b]"The Beat" had the highest ratings of any show on MSNBC or CNN, "outranking everything else on MSNBC — the first time in the network’s 27 years that a show outside the prime-time window took top honors," the New York Times reported in 2023.[3]

Forbes reported The Beat was the highest rated show across all of MSNBC and CNN in January 2024,[4] and the show is widely viewed online.[5]

The Beat was "the highest-rated non-Fox News show in the demo" on cable news, AdWeek reported in November 2023.[6] Forbes [7] notes it has "MSNBC's best rating ever for the time slot."[8][9][10]

"The Beat" is one of "the most-watched news programs on cable,"Variety noted in 2023, along with Fox's "The Five."[11] AdWeek reported The Beat's ratings made it one of "most watched cable news" shows in 2022.[12][13]

"The Beat's" ratings were up 46%" in 2021,[14] performing better against Fox News "than any other show before it."[15][16] In January 2021, The Beat was No. 1 at 6 p.m. in ratings, averaging 2.6 million viewers per night.
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The Beat was nominated for a 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Interview.[19]