four old and six new employees at Redneck Heaven, a breastaurant in Lewisville, Texas.
Concept
The sho ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Buckwild'' (2013)
* ''Girl, Get Your Mind Right!'' (2013)
* ''
Scrubbing In'' (2013)
* ''
Teen Mom 3'' (2013)
* ''
The Alectrix'' (2013)
* ''
Washington Heights'' (2013)
*'' Young & Married'' (2013)
* ''The Ex and The Why'' (2014)
* ''
Virgin Territory'' (2014)
* ''Epic Win'' (2015)
* ''
Follow the Rules
''Follow the Rules'' is an American reality television series starring hip-hop artist Ja Rule
Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule (), is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in New ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Todrick'' (2015)
* ''
Floribama Shore'' (2017–2021)
* ''
Promposal'' (2017)
* ''
How Far Is Tattoo Far?
''How Far Is Tattoo Far?'' is an American reality television series hosted by Nicole Polizzi (Justina Valentine was added on as a host during the second season for Polizzi's maternity leave) and Nico Tortorella that premiered October 11, 2018 on ...
'' (2018–19)
* ''
Pretty Little Mamas
''Teen Mom: Young Moms Club'' is an American reality television series on MTV. It premiered on August 30, 2018 as ''Pretty Little Mamas'' before being pulled and retooled under the ''Teen Mom
''Teen Mom'' (renamed ''Teen Mom OG'' starting wit ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Too Stupid to Die
''Too Stupid to Die'' is an American reality television Stunt#Stunt-based television shows, stunt series similar to ''Jackass (franchise), Jackass''. It premiered on MTV on August 21, 2018, and concluded its run on December 7 of the same year.
Ca ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Winter Break: Hunter Mountain'' (2018, moved to
MTV2
MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
)
* ''
Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club'' (2019)
* ''
Made in Staten Island
''Made in Staten Island'' is a short-lived American reality television series that premiered on MTV on January 14, 2019 in the United States. The show followed eight young adults living in Staten Island, trying to avoid the influence of local or ...
'' (2019)
* ''
Game of Clones
''Game of Clones'' is an American reality television dating game show
Dating game shows are game shows that incorporates a variety of matchmaking systems and services in the form of a game with clear rules. Human matchmaking is involved only in ...
'' (2019)
* ''
Ghosted: Love Gone Missing'' (2019–2021)
* ''
The Hills: New Beginnings'' (2019–2021)
* ''
16 & Recovering'' (2020)
* ''
The Busch Family Brewed
''The Busch Family Brewed'' is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on March 5, 2020. The series chronicles the lives of Billy Busch, great-grandson of Adolphus Busch
Adolphus Busch (10 July 1839 – 10 October 1913) wa ...
'' (2020)
* ''
Families of the Mafia
''Families of the Mafia'' is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on April 9, 2020 in the United States. The show is a retooling of the short lived '' Made in Staten Island''. Its predecessor focused on the lives of seven ...
'' (2020–2021)
* ''
Revenge Prank
''Revenge Prank'' is an American reality television series hosted by Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino, featuring prank
A practical joke, or prank, is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassmen ...
'' (2020–2021)
* ''
True Life Crime
''True Life Crime'' is an American true crime documentary television series that premiered on MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it s ...
'' (2020–2021)
* ''
True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories'' (2020)
Celebrity shows
* ''
The Osbournes'' (2002–2005)
* ''
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica'' (2003–2005)
* ''
The Ashlee Simpson Show
''The Ashlee Simpson Show'' is a television reality show about the life of Ashlee Simpson. The first season, taped from late 2003 to mid-2004, focused on the beginnings of her career as a singer and the recording of her debut album, ''Autobiograph ...
'' (2004–05)
* ''
'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave'' (2004)
* ''
Meet the Barkers
''Meet the Barkers'' is a reality television series which aired on MTV. The series followed the everyday life of married couple, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler, as well as Moakler and Barker's two children, Alabama Luella Barke ...
'' (2005–06)
* ''Movie Life: House of Wax'' (2005)
* ''
Run's House'' (2005–2009)
* ''
Cheyenne
The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Rob & Big'' (2006–2008)
* ''
There & Back'' (2006)
* ''
Adventures in Hollyhood
''Adventures in Hollyhood'' is a reality TV show about the rap group Three 6 Mafia and its members Juicy J and DJ Paul. The show primarily takes place at a Hollywood Hills home that the pair resides in along with Hypnotize Minds artist Project Pa ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Bam's Unholy Union
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality s ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Hilary Duff: This Is Now'' (2007)
* ''
Life of Ryan
Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy t ...
