The Beat with Ari Melber - Season 9 / Year 2025

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, January 2, and reports on the New Orleans truck attack, Congress and SCOTUS. Wendell Potter, Bill Kristol, Frank Figliuzzi and Cynthia Miller-Idriss join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, January 3, and reports on the House Speaker vote, Donald Trump's sentencing in the hush money case and the future of the Democratic party. James Carville, Chai Komanduri, Mark Thompson and Melanie Zanona join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, Jan. 6, and reports on the first election certification since the Jan. 6 insurrection. Douglas Brinkley, Neal Katyal, Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Bill Kristol join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and reports on the Meta's decision to end its fact-checking program and Donald Trump's attempt to block Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report from being released. Jason Johnson, Chai Komanduri, Melissa Murray, and Emily Bazelon join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and reports on the deadly CA wildfires and AG Garland's attempt to release Special Counsel Jack Smith's report. Plus, Emmy-winning actor Jeff Daniels makes his Beat debut for the latest "Summit Series" installment. Jacob Soboroff, John Flannery, and Geraldo Rivera also join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, Jan. 9, and reports on the Southern California wildfires and Elon Musk's reversal on his federal spending cut pledge. Ken Martin, Chai Komanduri, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, and Jacob Soboroff join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, January 10, and reports on Donald Trump's sentencing in the New York hush money case and the California wildfires. Plus, Melber is joined by rapper Erick Sermon and MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin for the latest "Fallback" installment. Joyce Vance, Douglas Brinkley and Ellison Barber also join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, January 13, and reports on the deadly California wildfires, the potential TikTok ban in The United States, the upcoming Senate confirmation hearings and Rachel Maddow's return to her nightly show. Ellison Barber, Michael Steele and Tyler Pager join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, January 14, and reports on the newly released DOJ Jan. 6 report and Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing. Ankush Khardori, Andrew Weissmann, David Kelley, and Helene Cooper join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, January 15, and reports on the Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal and AG Nominee Pam Bondi's Senate Confirmation Hearing. Dennis Ross, David Rothkopf, Marc Ginsberg, Barbara McQuade, and Richard Engel join the show.

MSNBC's Ari Melber is joined by celebrated power historian Robert Greene joins MSNBC's Ari Melber for a wide-ranging, in depth discussion on power in the year 2025; lessons from movements that built out support after electoral losses and government crackdowns; why Democrats should face their loss without excuses (he argues) while developing strong leadership that resists 'reacting' to Trump all the time, and how Green's acclaimed "48 Laws of Power" apply in 2025 and beyond. The two discuss seminal laws including "isolation is dangerous," "concentrate your forces," "appeal to self-interests," and more

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, January 17, and reports on Donald Trump's billionaire bubble and he potential TikTok ban. Plus, comedian The Kid Mero and MSNBC's Alicia Menendez "Fallback" on The Beat. Dylan Ratigan and Juanita Tolliver also join.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, January 20, and reports on President Donald Trump's Inauguration.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, January 21, and reports on Trump pardoning violent January 6 rioters and making billions with his new 'crypto coin'. Howard Dean, Michael Steele, and Sarah Matthews join the show.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, January 22, and reports on Donald Trump's executive order to ban birthright citizenship and his new administration. Keith Ellison, Bill de Blasio, John Flannery, and Carrie Sheffield join the show.