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MTV’s WILDEST Controversies Throughout History

Weird History | February 6, 2025



When Viacom purchased MTV in 1985, it gradually rearranged the network’s priorities away from purely showing music videos and toward becoming a purveyor of pop culture, specifically aimed at young people. Over time, MTV became the home of everything from Beavis and Butthead to Jackass to Teen Mom. Naturally, in the process of courting young people’s attention, MTV has courted controversy. All those programs mentioned above, plus many more, have pushed the envelope of good taste and what’s acceptable on TV.

To read more about MTV controversies, go here:
https://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-mtv-controversies/jim-rowley

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