'' (2007–2009)
* ''
Taquita + Kaui
''Taquita & Kaui'' is an American reality television series on MTV and MTV Canada. The series premiered on April 2, 2007. The series follows Taquita Thorns and Kaui Beamer, former contestants on ''Making the Band 3'', as they work on jump start ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Daddy's Girls'' (2009)
* ''
Nitro Circus'' (2009)
* ''
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory'' (2009-2015)
* ''
T.I.'s Road to Redemption'' (2009)
* ''
The Pauly D Project
''The Pauly D Project'' is an American reality television series that aired on MTV. The series debuted on March 29, 2012 and concluded on June 14, 2012.
Production history
On April 7, 2011, MTV announced it had picked up two '' Jersey Shore'' ...
'' (2012)
* ''
Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life'' (2013)
Competitive shows
* ''
Remote Control
In electronics, a remote control (also known as a remote or clicker) is an electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly. In consumer electronics, a remote control can be used to operate devices such as ...
'' (1987–1990)
* ''
Turn It Up!
''Turn It Up!'' is a musical game show that aired on MTV from June 30 to December 7, 1990. It was the second game show to be produced and broadcast on the network, produced by Albie Hecht, Alan Goodman, and Fred Seibert, of Chauncey Street Produc ...
'' (1990)
* ''
Lip Service
Lip service may refer to:
Idiom
* Lip service, an idiom for insincere talk
Film
* ''Lip Service'' (1988 film), an American comedy TV film
Television
* ''Lip Service'' (TV series), a 2010 dramatic series broadcast on BBC Three
* ''Lip Serv ...
'' (1992–1995)
* ''Sandblast'' (1994–1996)
* ''
Trashed'' (1994)
* ''
Road Rules'' (1995–2004, 2007)
* ''
Singled Out
''Singled Out'' is an American dating game show created by Burt Wheeler & Sharon Sussman which originally ran on MTV from 1995 to 1998. Each episode featured a group of 50 singles competing for a date with one main contestant.
The original hosts ...
'' (1995–1998)
* ''
Idiot Savants'' (1996–97)
* ''
The Blame Game'' (1998–2000)
* ''
The Cut'' (1998)
* ''
Say What? Karaoke
''Say What? Karaoke'' (also known as ''SWK'', and later ''SWK 2.0'') was a karaoke game show that aired on the American cable television network MTV. The game show is a spinoff of the former MTV show ''Say What?''.
Synopsis
The basics of the sho ...
'' (1998–2003)
* ''
webRIOT
''webRIOT'' is a game show that debuted on MTV on November 29, 1999. It was hosted by Ahmet Zappa and Masasa
Masasa Moyo is a Canadian television, film and voice actress.
Filmography Film
* '' Kingdom Come'' (2001) - Delightful Slocumb
* ''Nos ...
'' (1999–2000)
* ''Sisqo's Shakedown'' (2000)
* ''
Dismissed'' (2001)
* ''Sink or Swim'' (2001)
* ''Who Knows the Band?'' (2001–02)
* ''
I Bet You Will
''I Bet You Will'' is an Internet webcast, and later a show on MTV that paid people to do outrageous things for money. In 2008, reruns of the program began to air on Spike. It was created by Morgan Spurlock. The show was hosted by Spurlock, mu ...
'' (2002)
* ''Kidnapped'' (2002)
* ''Taildaters'' (2002–03)
* ''
Boiling Points'' (2003–2008)
* ''MC Battle'' (2003–04)
* ''Who's Got Game?'' (2003)
* ''MTV's Prom Date'' (2004)
* ''
The Assistant'' (2004)
* ''
Date My Mom'' (2004–2006)
* ''
Wanna Come In?
''Wanna Come In?'' is an MTV reality television show. It is a modern reality twist on Edmond Rostand's legendary 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac (play), Cyrano de Bergerac''. In the show, a two-man team that consists of a "stud" and a "dud" compet ...
'' (2004–05)
* ''
Your Face or Mine?
''Your Face or Mine?'' is a British comedy game show that originally aired on E4 from September 2002 to May 2003, hosted by Jimmy Carr and June Sarpong. Comedy Central revived the show in 2017 with Carr and Katherine Ryan as co-hosts. The reviv ...
'' (2004)
* ''
You've Got a Friend
"You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by American singer, songwriter, and musician Carole King. It was first recorded by King and included on her second studio album, ''Tapestry'' (1971). Another well-known version is by James Taylor fr ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Damage Control
In navies and the maritime industry, damage control is the emergency control of situations that may cause the sinking of a watercraft.
Examples are:
* rupture of a pipe or hull especially below the waterline and
* damage from grounding (runn ...
'' (2005–06)
* ''
MTV's The 70s House'' (2005)
* ''
Next
Next may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare
* ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage
* '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film
Lit ...
'' (2005–2008)
* ''
Parental Control'' (2005–2010)
* ''
Exposed
Expose, exposé, or exposed may refer to:
News sources
* Exposé (journalism), a form of investigative journalism
* ''The Exposé'', a British conspiracist website
Film and TV Film
* ''Exposé'' (film), a 1976 thriller film
* ''Exposed'' (1932 ...
