MuchOnDemand
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| MuchOnDemand | |
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 MuchOnDemand Titlecard |
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| Format | Music Videos |
| Starring | Tim Deegan Devon Soltendieck Leah Miller Sarah Taylor |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MuchMusic |
| Original run | 1997 – present |
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MuchOnDemand (also MOD) is an hour-long per broadcast viewer interactive television program aired on MuchMusic, Monday through Friday at 5pm ET. It broadcasts live from the Much broadcasting studio on 299 Queen Street West in Toronto. The Best of MuchOnDemand, airs Sundays at 10am ET, highlighting the best moments on the show from the past week.
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[edit] History
MuchOnDemand first aired with VJ host Rick Campanelli, mainly with a format where people can request videos. When it changed to its current format in 2002, it added Jennifer Hollett as co-host. Since its debut, the show has been hosted by several other personalities, including Amanda Walsh (who replaced Jennifer Hollett), Sarah Taylor & Devon Soltendieck and Matte Babel & Leah Miller since 2004. In 2006, Tim Deegan began co-hosting regularly.
The usual hosts are now Sarah Taylor, Devon Soltendieck, and Tim Deegan.
Leah Miller had her last day on Monday, August 31st, 2009, where she left Much On Demand to move to Los Angeles and become regular host of So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
[edit] Show Components
MuchOnDemand combines a variety of music and entertainment related aspects, including music videos, entertainment news, a live audience and viewer interaction.
[edit] Music Videos
MuchOnDemand has a daily countdown called the Daily Ten, which is a viewer voted daily countdown similar to MTV's TRL and 106 & Park's countdown. This is a change from the previous "VOTE-O-MATIC" polls they used to feature. They now show a Top 5 videos as opposed to the Daily Ten.
[edit] News
The MuchNews component of the program, reports on recent entertainment news. The segment normally airs 30 minutes into the program. The MuchNews segment was formerly hosted by Hannah Sung and is now hosted by VJ Devon Soltendieck, VJ Tim Deegan or VJ Sarah Taylor. MuchMusic also airs a segment of MuchNews as a 'MuchNews Minute' for exactly a minute during commercials on the channel and 'MuchNews Weekly' which highlights the week's top news headlines. MuchNews Weekly is usually aired at the end of a week or at the beginning of the following week.
[edit] Much Quiz
In 2006, a new element, the "Much Quiz" was added to the show. Every Thursday, viewers are presented with four questions about themselves, appearing on screen before commercial break. Viewers can text message their answers to MuchMusic, getting their results sent back at the end of the show, or keep track with a pen and paper. They have now removed the Much Quiz.
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In 2005, new features were included on MOD. "Blog Blab" is a look inside the internet celeb blogs. "Quote of the Day" is a quote featured daily by a celebrity, which the announcer usually has a tendency to make fun of. The "Much Poll", which VJ Sarah Taylor calls "Poll-Dancing", asked a question or asks for an opinion, and viewers vote for their favourite answer. At the end of the show, the winning answer is announced. In 2007, they have removed the feature.
In 2007, the "Show Me Yours" addition to the show was added. Viewers send in their request on Video via cellphones, webcams, etc. and send it to the "Show Me Yours" part of the MuchMusic website where VJ's would play them and have their requests done.
In May 2007, MuchOnDemand relaunched with a new logo and images, and included a "Daily Ten" list similar to the one on TRL, but with a different process of voting.
The show also features celebrity guests, from actors to music artists and groups, and even athletes and politicians. Several celebrities who have dropped by MOD include Marianas Trench, Simple Plan, Rihanna, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Chris Bosh, Sum 41, Ashlee Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Amy Lee, Hilary Duff, Skye Sweetnam, Enrique Iglesias, Zac Efron, Faber Drive, Slash, Jack Layton, Metro Station and Boys Like Girls.
[edit] See also
- Total Request Live (MTV Live Video Countdown Show)
