MTV prepares to put 'TRL' out of its misery

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After 10 long years, MTV is finally taking TRL off the air this November. MTV claims it wants the show to go out while it’s on top. (That’s a blatant lie, since the show has been losing viewers for a while. Hands up if you didn’t know Total Request Live was still airing?) Supposedly, the remaining audience will all head over to Pete Wentz’s MTV show, FNMTV (Friday Night MTV, or F’nMTV if you like—check

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