'' (2006–2008)
* ''
Yo Momma
''Yo Momma'' is an American television show based upon insulting one's mother. Creators, executive producers and hosts are Wilmer Valderrama, along with Sam Sarpong (Seasons 1 and 2), Jason Everhart and Destiny Lightsy. The show was produced ...
'' (2006–2008)
* ''
Little Talent Show
''Little Talent Show'' is an MTV program that aired weekdays in the fall 2006 season.
Each episode, 7 contestants who felt they were a triple threat when it comes to singing, acting and dancing, competed against each other until 2 were chosen to ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Celebrity Rap Superstar
''Celebrity Rap Superstar'' is an American reality show which premiered on MTV on August 30, 2007. The series was hosted by Kevin Hart and Liz Hernandez.
Overview
The series features eight rappers teaching eight celebrities to be able to perform ...
'' (2007)
* ''Making Menudo'' (2007)
* ''
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
''A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila'' is an American reality television dating game show similar to the TV show '' The Bachelor''. It premiered on October 9, 2007 on MTV starring Tila Tequila. The series consists of a bisexual-themed reality dati ...
'' (2007)
* ''
A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila'' (2008)
* ''
From G's to Gents
''From G's to Gents'' is an American reality television series aired on MTV, which features misdirected young men willing to change their lives and become gentlemen. The show is hosted by Fonzworth Bentley
Derek Watkins (born February 13 ...
'' (2008–09)
* ''
50 Cent: The Money and the Power'' (2008)
* ''
America's Best Dance Crew
''America's Best Dance Crew'', often abbreviated as ''ABDC'', was an American competitive dance reality television series that features both national and international dance crews. The show was produced by singer, record producer, and former ''Am ...
'' (2008–2012)
* ''
Bromance
A bromance is a very close and non-sexual relationship between two or more men. It is an exceptionally tight, affectional, homosocial male bonding relationship exceeding that of usual friendship, and is distinguished from normal friendship by ...
'' (2008–2009)
* ''
A Double Shot at Love'' (2008–09)
* ''
Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods'' (2008)
* ''
MTV's Top Pop Group
''MTV's Top Pop Group'' is a competitive reality television show consisting of nine pop groups looking to be the next Top pop group. The show aired on MTV and was hosted by Mario Lopez. The judges were Brian Friedman (former choreographer and ju ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Paris Hilton's My New BFF
''Paris Hilton's My New BFF'' (also known simply as ''My New BFF'' and other alternate titles) is an American competitive reality television series in which Paris Hilton searches for her new BFF ("best friend forever"). It was created by Michael ...
'' (2008–2010)
* ''
Rock the Cradle
''Rock the Cradle'' is an MTV reality show in which the offspring of R&B, pop, and rock stars from the 1980s and 1990s vie in a six-week singing competition. The show debuted on April 3, 2008, and ended on May 8 of the same year.
Personnel
...
'' (2008)
* ''
That's Amore!'' (2008)
* ''
Bully Beatdown'' (2009–10)
* ''
Disaster Date
''Disaster Date'' is an American hidden camera TV-show on MTV in which actors go on a blind date with a person. The series premiered on September 28, 2009, ended on July 18, 2011 and was filmed in Los Angeles, California.
Premise
Each episode usu ...
'' (2009-2011)
* ''
The Girls of Hedsor Hall
The Girls of Hedsor Hall is an MTV reality TV series similar to ''Ladette to Lady'' and VH1's '' Charm School''. The series takes 12 out of control American girls to Hedsor House, a filming, wedding, conference and events venue in the United King ...
'' (2009)
* ''
P. Diddy's Starmaker
''P. Diddy's Starmaker'' is an American reality television singing competition show that aired for one season on MTV in 2009. Kimberly Caldwell was the host, with P. Diddy, Rodney Jerkins, Tamara Conniff and Laurie Ann Gibson as the judges.
Perf ...
'' (2009)
* ''
Silent Library'' (2009–2011)
* ''Moving In'' (2010)
* ''
Ultimate Parkour Challenge
''Ultimate Parkour Challenge'' is a mini-series that premiered on October 22, 2009 on MTV featuring the six of the top parkour and freerunning competitors from around the world expressing their styles against each other in a series of themed ch ...
'' (2010)
* ''The Substitute'' (2011)
* ''Money from Strangers'' (2012–2013)
* ''
Totally Clueless
''Totally Clueless'' is an American hidden camera game show on MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property ...
'' (2012)
* ''
Are You the One?
''Are You the One?'' (often abbreviated as ''AYTO?'') is an American reality television series on MTV, in which young singles try to find love. A group of men and women are secretly paired into couples by producers, via a matchmaking algorithm. ...
