Carson Daly made TRL what it was and once he left, I think the show dropped in quality.
Damien, LaLa and Vanessa are all okay but some of the ones now (Stephen, Susie etc.) are really bad.
I used to watch TRL everyday after school (

) but I never watch it anymore. MTV does a lot better with its other shows.
Also, I was reading an article and it was kind of old but it said that once Carson Daly left TRL, the ratings started slipping and the show was falling behind BET's Daily Video Countdown.