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.

US Figure Skating Championships TV schedule 2014

January 9, 2014 Ryan Berenz

US Figure Skating Championships TV schedule 2014: The 2014 Prudential US Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston is the final qualifying event before the selection of the U.S. Figure Skating Team competing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month. Top hopefuls to make the Olympic team are Ashley Wagner, Rachael Flatt, Gracie Gold, and ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White. NBC airs live coverage on Saturday, Jan. 11 and Sunday, Jan. 12. The skating spectacular airs on NBC Jan. 18. ALSO SEE: 2014 Winter Olympics dates Press release with more programming details from NBC below: FOUR […]

MTV’s “Real World ExPlosion” drops a bomb on the roommates

January 8, 2014 Ryan Berenz

MTV’s Real World ExPlosion drops a bomb on the roommates: Entering its 29th season, MTV’s Real World is still finding new ways to shake things up. For the first time ever in the reality TV franchise’s history, exes will live under the same roof in San Francisco. The show starts off with seven strangers living as roommates, then takes a dramatic twist when the exes of those original seven move in, creating some explosive drama, humor and excitement. Real World: Ex-Plosion airs on MTV Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT beginning Jan. 8. Press release from MTV: MTV’S “REAL WORLD” TAKES ON A […]

Seek Sasquatch, cash in Spike’s “10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty”

January 8, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Spike’s 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty: Dean Cain hosts this new series, which is “the most ambitious and extensive hunt for the ever-elusive Sasquatch,” according to Spike. This unique competition series has nine teams of lifelong Bigfoot and big-game hunters using the latest technology to scour the Pacific Northwest in the hope of finding Bigfoot. A team providing indisputable proof of Bigfoot’s existence wins $10 million in cash underwritten by Lloyd’s of London. 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty premieres on Spike Friday, Jan. 10, at 10pm ET/PT. 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty Press release with more details from Spike below: […]

BCS National Championship Game 2014 TV schedule

January 2, 2014 Ryan Berenz

BCS National Championship Game 2014 TV schedule: ESPN presents a “Megacast” of the BCS National Championship Game between the No.1 Florida State Seminoles and the No. 2 Auburn Tigers. The Megacast includes different variations of the live game coverage on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3 and ESPN Goal Line. More details from the ESPN press release below. ALSO SEE: BCS bowl game schedule 2014 College football bowl game schedule 2013-14 Monday, Jan. 6 VIZIO BCS National Championship Game: Florida State vs. Auburn ESPN, 8:30pm ET The BCS National Championship Game takes place at the Rose […]

BCS bowl games 2014 TV schedule

December 31, 2013 Ryan Berenz

BCS bowl games 2014 TV schedule: Schedule and previews for the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl and BCS National Championship Game on ESPN. ALSO SEE: ESPN presents 2014 BCS National Championship Game “Megacast” 2013-14 college football bowl games TV schedule Wednesday, Jan. 1 Rose Bowl: Michigan State vs. Stanford ESPN, 5pm ET The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., is the site of this BCS matchup between the Big Ten champion Michigan State Spartans (12-1) and the Pac-12 champion Stanford Cardinal (11-2). The Spartans and Cardinal both feature elite defenses and powerful running games, and the outcome of […]

NFL playoffs 2014 TV schedule

December 30, 2013 Ryan Berenz

NFL playoffs 2014 TV schedule: TV schedule for the NFL postseason games on NBC, CBS and FOX beginning with the Wild Card games on Jan. 4-5. ALSO SEE: Super Bowl 2014 date, time and TV channel NFL TV Schedule 2013 You’re forgiven if you’re less than super-excited about Super Bowl XLVIII. With so few dominant teams and so many playoff-caliber teams struggling with injuries, you get the feeling that the team hoisting the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 2 will be the luckiest, not the best. Held at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey, this is the first outdoor Super Bowl […]

NHL Winter Classic 2014: Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs on NBC

December 23, 2013 Ryan Berenz

NHL Winter Classic 2014: Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs on NBC: The 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic outdoor game is Jan. 1 from Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. ALSO SEE: HBO 24/7 Red Wings/Maple Leafs docuseries The New Year’s Day NHL Winter Classic outdoor game returns after a labor dispute forced its cancellation last year. The Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs will ring in 2014 in college football’s “Big House,” Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, for the NHL’s premier outdoor hockey spectacle. NBC airs the game live Jan. 1 at 1pm ET. The Winter Classic is the first […]

Christmas Day NBA games 2013

December 19, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Christmas Day NBA games 2013: Christmas Day is always a big one for the NBA, and this year fans will find five great games gift-wrapped under the tree. Action starts on ESPN with the Chicago Bulls at the Brooklyn Nets (12pm ET). Then on ABC is a doubleheader featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder at the New York Knicks (2:30pm ET), followed by the Miami Heat at the L.A. Lakers (5pm ET). The evening ends on ESPN with the Houston Rockets at the San Antonio Spurs (8pm ET) and the L.A. Clippers at the Golden State Warriors (10:30pm ET). Players will […]

Joel McHale says Community Season 5 is “like Christmas and my birthday every day”

December 11, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Joel McHale says Community Season 5 is “like Christmas and my birthday every day”: NBC’s comedy Community returns for Season 5 with back-to-back new episodes Jan. 2. NBC’s much-loved but ratings-challenged comedy Community has often seemed more like a soap opera. After three seasons, the show’s creator and life force, Dan Harmon, was fired in May 2012. Disgruntled Chevy Chase left the cast in November 2012. The show stumbled through a shortened Season 4 under replacement showrunners. It somehow got renewed, and then Harmon was rehired for Season 5, which premieres on NBC Jan. 2 at 8pm ET/PT and airs […]

Jimmy V Classic 2013 teams and TV schedule

December 11, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Jimmy V Classic 2013 teams and TV schedule: The college hoops event benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research takes place Dec. 17 with Connecticut vs. Duke in the women’s game, and Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati and Florida vs. Memphis in the men’s games. Two early-season college hoops events benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research take place Tuesday, Dec. 17, on ESPN and ESPN2, for the 2013 Jimmy V Classic. The women’s game between No. 1 Connecticut and No. 2 Duke and airs on ESPN2 at 7pm ET from Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. The Men’s Classic on ESPN […]