'' (2014–2019)
* ''House of Food'' (2014)
* ''Snack-Off'' (2014)
* ''The Almost Impossible Game Show'' (2016)
* ''
90's House
''90's House'' is an American reality television series broadcast on MTV before being moved to MTV2 due to low ratings. The show aired for eight episodes from September 26 to November 17, 2017. The show featured 12 "millennial" housemates liv ...
'' (2017)
* ''
The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'' (2017–18)
* ''
Fear Factor
''Fear Factor'' is an American stunt/ dare game show that first aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006 and was initially hosted by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The show was adapted by Endemol USA from the original Dutch series titled ''Now or ...
'' (2017–18)
* ''
Stranded with a Million Dollars
''Stranded with a Million Dollars'' is a survival reality series that premiered on MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the ...
'' (2017)
* ''Sounds Like a Game Show'' (2021)
Talk shows
*''
Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes
''Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes'' is an American talk show hosted by artist Andy Warhol, that aired on MTV from 1985 to 1987. One of the network's earliest series, it featured interviews with up-and-coming musicians such as Courtney Love. Other suc ...
'' (1985–1987)
*''Mouth to Mouth'' (1988)
*''MTV's Big ---- Show'' (1989)
*''Rockline on MTV'' (1991–92)
*''
The Jon Stewart Show
''The Jon Stewart Show'' is a late night talk show that was hosted by comedian Jon Stewart. The program premiered on MTV in 1993 as a 30-minute daily offering and became one of the network’s more popular shows.
Through a series of events that ...
'' (1993–94)
*''
Loveline
''Loveline'' is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its host through most of its run was Dr. Drew Pins ...
'' (1996–2000)
*''
The Rodman World Tour
''The Rodman World Tour'' is an American talk show hosted by athlete Dennis Rodman. It aired on MTV for its 1996 season and had 13 episodes. The show was noted for its odd-ball situations such as Rodman interviewing guests from his bed. Per the LA ...
'' (1996–97)
*''
Squirt TV
Benjamin Jacob Fogelnest (born March 14, 1979), known professionally as Jake Fogelnest, is an Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer, comedian, former radio personality, and satirist.
Career
Squirt TV
In January 1994, when he was 14 years o ...
'' (1996)
*''
Oddville, MTV
''Oddville, MTV'' was an American variety television series starring Rich Brown. The series premiered June 16, 1997, on MTV.
History
''Oddville, MTV'' was based on the New York City public-access television cable TV series '' Beyond Vaudeville' ...
'' (1997)
*''The Carson Daly Show'' (1998)
*''
Kathy's So-Called Reality
''Kathy's So-Called Reality'' is a television clip show that aired in 2001, hosted by comedian and former ''Suddenly Susan'' star Kathy Griffin.
The show was "part monologue, part round-table", featuring Griffin discussing clips from a variety of ...
'' (2001)
*''
Mandy
Mandy or Mandie may refer to:
People
* Mandy (name), a female given name and nickname
* Iván Mándy (1918-1995), Hungarian writer
* Mark Mandy (born 1972), Irish retired high jumper
* Philip Mandie (born 1942), a former judge on the Supreme Cou ...
'' (2001)
*''
The New Tom Green Show'' (2003)
*''Man and Wife'' (2008)
*''
Dogg After Dark
''Dogg After Dark'' is a short-lived American variety show starring rapper Snoop Dogg on MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves ...
'' (2009)
*''
It's On with Alexa Chung
''It's On with Alexa Chung'' is an American live interactive talk and variety program that aired weekdays on MTV from June 15 to December 17, 2009. The show, a "successor" to MTV's ''Total Request Live'', was hosted by British model-turned-telev ...
'' (2009)
*''
The Seven
"The Seven" is the 123rd episode of the NBC sitcom '' Seinfeld''. This was the 13th episode for the seventh season, originally airing on February 1, 1996. In this episode, Elaine and Kramer turn to Newman to resolve a dispute over which of the ...
'' (2010–11)
*''
Savage U
''Savage U'' is an American talk show series on MTV. The series debuted on April 3, 2012.
Premise
The series follows Dan Savage and Lauren Hutchinson as they travel to different colleges across the United States
The United States of Ame ...
'' (2012)
*''
Nikki & Sara Live
''Nikki & Sara Live'' is an American late night talk show hosted by comedians Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer. Glaser, Schaefer and Kim Gamble served as the show's executive producers. The series premiered on January 29, 2013, on the American cabl ...
'' (2013)
*''
The Show with Vinny
''The Show with Vinny'' is an American hybrid talk show reality television series on MTV. The series premiered on May 2, 2013, at 10:00 pm ET/PT.
Format
The series captures Vinny Guadagnino as he invites various celebrities into his home, located ...
