# TRL UK

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{{Short description|MTV show}}
{{Cleanup rewrite|date=November 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| image        = LS night time.jpg
| caption      = Leicester Square at night in 2005 Where TRL UK was broadcast from
| runtime      = 60 minutes
| creator      =
| starring     = [Dave Berry](/source/Dave_Berry_(presenter))<br>[Alex Zane](/source/Alex_Zane)<br>[Eimear O’Donoghue](/source/Eimear_O%E2%80%99Donoghue)<br>[Maxine Akhtar](/source/Maxine_Akhtar)<br>[Emma Griffiths](/source/Emma_Griffiths)
| country      = United Kingdom
| network      = [MTV UK](/source/MTV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel))
| first_aired  = {{start date|2003|8|19|df=yes}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|2005|12}}
| num_episodes =  
}}
'''TRL UK''' was a British version of the popular American show ''[Total Request Live](/source/Total_Request_Live)'' which first aired in the states in 1998, however it was not brought to the United Kingdom until the last quarter of 2003.

It was broadcast weekdays at 4.30pm originally in 2003, but the time slot was changed as it ran into its second season it was then broadcast at 6.00pm in 2005.

The show follows the format of the original Total Request Live it shows a Top 10 Countdown with Musical Guests and Actors and Actresses.

It was broadcast from [London](/source/London)'s [Leicester Square](/source/Leicester_Square) from the UK's capital and the presenters would stand in front of glass windows facing down onto the street to the audience just like the U.S. version.

==Presenters==
*Dave Berry (2003–2005)
*Maxine Akhtar (2005)
*Jo Good (2005)
*[Emma Griffiths](/source/Emma_Willis) (2003–2005)
*Alex Zane (2005)
*[Joby Harte](/source/Joby_Harte) ([warm-up](/source/warm-up)) (2004–2005)

==Cancellation==
Originally touted as "Quite simply the biggest show we have ever launched at MTV UK,"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3122313.stm|title=MTV pop show gets UK launch|publisher=BBC|date=4 August 2003}}</ref> TRL didn't have the same impact as the USA's version did.  The USA's version kickstarted the careers of [Britney Spears](/source/Britney_Spears) and [Eminem](/source/Eminem),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3163211.stm|title=Stars out for MTV pop show|date=19 August 2003|publisher=BBC}}</ref> but TRL did not do this for UK-based acts.

Low ratings led to the show's cancellation in December 2005 and Dave Berry went on to work as a presenter for [CD:UK](/source/CD%3AUK).

==References==
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Category:2003 British television series debuts
Category:2005 British television series endings
Category:MTV original programming
Category:British music television shows
Category:English-language British television shows

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