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.

Super Bowl 2014 date, time and TV channel

November 13, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Super Bowl 2014 date: Date, time and TV channel for Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey. ALSO SEE: NFL Network Super Bowl XLVII week TV coverage FOX Super Bowl pregame TV schedule ESPN’s coverage of Super Bowl week 2014 AFC Championship Game 2014 date, time and TV channel NFC Championship Game 2014 date, time and TV channel NFL Playoffs 2014 TV schedule When & Where Super Bowl XLVIII is Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey. Kickoff is approximately 6:30pm ET. It’s the first Super Bowl hosted jointly by two states. XLVIII […]

Mexico vs New Zealand World Cup Qualifying Playoff Series on ESPN

November 12, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Mexico vs New Zealand World Cup Qualifying Playoff Series on ESPN: The highly-anticipated World Cup Qualifying Playoff Series matchup between Mexico (CONCACAF 4th place) and New Zealand (Oceania champion) begins with the first leg in Mexico City on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 3:30pm ET in English on ESPN and WatchESPN. The second leg match is played in New Zealand on Nov. 20. The winner of the home-and-home series advances to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Mexico is in danger of missing the World Cup for the first time since 1990. ALSO SEE: Spanish-Language Coverage of Mexico vs Nueva […]

Winter Olympics dates 2014

November 12, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Winter Olympics dates 2014: NBCUniversal TV networks air the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi, Russia, beginning Thursday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, Feb. 23. ALSO SEE: Complete 2014 Winter Olympics Day-By-Day TV Schedule Winter Games At A Glance Click on sport to view TV schedule. Opening/Closing Ceremonies Feb. 7, 23 Alpine Skiing Feb. 9-10, 12, 14-16, 18-19, 21-22 Biathlon Feb. 8-11, 13-14, 16-17, 19, 21-22 Bobsled Feb. 16-19, 22-23 Cross-Country Skiing Feb. 8-9, 11, 13-16, 19, 22-23 Curling Feb. 10-21 Figure Skating Feb. 6, 8-9, 11-14, 16-17, 19-20, 22 Freestyle Skiing Feb. 6, 8, 10-11, 13-14, 17-18, 20-21 Ice Hockey Feb. […]

The Challenger Disaster movie on Science Channel Nov. 16

November 12, 2013 Ryan Berenz

The Challenger Disaster movie on Science Channel: Science Channel’s first dramatic feature dramatizes the inquiry into the cause of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion through the eyes of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (William Hurt). Feynman cut through red tape to uncover breakdowns in the governmental, scientific, design and engineering communities that oversaw the space program. The 1986 explosion of space shuttle Challenger and the loss of its crew is one of the indelible moments in American history — a sobering gut-punch to America’s space program and a disillusive lesson that the most complex machine ever built is still […]

State Farm Champions Classic 2013 TV schedule

November 12, 2013 Ryan Berenz

State Farm Champions Classic 2013 TV schedule: In its third year, the State Farm Champions Classic showcases top college basketball programs Duke, Kansas, Michigan State and Kentucky. This year’s edition Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7:30pm ET (ESPN), at the United Center in Chicago has Kentucky vs. Michigan State followed by Kansas vs. Duke. The ESPN press release below: State Farm Champions Classic Men’s Hoops Doubleheader to Continue Marquee Early-Season Event Matches Four of the Nation’s Best – Duke, Kansas, Kentucky & Michigan State The State Farm Champions Classic – a neutral site doubleheader featuring Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State […]

College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 2013 TV schedule

November 11, 2013 Ryan Berenz

College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 2013 TV schedule: More than 24 hours of basketball is in store across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU beginning Monday, Nov. 11, as the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon ushers in the season. The schedule features 16 men’s games and two women’s games. The women’s matchup between powerhouses Stanford and Connecticut (ESPN2, 7pm ET) gets things going, and the marathon wraps up Tuesday with the Champions Classic from Chicago. Press release and full schedule from ESPN: College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon: More Than 29 Hours of Basketball Monday thru Tuesday ESPN will mark the opening of the college basketball […]

Sink your teeth into Nat Geo Wild’s “Jobs That Bite!”

November 7, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Outdoor enthusiast Jeremy Brandt tackles some of the oddest, dirtiest, toughest and most dangerous jobs in the animal kingdom in Jobs That Bite! on Nat Geo Wild. Brandt travels the country getting hands-on experience in the less-glamorous aspects of working with animals, including wrangling ostriches on horseback, castrating pigs and taking a lion’s temperature from the tail end. Outdoor enthusiast Jeremy Brandt tackles some of the oddest, dirtiest, toughest and most dangerous jobs in the animal kingdom in Nat Geo Wild’s new Jobs That Bite! Brandt travels the country visiting zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, farms, ranches and more, getting hands-on experience in […]

College Basketball: Georgetown vs. Oregon in Armed Forces Classic 2013

November 7, 2013 Ryan Berenz

College Basketball: Georgetown vs. Oregon in Armed Forces Classic 2013: Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the site for this year’s Armed Forces Classic, a series of college basketball games played on U.S. military bases around the world. Oregon and Georgetown square off in the U.S. Army’s massive Humphreys Community Fitness Center on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30pm ET live on ESPN. More details from ESPN’s press release below: Georgetown and Oregon to Meet in Armed Forces Classic from United States Army Garrison Humphreys in South Korea Annual Game Part of ESPN’s Veteran’s Day Initiative Georgetown and Oregon will meet […]

Skylar Astin takes TBS’ “Ground Floor” up a level

November 7, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Skylar Astin takes TBS’ Ground Floor up a level: In TBS’ new sitcom Ground Floor from Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town), an office-building romance between young financier Brody (Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect) and maintenance worker Jenny (Briga Heelan, Cougar Town) makes for some awkward situations for their coworkers. John C. McGinley also stars. A relationship comedy and a workplace comedy make beautiful music together in Ground Floor, a new TBS sitcom from Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town). Awkwardness ensues after young financier Brody (Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect) has a presumed one-night stand with maintenance worker Jenny (Briga Heelan, Cougar Town) […]

Raising Hope Season 4: Cloris Leachman keeps Maw Maw kicking

November 7, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Raising Hope Season 4: Cloris Leachman keeps Maw Maw kicking Cloris Leachman has worked in show business since the 1940s, won an Oscar in 1972 and took home a record eight Primetime Emmys. After decades of success on stage and screen, the 87-year-old Leachman has finally found a role worthy of her esteemed stature. “Usually I have to take off my pants and sit in the toilet or take off my top and go outside,” Leachman laughs. “You know, it’s one or the other.” For the past three seasons of FOX’s comedy Raising Hope, Leachman has played elderly matriarch Maw […]