| The Beat with Ari Melber | |
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| Genre | U.S. news/politics |
| Presented by | Ari Melber |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MSNBC |
| Release | July 24, 2017 – present |
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The Beat with Ari Melber is an American news and politics program[1] hosted by Ari Melber, who is the chief legal correspondent for the network MSNBC.
It airs weekdays at 6 PM ET and is one of the "most-watched news programs on cable."[2][3] 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."[4]
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).[5]
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).[6]
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- ^ Steinberg, Brian (2023-09-19). "MSNBC Isn't Using Blue-State Chatter to Build a Daytime Nation". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "The New Prime Time for TV News: Afternoons (Published 2023)". 2023-03-16. Archived from the original on 2024-10-12. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "All Trump, all the time? Former president's legal problems a boon to MSNBC". AP News. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Katz, A. J. (2023-11-30). "Here Are Top-Rated Cable News Shows of November 2023". Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Grove, Lloyd (2019-04-26). "Even Trump's Personal Attorney Loves MSNBC's Ari Melber". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-12-12.