TV MTV Video Music Awards - Season 1 Episode 1 : 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards MTV Video Music Awards - Season 1 Episode 1 : 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards 7.7/10 by 22 users The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 14, 1984. The inaugural ceremony honored the best music videos released between May 2, 1983 and May 2, 1984, and was hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.[1][2] Details Casts Posters Images Title MTV Video Music Awards - Season 1 Episode 1 : 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards Alternative Titles MTVビデオミュージックアワード, エムティービー・ビデオ・ミュージック・アワード, MTV VMAs First Air Date 1984-09-14 Last Air Date 2025-09-07 Number of Episodes 43 Number of Seasons 42 Genres Documentary, Networks CBS, MTV, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List MTV Video Music Awards Season 1 :Episode 1 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards 1984-09-14 An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.