List of programs broadcast by MTV
MTV is an American cable television channel, founded in 1981. The network was originally dedicated to music , the music industry and music history . The organization, MTV Networks , has since produced and/or distributed many television shows, most of which are of genres unrelated to music. This is a list of most of the programs MTV has aired in its lifetime.
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)
Britney: For the Record (2008)
Detox (2009)
How's Your News? (2009)
Nicki Minaj: My Time Now (2010)
10 on Top (2010–2013)
Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside (2011)
This Is How I Made It (2012–2013)
Miley: The Movement (2013)
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again (2015)
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)
My Life on MTV (2021)
The Challenge: Untold History (2022)
Reality shows
The Real World (1992–2017, moved to Facebook Watch )
FANatic (1998–2000)
House of Style Presents: Mission: Makeover (2000)
The Road Home (2000–2002)
Fear (2000–2002)
Fear Factor (2017-2018; originally aired on NBC from 2001 until 2006 and again from 2011 until 2012, later rebooted on FOX as Fear Factor: House of Fear since 2026)
WWE Tough Enough (2001–2003, moved to UPN in 2004, later revived by USA Network from 2011 until 2015)
Becoming (2001)
Jammed (2001)
Dismissed (2002–03)
Flipped (2001–02)
Vice (2002)
FM Nation (2002–03)
Making the Band (2002–2009; moved from ABC {2000-2001})
Making His Band (2009)
Sorority Life (2002–03)
Suspect: True Crime Stories (2002)
Made (2003–2014)
Made Presents: Camp Jim (2003)
Morning After (2003)
Surf Girls (2003)
Burned (2003)
Fraternity Life (2003)
One Bad Trip (2003)
Punk'd (2003–2007, 2012)
Rich Girls (2003)
Room Raiders (2003–2009)
TRL Presents MTV's Duets (2003)
Viva La Bam (2003–2005)
Wade Robson Project (2003)
Wildboyz (2003–04, moved to MTV2 )
High School Stories (2004–2006)
Pimp My Ride (2004–2007)
I Want a Famous Face (2004–05)
Battle for Ozzfest (2004–05)
Faking the Video (2004)
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County (2004–2006)
Homewrecker (2005)
Miss Seventeen (2005)
My Super Sweet 16 (2005–2017)
PoweR Girls (2005)
The Reality Show (2005)
Score (2005)
Trailer Fabulous (2005)
Trick It Out (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 (2006)
Two-A-Days (2006–07)
Why Can't I Be You? (2006)
Band in a Bubble (2007)
Barrio 19 (2007)
DanceLife (2007)
Engaged and Underage (2007–08)
I'm from Rolling Stone (2007)
Juvies (2007)
Living Lahaina (2007)
Maui Fever (2007)
Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (2007–08)
Once Upon a Prom (2007)
Pageant Place (2007)
Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas (2007)
Room 401 (2007)
Scarred (2007)
The X Effect (2007–2009)
Busted (2008)
Buzzin' (2008)
Exiled (2008)
Sex with Mom and Dad (2008–09)
The City (2008–2010)
The Paper (2008)
The Phone (2009)
College Life (2009)
Gone Too Far (2009)
House of Jazmin (2009)
Is She Really Going Out with Him? (2009)
Jersey Shore (2009–2012)
Making His Band (2009)
16 and Pregnant (2009–2014; 2020–2021)
Styl'd (2009–2010)
Teen Mom OG (2009–2012, 2015–2021)
Taking the Stage (2009–10)
Downtown Girls (2010)
Hired (2010)
I Used to Be Fat (2010–2014)
If You Really Knew Me (2010)
Megadrive (2010)
My Life as Liz (2010–11)
The Buried Life (2010)
The Dudesons in America (2010, moved to MTV2)
The Vice Guide to Everything (2010)
World of Jenks (2010–2013)
When I Was 17 (2010–11)
Chelsea Settles (2011)
Cuff'd (2011)
Extreme Cribs (2011)
Friendzone (2011–2013)
Son of a Gun (2011)
Teen Mom 2 (2011–2022)
The Electric Barbarellas (2011)
Caged (2012)
Catfish: The TV Show (2012–2024)
WakeBrothers (2012)
Big Tips Texas (2013)
Buckwild (2013)
Generation Cryo (2013)
Girl, Get Your Mind Right! (2013)
Scrubbing In (2013)
Teen Mom 3 (2013)
The Alectrix (2013)
Wait Til Next Year (2013)
Washington Heights (2013)
Young & Married (2013)
The Ex and The Why (2014)
Jerks with Cameras (2014)
Slednecks (2014)
Time's Up (2014)
Virgin Territory (2014)
Follow the Rules (2015)
No Rules (2015) (one-time special)
One Bad Choice (2015)
Todrick (2015)
MTV Suspect (2016)
Floribama Shore (2017–2021)
Promposal (2017)
Siesta Key (2017–2023)
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (2018-2026)
Ex on the Beach (2018–2023)
How Far Is Tattoo Far? (2018–19)
Pretty Little Mamas (2018)
Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant (2018–2022)
Too Stupid to Die (2018)
Winter Break: Hunter Mountain (2018, moved to MTV2 )
Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club (2019)
Made in Staten Island (2019)
Game of Clones (2019)
Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D and Vinny (2019–2021)
Ghosted: Love Gone Missing (2019–2021)
The Hills: New Beginnings (2019–2021)
16 & Recovering (2020)
The Busch Family Brewed (2020)
Families of the Mafia (2020–2021)
Revenge Prank (2020–2021)
Buckhead Shore (2022)
Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship (2022-2025)
Teen Mom: Family Reunion (2022–2024)
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (2022-2025)
Teen Mom: Girls' Night In (2022)
The Real Friends of WeHo (2023)
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (2023-2026)
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Run It Back (2023)
MTV Couples Retreat (2023)
Caught in the Act: Double Life (2025)
International MTV affiliates
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)
Public awareness campaigns
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List of television programs broadcast by region
East Asia
Hong Kong Japan South Korea
South Asia
Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia
Malaysia Philippines Singapore Vietnam
Europe
Albania Armenia Cyprus France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Norway Poland Portugal Spain United Kingdom
North America
Canada Caribbean Mexico United States
South America
Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela