MTV is the first American cable television channel, founded in 1981, dedicated to music, the music industry and music history. The organization, MTV Networks, has since produced and/or distributed many television shows, some of which are of genres unrelated to music. These are some of the MTV shows that have aired.
Current programming
Reality shows
Competitive shows
Variety shows
Music shows
Acquired programming
Music shows
News and documentary shows
- Liner Notes (1982–1986)
- 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 (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 (1991–92)
- MTV Sports (1992–97)
- Sex in the '90s (1992–1994)
- MTV News Raw (1995–1997)
- UNfiltered (1995)
- MTV Mega-Dose (1995–1997)
- alt.film at MTV (1996–1998)
- BIOrhythm (1998–2000)
- MTV News 1515 (1998–2000)
- True Life (1998–2017)
- Ultrasound (1998–2002)
- Rockumentary Remix (1998)
- MTV News Link (1999–2000)
- Diary (2000–2014)
- MTV News Now (2000–2005)
- Breaking It Down with Serena (2000–2002)
- The Lowdown (2000-01)
- Bangin' the Charts (2001–2002)
- Fight for Your Rights: Criminal (2001)
- Sex 2K (2001–2004)
- Chart Attack (2002)
- ET on MTV (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' (2005)
- Detox (2009)
- How's Your News? (2009)
- 10 on Top (2010–2013)
- This Is How I Made It (2012–2013)
- Unlocking the Truth (2016)
- Dare to Live (2017)
- True Life/Now (2019)
- Fresh Out Live (2020–2024, moved to MTV's YouTube channel)
- True Life Crime (2020–2021)
- True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories (2020)[7]
- My Life on MTV (2021)
- The Challenge: Untold History (2022)[8][9]
Reality shows
Celebrity shows
Competitive shows
- The MTV Basement Tapes (1983–1988)
- Remote Control (1987–1990)
- Turn It Up! (1990)
- Lip Service (1992–1995)
- Sandblast (1994–1996)
- Trashed (1994)
- Road Rules (1995–2004, 2007)
- Singled Out (1995–1998)
- Idiot Savants (1996–97)
- The Blame Game (1998–2000)
- The Cut (1998)
- Say What? Karaoke (1998–2003)
- webRIOT (1999–2000)
- Sisqo's Shakedown (2000)
- Dismissed (2001)
- Sink or Swim (2001)
- Who Knows the Band? (2001–02)
- I Bet You Will (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? (2004–05)
- Your Face or Mine? (2004)
- You've Got a Friend (2004)
- Damage Control (2005–06)
- MTV's The 70s House (2005)
- Next (2005–2008)
- Parental Control (2005–2010)
- Exposed (2006–2008)
- Yo Momma (2006–2008)
- Little Talent Show (2006)
- Celebrity Rap Superstar (2007)
- Making Menudo (2007)
- A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (2007)
- A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila (2008)
- From G's to Gents (2008–09)
- 50 Cent: The Money and the Power (2008)
- America's Best Dance Crew (2008–2012)
- Bromance (2008–2009)
- A Double Shot at Love (2008–09)
- Legally Blonde: The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods (2008)
- MTV's Top Pop Group (2008)
- Paris Hilton's My New BFF (2008–2010)
- Rock the Cradle (2008)
- That's Amore! (2008)
- Bully Beatdown (2009–10)
- Disaster Date (2009–2011)
- The Girls of Hedsor Hall (2009)
- P. Diddy's Starmaker (2009)
- Silent Library (2009–2011)
- Moving In (2010)
- Ultimate Parkour Challenge (2010)
- The Substitute (2011)
- Money from Strangers (2012–2013)
- Totally Clueless (2012)
- The Hook Up (2013–2014)
- Are You the One? (2014–2019)
- Copycat (2014)
- House of Food (2014)
- Snack-Off (2014)
- Broke Ass Game Show (2015–16)
- The Almost Impossible Game Show (2016)
- 90's House (2017)
- The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (2017–18)
- Fear Factor (2017–18)
- MTV Undressed (2017)
- Stranded with a Million Dollars (2017)
