Popsugar Entertainment The 2000S Best Moments From MTV's Total Request Live We're Still Not Over These 17 Iconic Moments From MTV's Total Request Live 20 July 2020 by Corinne Sullivan Image Source: Getty / KMazur / WireImage If you were a teen or pre-teen during the late '90s and early '00s, then you probably tuned in to at least one episode (if not every episode) of MTV's Total Request Live. The video countdown show — which first debuted in 1998 — made host Carson Daly a household name, and even after Daly stepped down as host in 2002, the series lived on for another six years before finally concluding in November 2008. From epic performances to memorable interviews to awkward celeb interactions, here are just some of the best moments from TRL during its ten-year run. 1 When Hanson Hosted an Episode in 1998 1 / 17 2 When Eminem and Mark Wahlberg Had an Awkward Joint Interview in 1998 2 / 17 3 When Britney Spears and Melissa Joan Hart Served as Co-Hosts in 1999 3 / 17 4 When Christina Aguilera Slayed "Genie in a Bottle" in 1999 4 / 17 5 When Times Square Was Shut Down for the Backstreet Boys in 1999 5 / 17 6 When a Boy Band Trivia Game Got Out of Hand in 2000 6 / 17 7 When Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey Performed "Where You Are" Together in 2000 7 / 17 8 When Eminem Took Over Hosting Duties With "Em TV" in 2000 8 / 17 9 When Britney Spears Stole the Show With "Oops I Did It Again" in 2000 9 / 17 10 When Aaliyah Introduced Carson Daly to Her Pet Snake in 2001 10 / 17 11 When Beyoncé and JAY-Z Made Their Debut as a Couple in 2002 11 / 17 12 When P. Diddy Spent a Whole Episode Running on a Treadmill in 2003 Image Source: Getty / Scott Gries 12 / 17 13 When Outkast Brought Down the House With "Hey Ya" in 2003 13 / 17 14 When Destiny's Child Performed "Lose My Breath" in 2004 14 / 17 15 When Lindsay Lohan Showed Off Her Singing Chops in 2005 15 / 17 16 When Taylor Swift Sang "Teardrops On My Guitar" in 2007 16 / 17 17 When TRL Aired Its Last Episode in 2008 17 / 17 The 2000sThe '90sNostalgiaMusicTRLMTVTV