120 Minutes is a television program in the United States dedicated to the alternative music genre, that originally aired on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then aired on MTV's associate channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003.
After its cancellation, MTV2 premiered a replacement program 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 program on MTV2 on July 30, 2011, with Matt Pinfield as host.
History
The early years
thumb|left|120 Minutes most recognisable logo used during Matt Pinfield's tenure from 1995 to 1998 120 Minutes began on March 10, 1986, at 1:00 a.m. Eastern Time. For the first ten years of 120 Minutes, viewers could see artists as varied as Kate Bush, The Ramones, Morrissey, Kitchens of Distinction and Hüsker Dü.