MTV Pulls Plug on TRL, Thousands Yawn

MTV's long-running music countdown show is no more: Total Request Live has been cancelled after a ten-year run. Debuting as the rise of the late '90s rap-rock, nu metal, and the teen pop/boy band phenomenon were implementing their chokehold on the mainstream music-buying public, the once highly-popular show had been floundering for years. This probably means more airtime for The Hills or whatever other nonsense they air these days.