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VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

Overview

Series synopsis

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown is an American talk television series that premiered on VH1 on January 4, 2003. It stars Abby Gennet, Bradford How, Matt Pinfield and Aamer Haleem.

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown is a weekly television show on the VH1 cable television network in the United States. The long-running series began in 1994 as the VH1 Top 10 Countdown, as part of VH1's "Music First" rebranding effort. Since then, the series has been a consistent weekly institution on VH1, and it is now the main source of music video programming on the channel.

Over the years, a variety of hosts have counted down the top ten or twenty music videos of the week. The show is currently h ...

Premise

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown is a weekly television show on the VH1 cable television network in the United States. The long-running series began in 1994 as the VH1 Top 10 Countdown, as part of VH1's "Music First" rebranding effort. Since then, the series has been a consistent weekly institution on VH1, and it is now the main source of music video programming on the channel.

Over the years, a variety of hosts have counted down the top ten or twenty music videos of the week. The show is currently hosted by Jim Shearer. The order of countdown was originally decided by a mix of record sales, radio airplay, video spins, message board posts, and conventional mail, but since 2006, supposedly online votes have directly influenced the countdown.

Currently, Top 20 Video Countdown airs new episodes on Saturdays at 9 a.m. with encore presentations every Sunday at 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m eastern time.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

Guest cast

Episodes

This series spans 14 seasons with 654 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 0 0
Season 1 51 January 4, 2003 December 20, 2003
Season 2 51 January 3, 2004 December 18, 2004
Season 3 50 January 8, 2005 December 23, 2005
Season 4 50 January 6, 2006 December 16, 2006
Season 5 51 January 6, 2007 December 22, 2007
Season 6 51 January 5, 2008 December 20, 2008
Season 7 51 January 3, 2009 December 19, 2009
Season 8 48 January 2, 2010 December 18, 2010
Season 9 50 January 8, 2011 December 17, 2011
Season 10 52 January 7, 2012 December 22, 2012
Season 11 51 January 5, 2013 December 21, 2013
Season 12 51 January 4, 2013 December 20, 2013
Season 13 47 January 10, 2015 November 28, 2025
Season 1 preview 51 episodes total
Season 2 preview 51 episodes total
Season 3 preview 50 episodes total
Season 4 preview 50 episodes total
Season 5 preview 51 episodes total
Season 6 preview 51 episodes total
Season 7 preview 51 episodes total
Season 8 preview 48 episodes total
Season 9 preview 50 episodes total
Season 10 preview 52 episodes total
Season 11 preview 51 episodes total
Season 12 preview 51 episodes total
Season 13 preview 47 episodes total

Production

Genres
Talk
Country
US
Original language
en

Release

Original network/platform VH1
First aired January 4, 2003
Last aired November 28, 2025
Runtime 90 minutes
Status Returning Series

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. IMDb
  3. Official Website
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