'' (2013)
*''Are You the One? The Aftermath Live'' (2014)
*''Wolf Watch'' (2014–2015)
Variety shows
*''Zoo TV'' (1997)
*''
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'n Out'' (2005–2019, moved to
VH1
VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network based in New York City and owned by Paramount Global. It was created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Commun ...
)
*''
Failosophy'' (2013)
*''
Amazingness
''Amazingness'' is an American talent show competition hosted by Rob Dyrdek. It ran from December 8, 2017, to January 19, 2018 on MTV.
Format
Every episode features six contestants showcasing their unique talents. After each performance, the jud ...
'' (2017)
*''
SafeWord
In BDSM, a safeword is a code word, series of code words or other signal used by a person to communicate their physical or emotional state, typically when approaching, or crossing, a physical, emotional, or moral boundary. Some safewords are used ...
'' (2017-2018)
*''
Adorableness
Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration, or love in a certain person, place, or thing. The term comes from the Latin ''adōrātiō'', meaning "to give Homage (arts), homage or worship to someone or something".
Ancient Rome
In classic ...
'' (2021)
Scripted shows
Drama
*''
Catwalk'' (1994)
*''
Dead at 21
''Dead at 21'' is an American drama series broadcast by MTV in 1994. The series ran for eleven thirty-minute episodes with a two-part final episode. The series was created by Jon Sherman, and written by Sherman, P.K. Simonds and Manny Coto.
Prem ...
'' (1994)
*''
Undressed'' (1999–2002)
*''
Live Through This
''Live Through This'' is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Hole, released on April 12, 1994, by DGC Records. Recorded in late 1993, it departed from the band's unpolished hardcore aesthetics to more refined melodies ...
'' (2000)
*''
Spyder Games
''Spyder Games'' was an American television series that was broadcast on MTV from June 18 to September 20, 2001. MTV's second and last foray into the soap opera format following the run of the anthology series ''Undressed'', the series was origi ...
'' (2001)
*''
Kaya
Kaya may refer to:
People
*Kaya (given name)
*Kaya (surname)
Places
*Kaya, Burkina Faso, a town in Burkina Faso, capital of the department
*Kaya Airport, serving the town
* Kaya Department, a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in centr ...
'' (2007)
*''$5 Cover'' (2009)
*''
Valemont'' (2009–10)
*''
Skins'' (2011)
*''
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
'' (2011–2017)
*''
Finding Carter
''Finding Carter'' is an American teen drama television series that aired on MTV for two seasons from July 8, 2014, to December 15, 2015. The series stars Kathryn Prescott as Carter Stevens, a teenage girl whose life is torn apart when she disco ...
'' (2014–15)
*''
Eye Candy'' (2015)
*''
Scream
Scream may refer to:
*Screaming, a loud vocalization
Amusement rides
* Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany
* Scream! (ride), a tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England
* Scream! (roller coaster), at ...
'' (2015–16, moved to
VH1
VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network based in New York City and owned by Paramount Global. It was created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Commun ...
)
*''
Sweet/Vicious
''Sweet/Vicious'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson for MTV. The series revolves around the activities of Jules and Ophelia, two college students who secretly act as vigilantes on-campus that target ...
'' (2016)
*''
The Shannara Chronicles
''The Shannara Chronicles'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. It is an adaptation of ''The Sword of Shannara'' trilogy of fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. It follows three heroes as they pro ...
'' (2016, moved to
Spike TV
Paramount Network is an American basic cable television channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Media Networks. The network's headquarters are located at the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Los Angeles.
The channel was o ...
)
Comedy
* ''
Al TV
''Al TV'' is an American comedy TV series created by and starring singer-songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic, which aired as periodic specials on MTV and VH1, beginning in 1984.
Overview
The premise of the show is that Yankovic uses his private s ...
'' (1984–1999)
* ''1/2 Hour Comedy Hour'' (1988–1993)
* ''Way USA'' (1988)
* ''
Just Say Julie
''Just Say Julie'' is an American comedy/music video show created by and starring comedian and singer Julie Brown. The series aired from 1989 to 1992 on MTV in the United States, where it aired on Friday nights during its run.
Series background
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'' (1989–1992)
* ''Kevin Seal, Sporting Fool'' (1990)
* ''
Pirate TV
A pirate television station is a broadcast television station that operates without a broadcast license. Like its counterpart pirate radio, the term pirate TV lacks a specific universal interpretation. It implies a form of broadcasting that is ...
'' (1990)
* ''
Totally Pauly
''Totally Pauly'' is an MTV television series starring Pauly Shore. The series largely consisted of Shore’s character interviewing celebrities, performing short comic bits, and introducing music videos. The show was broadcast intermittently on ...
'' (1990–1994, 1996)
* ''
The Ben Stiller Show
''The Ben Stiller Show'' is an American sketch comedy series that aired on MTV from 1990 to 1991, and then on Fox from September 27, 1992, to January 17, 1993. The Fox program starred Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk. Cha ...
