The MTV Classic version features videos from largely the same time period, although with a focus on the late 1980s to the late-1990s.
Unlike the original MTV version of 120 Minutes which featured a host introducing videos and occasional interviews and live performances, the VH1 Classic and MTV Classic versions of the program are exclusively music video blocks.
In addition, the show aired VH1 Classic's final music video "Don't Talk" by 10,000 Maniacs.
The Alternative aired in a two-hour version early Sunday mornings at 11 with a repeat at 11 pm Eastern, with additional one-hour shows at those times on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Beginning the weekend of April 28, 2007, The Alternative was renamed 120 Minutes in honor of the classic MTV series of the same name.