120 Minutes
| 120 Minutes | |
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| Created by | Dave Kendall |
| Presented by | Dave Kendall (1988–1992) Lewis Largent (1992–1995) Matt Pinfield (1995–1999, 2011–2013) Jim Shearer (2002–2003) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons |
Original series: 17 Revived series: 1 |
| No. of episodes |
Original series: approx. 839 Revived series: 15 (aired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 Minutes (80–90 without commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
MTV (1986–2000) MTV2 (2001–2003; 2011–2013) |
| Original release |
Original series: March 10, 1986 – May 4, 2003 Revived series: July 30, 2011 – February 1, 2013 |
120 Minutes is a television show in the United States dedicated to the alternative music genre, originally airing on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then on MTV's sister channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003.
After its cancellation, MTV2 premiered a replacement show called Subterranean. A similar but separate MTV Classic program, also titled 120 Minutes, plays many classic alternative videos that were regularly seen on 120 Minutes in its heyday.
120 Minutes returned as a monthly series on MTV2 on July 30, 2011, with Matt Pinfield as host.
120 Minutes began on March 10, 1986. For the first ten years of 120 Minutes, viewers could see artists as varied as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bronski Beat, New Order, The Replacements, The Verve, James, Slowdive, Weezer, Robyn Hitchcock, The Stone Roses, Oasis, 10,000 Maniacs, Obojeni Program, Blur, Butthole Surfers, Radiohead, KMFDM, Kate Bush, Ramones, XTC, Morrissey, The Smashing Pumpkins, Kitchens of Distinction, Sarah McLachlan, They Might Be Giants, Dinosaur Jr., Rage Against The Machine, Hüsker Dü, The Offspring, The Original Sins and Bad Religion. Nirvana's music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" received a world premiere on 120 Minutes, but soon proved so popular that the channel began to air it during its regular daytime rotation. For a time in the mid-1990s, a companion program called Alternative Nation aired every weeknight on MTV.
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