Live by Request

Live by Request is a television show on the A&E Network. On it, notable artists hold concerts where the set list would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was created based on an idea by Tony Bennett. Bennett starred in its first episode, which ran on Valentine's Day 1996; during that episode, 1.5 million calls came in from viewers with requests. The show won the Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program in 1996. It also won a CableACE Award. Mark McEwen hosted the show.
Johnny Mathis appearance holds the record for the most viewers watching on live TV and is now available on DVD release.
Some the show's performances would be released as albums of the same name by the artists, including:

An album by Blondie
An album by k.d. lang
An album by Kenny Rogers
An album by Tony Bennett
An album by Barry Manilow

Other performers on the show, which has run on an as-appropriate...