The "12 Angry Viewers" were selected from 18 to 24-year-old MTV viewers who auditioned at MTV's studios in New York City. Through the course of a week they would watch several "brand new" videos and select a finalist at the end of each episode. On Friday a winner was selected from among the four finalists and put into "heavy rotation" on the network. In actuality the 12 viewers filmed five episodes over the course of one day, after being selected from a group of walk-in auditioners who did a "test viewing" in an observed room. Some auditions were held on campuses or locations for special events such as
spring break. The format of the show was tweaked for several events, such as
12 Angry Spring Breakers, in which the hottest male/female video star was selected, and
12 Angry VJs, which aired during 1998's
Wanna Be a VJ and featured 12 former VJs. The show's final episodes were taped in
Seaside Heights, New Jersey as part of MTV's
Summer Share. There were also shows in which the viewer decided which video would get "banned" from being played on MTV. The first video so chosen was
Gina G's 1996 video "
Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" in 1998. However, this video had only been played on select shows such as
The Grind and never saw a lot of rotation on the channel. ==History==