Articles by Ryan Berenz

About Ryan Berenz

Member of the Television Critics Association. Charter member of the Ancient and Mystic Society of No Homers. Squire of the Ancient & Benevolent Order of the Lynx, Lodge 49, Long Beach, Calif. Costco Wholesale Gold Star Member since 2011.

Where to watch the 2014 Final Four TeamCasts

March 31, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Turner Sports takes over exclusive coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four, with TBS, TNT and truTV simulcasting the games. The 2014 Final Four “TeamCasts” feature the traditional national TV broadcast on TBS, with Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony and Steve Kerr calling the game. TNT and truTV each have separate, team-customized broadcasts with different announcers and graphics tailored to the individual teams (see below for network assignments and announcers). The format continues in 2015. TBS and CBS will rotate airing the Final Four and championship game beginning in 2016. The Final Four games take place at AT&T Stadium […]

MLB on FOX and FOX Sports 1 2014 schedule

March 28, 2014 Ryan Berenz

The 2014 MLB on FOX schedule features expanded regular-season coverage on FOX Sports 1 and 12 regional Saturday games on the FOX broadcast network. ALSO SEE: ESPN Sunday Night Baseball 2014 schedule It’s the first year of MLB’s new eight-year, $12.4 billion TV rights deal with partners ESPN, FOX and TBS. FOX airs 12 Saturday primetime games, with more regular-season games now airing on FOX Sports 1. FOX and FOX Sports 1 also now get two of the four Division Series. The All-Star Game, one League Championship Series and the World Series remain on FOX. FOX Sports 1 makes its […]

IndyCar 2014 TV schedule on ABC and NBCSN

March 28, 2014 Ryan Berenz

The Verizon IndyCar 2014 TV schedule on ABC and NBCSN begins March 30 with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The Verizon IndyCar Series season revs up in Florida for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on ABC Sunday, March 30, at 3:27pm ET. Prerace coverage begins at 3pm ET. Will Power, Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Simon Pagenaud, Tony Kanaan, and last season’s IndyCar champion Scott Dixon take on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn course through downtown St. Petersburg and Albert Whitted Airport. After a stint in NASCAR, Juan Pablo Montoya returns to IndyCar racing this year. Noticeably […]

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball 2014 schedule

March 28, 2014 Ryan Berenz

ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball 2014 schedule begins on March 30 with an opening night game between the L.A. Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. ESPN’s schedule is loaded up with the usual big-market and marquee teams, with multiple appearances by the Dodgers, Cardinals, Red Sox and Yankees. So we hope you like those teams. Dan Shulman calls the games with analyst John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney. (Curt Schilling, who had been previously added to the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast booth, is undergoing cancer treatments.) It’s the first year of MLB’s new eight-year, $12.4 billion TV rights […]

March Madness: NCAA Tournament 2014 Elite 8 TV schedule

March 28, 2014 Ryan Berenz

The 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Elite 8 TV schedule on TBS and CBS for Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30. TBS will air both Saturday games with No. 1 Florida vs. No. 11 Dayton followed by No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 2 Wisconsin. CBS airs both games on Sunday, No. 7 Connecticut vs. No. 4 Michigan State followed by No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 2 Michigan. March Madness: NCAA Tournament 2014 TV schedule NIT Tournament 2014 TV Schedule 2014 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament TV schedule Elite 8 TV Schedule on TBS and CBS Saturday, March 29 3pm ET: […]

Johnny Manziel kicks off Jon Gruden’s QB Camp on ESPN

March 27, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Johnny Manziel, 2012 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from Texas A&M and projected first-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, is first to be featured on on the new season of Gruden’s QB Camp on ESPN. Gruden’s QB Camp: Johnny Manziel, debuts Thursday, March 27, at 7pm ET on ESPN. Manziel participated in a film session and workout with Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden last month at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex outside Orlando. Nine top quarterback prospects visited with Gruden for this season. See below for the full list and preliminary schedule. 2014 Gruden’s QB Camp participants and […]

TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland” and “The Soul Man” live season premieres

March 26, 2014 Ryan Berenz

TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland and The Soul Man return with special live season premiere episodes on Wednesday, March 26, including crossover guest stars Betty White and Cedric the Entertainer. TV Land’s red-hot sitcom Hot in Cleveland is back for Season 5 on Wednesday, kicking off with a live episode at 10pm ET. The new season finds friends Melanie (Valerie Bertinelli), Joy (Jane Leeves) and Victoria (Wendie Malick), and their feisty landlady Elka (Betty White), trying to digest some shocking news from Melanie’s doctor. The episode also features an appearance by The Soul Man‘s Rev. Boyce Ballentine (played by Cedric the Entertainer). […]

World Figure Skating Championships 2014 TV schedule

March 25, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Didn’t get your fill of figure skating at the Olympics? The World Championships from Saitama, Japan, air on Universal Sports Network March 26-29. NBC airs a condensed encore presentation of the world championships on Sunday, April 13, at 4pm ET. Additional live and on demand coverage is available on a subscription basis at icenetwork.com. See below for the full World Figure Skating Championships 2014 TV schedule. For the ladies, U.S. Olympians Polina Edmunds, Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner will skate against the likes of Olympic bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy, Russia’s Julia Lipnitskaia and Japan’s Mao Asada. Three-time men’s […]

Manchester Derby soccer match today on NBCSN

March 25, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Man U vs. Man City: Manchester Derby 2014 TV schedule for the Barclays English Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United on Tuesday, March 25. NBC Sports Network has English-language TV coverage of the Manchester Derby, the Barclays English Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Old Trafford stadium on Tuesday, March 25, at 3:45pm ET. Coverage begins at 3pm ET with “Premier League Live” on NBCSN. A replay of the match will air Tuesday at 11:30pm ET on NBCSN.

MLB Opening Day 2014 TV schedule

March 25, 2014 Ryan Berenz

MLB Opening Day 2014 TV schedule begins with the Dodgers at the Padres Sunday, March 30. ESPN and ESPN2 televise five Opening Day games March 31. ALSO SEE: ESPN Sunday Night Baseball 2014 schedule MLB on FOX and FOX Sports 1 2014 schedule The L.A. Dodgers visit the San Diego Padres for a season-opening ESPN Sunday Night Baseball matchup at Petco Park March 30 at 8pm ET. Coming off a loss to the Cardinals in the 2013 National League Championship Series, the Dodgers have star power in NL Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Clayton Kershaw and talented but volatile outfielder Yasiel […]