'' (1990–91)
* ''Colin Quinn's Manly World'' (1990)
* ''
The Idiot Box'' (1991)
* ''
You Wrote It, You Watch It
''You Wrote It, You Watch It'' was an MTV sketch comedy show that aired in the 1992-1993 season. It was hosted by Jon Stewart, and featured members of the State comedy troupe prior to their being given their own show by MTV.
The State troupe per ...
'' (1993)
* ''
Comikaze'' (1993)
* ''
The State
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'' (1993–1995)
* ''
Buzzkill'' (1996)
* ''
Apartment 2F
''Apartment 2F'', often written ''Apt. 2F'', is a 1997 MTV sitcom, sketch comedy and stand-up television series about the escapades of Randy and Jason Sklar's characters in New York City. The series aired from July 13 to November 1997.
Cast
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'' (1997)
* ''
Austin Stories
''Austin Stories'' is an American sitcom that aired on MTV from September 10, 1997 until January 7, 1998. It aired Wednesday nights at 10:30 pm. The show aired twelve episodes filmed on location in Austin, Texas.
An MTV search brought executives ...
'' (1997–98)
* ''
The Jenny McCarthy Show Jenny McCarthy
Jennifer McCarthy Wahlberg (' Jennifer Ann McCarthy; born November 1, 1972) is an American actress, model, and television personality. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for ''Playboy'' magazine and was later named the ...
'' (1997)
* ''The Jim Breuer Show'' (1998)
* ''
The Sifl and Olly Show'' (1998–99)
* ''
The Tom Green Show
''The Tom Green Show'' is a television show, created by and starring Canadian comedian Tom Green, that first aired in September 1994. The series aired on Rogers Television 22, a community channel in Ottawa, Ontario until 1996, when a single pilo ...
'' (1999–2000)
* ''
2ge+her
2gether (usually stylized as 2ge+her, 2Ge+Her or 2GE+HER; pronounced "Together") was an American fictional boy band whose composition, songs, and formation story are a satirical approach to boy bands such as New Kids on the Block, 'N Sync and Bac ...
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* ''
Jackass'' (2000–2002)
* ''
The Lyricist Lounge Show
''The Lyricist Lounge Show'' is an American sketch comedy series that aired on MTV from 2000 to 2001 that combined hip-hop music with raps interspersed throughout the sketches. As Wordsworth, BabeePower, and Master Fuol rap on the theme song: ...
'' (2000–01)
* ''
The Andy Dick Show'' (2001–02)
* ''
Now What?'' (2002)
* ''
Doggy Fizzle Televizzle
''Doggy Fizzle Televizzle'' was a sketch comedy show that was produced by and starred rapper Snoop Dogg. It aired on MTV in 2002 until 2003.
Snoop Dogg stated that according to the contract, the show was to air six times, but was later extend ...
'' (2002–03)
* ''Scratch and Burn'' (2002)
* ''
The Andy Milonakis Show
''The Andy Milonakis Show'' is an American sketch comedy television show starring Andy Milonakis, which aired on MTV2, the first season having aired on MTV. The program premiered on June 26, 2005 and ended with its three-season run when it w ...
'' (2005, moved to
MTV2
MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
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* ''Blastazoid'' (2006)
* ''
Blowin' Up'' (2006)
* ''The Stew Channel'' (2006)
* ''
Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz'' (2007)
* ''
Human Giant
''Human Giant'' is a sketch comedy show, starring writer/performers Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, and Paul Scheer, and directed primarily by Jason Woliner. The show ran for two seasons on MTV. In interviews, the group has mentioned that they were offe ...
'' (2007–08)
* ''
The Gamekillers
''The Gamekillers'' is a one-hour television special that aired on MTV in the United States on February 6, 2006, and re-aired on The Comedy Network in Canada. It was a cross-promotional event with Axe Dry, who had previously used the "Gamekiller ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Pranked
'' Pranked'' is an American comedy television series on MTV. The series debuted on August 27, 2009 and is hosted by CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is an Internet comedy company based in Los Angeles. Aside from producing content for release on Yo ...
'' (2009–2012)
* ''
The CollegeHumor Show
''The CollegeHumor Show'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on MTV on February 8, 2009 and also aired on MuchMusic. The show was a scripted sitcom with sketch comedy elements written by, and starring, nine CollegeHumor editorial st ...
'' (2009)
* ''
The Hard Times of RJ Berger'' (2010–11)
* ''
Warren the Ape
''Warren the Ape'' is an MTV reality show parody which ran from June 14 to August 30, 2010 and aired at 10:30 p.m. The series is a spin-off of the IFC and Fox TV show ''Greg the Bunny'', and follows the titular character's life as he tri ...
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* ''
Awkward.'' (2011–2016)
* ''
Death Valley
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Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the ...