- Sounds Like a Game Show (2021)
- Becoming a Popstar (2022)[10]
- Love at First Lie (2022)
- All Star Shore (2023, moved from Paramount+)[11]
- The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (2023)
- The Love Experiment (2023)
- The Challenge: All-Stars (2025)
Talk shows
- Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes (1985–1987)
- Mouth to Mouth (1988)
- MTV's Big ---- Show (1989)
- Rockline on MTV (1991–92)
- The Jon Stewart Show (1993–94)
- Loveline (1996–2000)
- The Rodman World Tour (1996–97)
- Squirt TV (1996)
- Oddville, MTV (1997)
- The Carson Daly Show (1998)
- Kathy's So-Called Reality (2001)
- Mandy (2001)
- The New Tom Green Show (2003)
- Man and Wife (2008)
- Dogg After Dark (2009)
- It's On with Alexa Chung (2009)
- The Seven (2010–11)
- Savage U (2012)
- Nikki & Sara Live (2013)
- The Show with Vinny (2013)
- Are You the One? The Aftermatch Live (2014)
- Chatfish (2014–2015)
- Wolf Watch (2014–2015)
- Girl Code Live (2015)
- Middle of the Night Show (2015)
Variety shows
- Zoo TV (1997)
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'n Out (2005–2019, moved to VH1)
- Failosophy (2013)
- Amazingness (2017–18)
- SafeWord (2017–2018, moved to VH1)
- Deliciousness (2020–2022)
- Adorableness (2021)
- Messyness (2021–22)[12][13]
Scripted content
Drama
Comedy
Wrestling
Animated
Comedy Central
MTV2
- The Andy Milonakis Show
- Artist Collection
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- Chart2Chart
- Discover & Download
- Final Fu
- Guy Code
- Makes a Video
- MTV2 $2 Bill Concert Series
- MTV2 Soul Countdown
- Sportsblender
- Team Sanchez
- Where My Dogs At?
- Wonder Showzen
mtvU
Nickelodeon
Paramount Network
Paramount+
- Behind the Music (2023–2024)
- The Family Stallone (2023–2024)
- Hip Hop My House (2023)
- iCarly (2022)
- Sampled (2023)
- Yo! MTV Raps (2023)
Showtime
- The Chi (2023–2024)
- Couples Therapy (2024)
International MTV affiliates
- Catfish UK: The TV Show (2022)
- Live 'n' Loud
- Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica (2002–2006)
- MTV Europe Music Awards (1994–present)
- Teen Mum (2017)
Acquired programs
Special events
Seasonal or annual
- MTV's New Year's Eve (1981–2014)
- The Year in Rock (1985–1999)
- MTV Spring Break (1986–2014, 2019)
- Camp MTV (1989)
- MTV Rock N' Jock (1990–2004)
- MTV Beach House (1993–1996, 2003)
- MTV's Ultimate Winter Vacation (1995)
- Fashionably Loud (1996–2003)
- MTV Winter Lodge (1996–1997)
- Motel California (1997)
- Wanna Be a VJ (1998–2000)
- MTV's Summer Share (1998)
- Spankin' New Music Week (1998–2009)
- Snowed In (1999–2001)
- All Access Week (1999–2002)
- Isle of MTV (1999)
- SoCal Summer (2000)
- MTV Icon (2001–2003, moved to MTV2)
- 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 (2007–2012)
Award shows
Public awareness campaigns
See also
- MTV
- List of MTV channels
- List of MTV award shows
- List of MTV VJs
- MTV News
- MTV2
- List of programs broadcast by MTV2
- List of programs broadcast by MTV Classic
Notes
- ^ a b c d Originally premiered on VH1.
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- 16 and Recovering (2020)
- Adorableness (2021)
- All Star Shore (2023)
- Becoming a Popstar (2022)
- Buckhead Shore (2022)
- The Busch Family Brewed (2020)
- The Challenge: Untold History (2022)
- Deliciousness (2020–2022)
- The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (2023)
- Families of the Mafia (2020–2021)
- Love at First Lie (2022)
- Messyness (2021–2022)
- The Real Friends of WeHo (2023)
- Revenge Prank (2020–2021)
- Teen Mom: Girls' Night In (2022)
- True Life Crime (2020–2021)
- The West Coast Hustle (2024)
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