Total Request Live (known from 1998 to 2008 as
TRL) is 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.