The Beat with Ari Melber
The Beat with Ari Melber is an American news and politics program hosted by Ari Melber, who is the chief legal correspondent for the network MSNBC.
| The Beat with Ari Melber | |
|---|---|
| Genre | U.S. news/politics |
| Presented by | Ari Melber |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MSNBC |
| Release | July 24, 2017 – present |
It airs weekdays at 6 PM ET and is one of the "most-watched news programs on cable." In 2023, The A.P. reported “'The Beat' is often the most-watched [show] on MSNBC. The Emmy-winning NBC News legal analyst ... brings a methodical, 'follow the facts' style to the issues he addresses."
The New York Times reported The Beat's ratings "outranked everything else on MSNBC" in 2023. The Beat was "the highest-rated non-Fox News show in the [ratings] demo" on cable news, (AdWeek November 2023).
The Beat is one of the most viewed shows online, per Daily Beast -- drawing over a billion total streams, a "notable feat for a cable news program" (CNN's Reliable Sources).