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

Figure Skating TV schedule ISU Grand Prix Final

December 3, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Figure Skating TV schedule ISU Grand Prix Final: NBC has coverage of the ISU Grand Prix Final from Fukuoka, Japan, on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2pm ET. The Grand Prix Final is the first and only competition featuring the world’s best figure skaters in competition before the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Steve Schlanger calls the action alongside analysts Johnny Weir and Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski. 2013 ISU Grand Prix Final Qualifiers MEN 1 Patrick CHAN (Canada) 2 Tatsuki MACHIDA (Japan) 3 Yuzuru HANYU (Japan) 4 Maxim KOVTUN (Russia) 5 Han YAN (China) 6 Nobunari ODA (Japan) LADIES […]

Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download!

November 26, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download! Get a free holiday TV guide with a calendar of your favorite movies and specials. You certainly don’t have to wait until Christmas morning to find gifts on your TV. Networks are spreading yuletide joy all this month. From Jennie Garth getting into a Holidaze (ABC Family, Dec. 8) to families waging a Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC, Dec. 9, 16 & 23) that would put Clark Griswold to shame, the bounty is plentiful this season. And that’s just the new stuff! As always, you’ll find plenty of your old favorites — Charlie Brown, […]

Iron Bowl 2013: Alabama at Auburn Saturday on CBS

November 26, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Iron Bowl 2013: Alabama at Auburn Saturday on CBS: The game between BCS No. 1 Alabama and BCS No. 4 Auburn takes place Saturday, Nov. 30, on CBS. The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (11-0, 7-0), led by senior quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate AJ McCarron, visit the No. 4 Auburn Tigers (10-1, 6-1) at Jordan-Hare Stadium for a huge SEC rivalry with major national championship implications and a berth in the SEC Championship game on the line. CBS airs the game live on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 3:30pm ET. Auburn is 10-1 and has a seven-game winning streak, and […]

CMT Artists of the Year 2013: Who are country music’s top performers?

November 26, 2013 Ryan Berenz

CMT Artists of the Year 2013: The fourth annual CMT Artists of the Year special celebrates the best superstars in country music from 2013 in this 90-minute special from Nashville. The fourth annual CMT Artists of the Year special celebrates the best superstars in country music from 2013 in this 90-minute special from Nashville, airing on CMT Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 8pm ET. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line (pictured), Hunter Hayes and Tim McGraw are the honorees gathering for an evening of performances and surprise guests. Comedian Ron White hosts. Viewers can join in the conversation on Twitter […]

Best of Cable TV 2013: Best Shows, People, Movies, Moments And More

November 26, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Best of Cable TV 2013: Best Cable TV Shows, People, Movies, Moments And More That Charmed Us In 2013 21. Everybody Loves Ray The rich and famous can rest easy and be sleazy when they’ve got a fixer like Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) in their corner. The hit summer drama Ray Donovan had the most viewers for an original series debut in Showtime’s history. Problem solved. 20. Uneasy Lies The Head England’s royal family ruled the headlines this year, but Starz was quietly crowning some royalty of its own with the 10-part period drama The White Queen, based on the […]

5 ways Brian comes back to life on “Family Guy”

November 26, 2013 Ryan Berenz

5 ways Brian comes back to life on Family Guy: So you watched Sunday’s episode of Family Guy in which Brian got hit by a car during a game of street hockey and died, and then kept watching waiting for him to be resurrected somehow at the end. Only the end came, Brian was still dead, and WHAAAAAAAAAA? Did they really kill Brian? Are we really now stuck with Poochie Vinnie as the Griffin family dog? Fans of the show are already up in arms, offering a petition to bring Brian back. Conspiracy theories abound: Did Seth MacFarlane kill off […]

NHL Thanksgiving Showdown 2013 on NBC

November 25, 2013 Ryan Berenz

NHL Thanksgiving Showdown 2013 on NBC: Haven’t seen enough roughing, elbowing and fighting during your Black Friday shopping excursion? The NHL Thanksgiving Showdown is back for a Friday matinee game on Nov. 29 on NBC at 1pm ET between the N.Y. Rangers and Eastern Conference champion Bruins at TD Garden in Boston. Press release from the NBC Sports Group below: HENRIK LUNDQVIST AND NEW YORK RANGERS VISIT ZDENO CHARA AND BOSTON BRUINS IN 2013 NHL THANKSGIVING SHOWDOWN FRIDAY ON NBC NBC’s NHL Regular-Season Coverage Begins with Rangers-Bruins Friday at 1 p.m. ET NHL Live’s Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury and Keith […]

Figure skating TV schedule 2013 Grand Prix of Russia

November 21, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Figure skating TV schedule 2013 Grand Prix of Russia: The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Grand Prix of Russia Rostelecom Cup men’s and ladies’ free skate airs on NBC Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2pm ET. Held in Moscow, the Grand Prix of Russia is the final event that will determine which skaters will qualify for the 2013 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Dec. 5-8 in Fukuoka, Japan. Press release with programming details from the NBC Sports Group: NBC TO AIR COVERAGE OF 2013 GRAND PRIX OF RUSSIA SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. ET Coverage Available on NBC Sports […]

F1 Brazil 2013 TV schedule

November 21, 2013 Ryan Berenz

F1 Brazil 2013 TV schedule: NBCSN, CNBC and NBC air practice, qualifying and race coverage of the 2013 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix Nov. 22-24 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo. Sebastian Vettel looks to tie a Formula One record with his ninth consecutive victory in the F1 season finale race. A win in Brazil would be Vettel’s 13th of the season, tying Michael Schumacher’s F1 record for most wins in one season. Press release with programming details from the NBC Sports Group below: NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS FINAL FORMULA ONE™ GRAND PRIX OF SEASON FROM BRAZIL ACROSS […]

Thanksgiving 2013 football preview

November 21, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Thanksgiving 2013 football preview: The Pilgrims would be proud to see this Thanksgiving Day lineup of NFL games on Thursday, Nov. 28, which begins on FOX with the Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions in an NFC North rivalry game. The Packers — who could still be without injured quarterback Aaron Rodgers, still nursing a broken collarbone — head to Ford Field in Detroit to try to get back on track against Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, Reggie Bush and the division-leading Lions. Action then moves down to Dallas, where the Oakland Raiders visit Tony Romo and the Cowboys at […]