Beat the Geeks is an American television game show that aired on Comedy Central from 2001 to 2002.

On the show, contestants face off in trivia matches against a panel of three resident "geeks" who are well-versed in music, movies, and television, as well as a fourth guest geek with an alternate area of expertise which varies from episode to episode.

In the first season, the three contestants competed against each other to answer eight toss-up questions, two from each category; the geeks did not play in this round.

In the event of a tie for low score, a question with a numerical answer was asked and the contestants wrote down their guesses.

In season 1, if the contestants begin the round tied, they are asked a toss-up question to determine who plays first.

In season 2, the winner of a coin toss during a commercial break determined who plays first.

If the contestant misses a question, the challenge ends and the opponent may score 10 points by giving the correct answer.

A list of titles is read to the contestant, who must decide whether each is related to movies, music, or TV.

If there is a tie, a numerical tiebreaker question is asked; the winner is the player who comes closer to the correct answer without going over.

The student newspaper at the University of Miami panned the show, calling it too easy and criticizing van Straaten's hosting skills.

[1] The Los Angeles Times was more charitable, calling the show "wackily entertaining" and referring to the panelists as "quirkily amusing as they are knowledgeable".