'' (2011)
* ''
I Just Want My Pants Back
''I Just Want My Pants Back'' is an American comedy-drama that premiered with a special sneak peek on August 28, 2011 on MTV, with the series airing the new episodes beginning on February 2, 2012. The series is based on David J. Rosen's 2007 nov ...
'' (2011–12)
* ''
The Inbetweeners
''The Inbetweeners'' is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 until 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager ...
'' (2012)
* ''
Underemployed'' (2012)
* ''
Girl Code
''Girl Code'' is an American comedy television series on MTV that debuted on April 23, 2013 that currently airs through Snapchat Discover. It is a spin-off series to ''Guy Code''. The series features actresses, musicians, stand-up comics—plu ...
'' (2013–2015)
* ''
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous'' (2013)
* ''
Faking It'' (2014–2016)
* ''
Happyland'' (2014)
* ''
Inside Amy Schumer
''Inside Amy Schumer'' is an American sketch comedy television series created and hosted by Amy Schumer. The series aired on Comedy Central from April 30, 2013 to June 16, 2016 and was revived in 2022 for a new season on Paramount+. Schumer and ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Key & Peele'' (2015)
* ''
Loosely Exactly Nicole'' (2016)
* ''
Mary + Jane
Mary Jane may refer to:
People
* Mary Jane Goodson Carlisle (1835-1905), acting First Lady of the United States during the term of Chester Arthur and the first year of Grover Cleveland
* Mary Jane Clark (born 1954), American author
* Mary Jane ...
'' (2016)
* ''Acting Out'' (2016)
Animated
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Liquid Television'' (1991–1995; 2014)
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Beavis and Butt-Head
''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American adult animated series created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, ...
'' (1993–1997; 2011)
*''
The Brothers Grunt
''The Brothers Grunt'' is an adult animated comedy television series, and the earliest series made by ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' creator Danny Antonucci. It originally aired from August 15, 1994, to April 9, 1995, on MTV. It centers on five humanoids, na ...
'' (1994–95)
*''
The Head'' (1994–1996)
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The Maxx
''The Maxx'' is an American comic book series created by Sam Kieth in 1993 and originally published monthly until 1998 by Image Comics for 35 issues, before being collected in trade paperback by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. The first appearance ...
'' (1995)
*''
Æon Flux'' (1995)
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Cartoon Sushi
''Cartoon Sushi'' is an adult-animation showcase program that aired on MTV from 1997 to 1998. It was developed by Eric Calderon and produced by Nick Litwinko, and was the successor to Liquid Television. The title screen opening was illustrated by ...
'' (1997–98)
*''
Daria'' (1997–2002)
*''
Celebrity Deathmatch'' (1998–2002, moved to
MTV2
MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
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Super Adventure Team
''Super Adventure Team'' is an American comedy series shown on the cable television network MTV in 1998. The show is a superhero satire series using puppetry.
History
The show's co-creators, Rob Cohen and Dana Gould, met when writing for ''The B ...
'' (1998)
*''
Downtown
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'' (1999)
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Station Zero
''Station Zero'' is an American daily adult animated series that aired on MTV for one season in 1999, airing Monday through Friday at 6:30 pm. The show followed a group of four Bronx teenagers who ran a fictional public-access television show c ...
'' (1999)
*''
Spy Groove
''Spy Groove'' (also known as SG) is an American adult animated series that aired for one season on Teletoon Detour in Canada and for six episodes on MTV in the United States. It premiered on June 26, 2000 and ended on July 13, 2002.
''Spy G ...
'' (2000–2002)
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Undergrads
''Undergrads'' (stylized as ''underGRADS'') is an adult animated sitcom centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. Originally broadcast on MTV in 2001, only 13 episodes were created. It has since been shown on Teletoon in Canad ...
'' (2001)
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3 South
''3-South'' is an American adult animated series and sitcom that aired on MTV from November 7, 2002, to January 16, 2003. The show focuses on two lifelong friends, Sanford and Del, and their adventures at the fictional Barder College. With the ex ...
'' (2002–03)
*''
Clone High'' (2003)
*''
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series'' (2003)
*''
DJ & the Fro
''DJ & the Fro'' is an animated series that aired on MTV. The show focuses on two co-workers, DJ and The Fro, who work at the fictitious company Oppercon Industries. They rarely do work, and instead look for funny videos on the Internet, which ...
'' (2009)
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Popzilla
''Popzilla'' is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series that aired on MTV. It premiered on September 27, 2009 following '' America's Best Dance Crew'' and ended on October 16 of the same year. The show is produced by SCTV alu ...
'' (2009)
*''
Good Vibes'' (2011)
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Greatest Party Story Ever
''Greatest Party Story Ever'' is an American animated television series. The series premiered on MTV on January 14, 2016. Produced by Four Peaks Media Group, Den of Thieves, and animated by ShadowMachine. The program holds a TV-14 rating due to l ...
