This feature-length special charts the rise of a cultural phenomenon that came to define a generation: MTV. What started during the nascent days of cable television as a scrappy, playful music video line-up, rapidly evolved into a reflection of American youth culture. As MTV came of age, the network pushed the boundaries of art, sex, gender and race, while cementing its image to celebrity. I Want My MTV weaves together exclusive interviews with the networks founders and VJs, journalists and artists – including Sting, Pat Benatar, Billy Idol, Annie Lennox, Darryl DMC McDaniels and more – along with rarely seen archival footage and outtakes, to paint a fun, fascinating picture of a music channel that would influence the global media landscape for decades to come.

Critic Review:

• " The first thing you want from a history of MTV is to get dunked in the hot-but-cool nostalgia of it, and the fast, fleet documentary “I Want My MTV” delivers those 1980s goods about as good as you can get. " – Owen Gleiberman (Variety)