Carson Daly originally hosted the show, seemingly away from MTV's newly acquired studios in Times Square.
Johnny Carson | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Carson City, Nevada | Kit Carson | Carson City | Rachel Carson | Anne Carson | Tim Daly | Herman Daly | Carson, California | Last Call with Carson Daly | Fort Carson | Carson | Jack Carson | Chris Daly | Carson Ellis | Tyne Daly | Violet Carson | Marcus Daly | John Daly | Edward Carson | Daly City | Daly | D. A. Carson | Carson River | Carson McCullers | Stewart Carson | Martin Daly | Johnnie Carson | John Daly (golfer) |
Toby Amies, Carson Daly and Ananda Lewis served as resident hosts to the daily hour-long live broadcast until its eventual morph into Total Request on September 14, 1998, forming what is now known as Total Request Live.