'' (2016)
Programming from MTV2
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The Andy Milonakis Show
''The Andy Milonakis Show'' is an American sketch comedy television show starring Andy Milonakis, which aired on MTV2, the first season having aired on MTV. The program premiered on June 26, 2005 and ended with its three-season run when it w ...
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Final Fu
''Final Fu'' is an American reality television show that first aired on MTV2 on July 17, 2006, and ran for a single season of twenty episodes The show was hosted by Ernie Reyes, Jr., and featured practitioners of various styles of martial ar ...
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Guy Code''
*''Makes a Video''
*''MTV2 $2 Bill Concert Series''
*''Sportsblender''
*''
Team Sanchez
''Dirty Sanchez'' is a British stunt and prank TV series featuring a group of three Welshmen and one Englishman harming themselves, and each other, through dangerous stunts, which ran from 2003 until 2007. It was known as ''Sanchez Boys'' and ' ...
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Where My Dogs At?
''Where My Dogs At?'' is an American adult animated television series created by Aaron Matthew Lee and Jeff Ross that aired on MTV2 as part of its Sic'emation lineup. The series aired from June 10 to July 29, 2006.
Plot
The show revolves around B ...
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Wonder Showzen''
Acquired programs
Special events
Seasonal or annual
* ''
MTV's New Year's Eve'' (1981–2014)
* ''The Year in Rock'' (1985–1999)
* ''
Camp MTV'' (1989)
* ''
MTV Rock N' Jock'' (1990–2004)
* ''MTV Beach House'' (1993–1996, 2003)
* ''MTV's Live and Loud'' (1993)
* ''MTV's Ultimate Winter Vacation'' (1995)
* ''Fashionably Loud'' (1996–2002)
* ''MTV Winter Lodge'' (1996–1997)
* ''Motel California'' (1997)
* ''
Wanna Be a VJ
''Wanna Be a VJ'' was a show and contest on MTV in the United States. Contestants were selected from the crowd around MTV's Times Square office, and narrowed down via challenges testing the applicants' music knowledge and personality. Once narro ...
'' (1998–2000)
* ''MTV's Summer Share'' (1998)
* ''Spankin' New Music Week'' (1998–2009)
* ''Springer Break'' (1998)
* ''Snowed In'' (1999–2001)
* ''All Access Week'' (1999–2002)
* ''Isle of MTV'' (1999)
* ''SoCal Summer'' (2000)
* ''
MTV Icon
''MTV Icon'' is a series of annual television specials produced by MTV between 2001 and 2004, each paying homage to a musical artist or band selected as a cultural icon, in a format similar to the network's annual Video Music Awards and Movie ...
'' (2001–2003, moved to
MTV2
MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
)
* ''Summer in the Keys'' (2001)
* ''MTV's Shore Thing'' (2002)
* ''Summer on the Run'' (2004)
* ''Summer on the Strip'' (2005)
* ''Summer Sizzle'' (2006)
* ''
MTV's Hottest MCs in the Game
MTV's Hottest MCs in the Game is a list compiled of ten Hip hop artists deemed to be the "hottest" of that given year by MTV since 2007. '' (2007–2012)
Award shows
* ''
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category) ...
'' (1984–present)
* ''
MTV Movie & TV Awards'' (1992–present)
* ''
MTV Europe Music Awards'' (1994–present)
* ''
mtvU Woodie Awards'' (2005–2016)
Public awareness campaigns
* ''
Books: Feed Your Head'' (1991 campaign against
aliteracy
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)
* ''
Choose or Lose'' (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
*
''Fight for Your Right'', ''MTV Think'', and ''MTV Act'' (1999–present)
See also
*
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
*
List of MTV channels
This is a list of Paramount Global channels.
Americas
United States
* CBS Entertainment Group
** CBS (HD)
** Dabl Network (HD)
** Fave TV (HD)
** The CW (HD)
* MTV (HD)
** MTV2 (HD; formerly M2)
** MTV Classic (formerly VH1 Classic)
** MT ...
*
List of MTV award shows
*
List of MTV VJs
This is a list of people who have been VJs on MTV, the music video channel in the U.S. and around the world.
Originally hired to represent a wide array of musical tastes and personal ethnicities, VJs eventually became famous in their own rig ...
*
MTV News
MTV News is the news production division of MTV. The service is available in the US with localized versions on MTV's global network. In February 2016, MTV Networks confirmed it would refresh the MTV News brand in 2016, to compete with the likes ...
*
MTV2
MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
*
List of programs broadcast by MTV2
*
List of programs broadcast by MTV Classic
This is a list of programs that are currently and formerly broadcast by MTV Classic (formerly known as VH1 Classic).
Current programming
Music video blocks
All programming listed is currently 6 hour-long automated blocks of videos:
Special eve ...
References
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Programming
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...