Total Request Live References Total Request Live American television program Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: “TRL” Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: MTV/ Mid-1980s to early 2000s: Viacom and the shift from music videos to pop cultureTotal Request Live (TRL), an hour-long interview and music video show, debuted in 1998 and anchored the weekday lineup. Read MoreTotal Request Live (TRL), an hour-long interview and music video show, debuted in 1998 and anchored the weekday lineup. Read More