In the debut episode of Rent Free History, Kemdi and Julio explore the rise and fall of the cable channel MTV.

0:00 - Intro

3:23 - Memories with MTV

7:38 - Precursors to MTV

9:25 - Network Launch

11:27 - early 1980s

15:00 - VMA’s

17:04 - late 80s, spring break

19:00 - the early 90s, liquid television, Beavis and Butthead, The Real World 

21:27 - A shift in focus 

26:24 - TRL

28:51 - Late 90s/Early 2000s, the golden age?

32:14 - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Tangent 

36:29 - Mid to Late 2000s, decline of animation, learning into reality 

38:00 - further shift from music, end of TRL, rise of piracy sites, and new ways to watch and listen to music 

40:27 - 2010 rebrand 

44:55 - Failed comeback, MySpace tangent, why Ridiculousness is the only thing the channel airs

55:00 - Where does MTV go from here?