MTV is a made up marketing word.
I wasn't aware that the definition of "History" had changed; or "Science" or "Geography" or...
again.. your point is? Should history change their name? Maybe. However, it can be argued that trucking (IRT) has roots going back far enough to be considered historic. Same with Pawn brokers go back to biblical times, Lumber jacks have a long line of history...
While the shows themselves are not “historic” they do have roots in history.