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.

NBA conference finals TV schedule

May 15, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: ChannelGuideRAB) The NBA is down to the final four as the Chicago Bulls face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference and the Dallas Mavericks try to get past the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West. TNT has coverage of the Eastern finals series beginning Sunday, May 15, at 8pm ET, with the Heat at the Bulls. The Western finals begin Tuesday, May 17, at 9pm ET, with the Thunder at the Mavericks. 2011 NBA CONFERENCE FINALS TV SCHEDULE (All times Eastern) EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls Game 1 — CHI 103, MIA 82 […]

NHL playoffs conference finals TV schedule

May 13, 2011 Ryan Berenz

The quest for the Stanley Cup continues as the NHL is down to its final four — the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning in the East, and the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks in the West. Conference finals coverage begins Saturday, May 14, at 8pm ET with the Lightning at the Bruins on Versus. Complete schedule below: 2011 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS TV SCHEDULE (All times Eastern) EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL SCHEDULE #3 Boston Bruins vs. #5 Tampa Bay Lightning Game 1: TAM 5, BOS 2 Game 2: BOS 6, TAM 2 Game 3: BOS 2, TAM 0 Game 4: […]

GOLF CHANNEL premieres “Big Break Indian Wells” May 16

May 12, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) The 15th season of GOLF CHANNEL’s Big Break reality series heads to Indian Wells, Calif., featuring an all-male cast of 11 golfers competing in skills challenges with the hope of winning a PGA TOUR exemption and at least $55,000 in cash. Big Break Indian Wells premieres, Monday, May 16, at 9:30pm ET. Here’s the complete press release from GOLF CHANNEL, including cast bios: Winner Takes All on Big Break Indian Wells Most Valuable Prize in Series History on the Line for 11 Professional Golfers It will be winner take all as 11 professional golfers put […]

Where to watch THE PLAYERS Championship golf tournament

May 12, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Golf’s unofficial “fifth major,” THE PLAYERS Championship, tees of today in northern Florida, meaning golfers are in for four days of angst and balls in the drink. The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass boasts three of the most difficult finishing holes on the PGA Tour, including the infamous “Island Green” at 17. At 137 yards, it’s a pitching wedge for the average pro, but with wind and an uneven landing area, it can make for more than a few triple bogeys. (Tiger Woods has withdrawn in the first round, citing injury.) GOLF CHANNEL and NBC have coverage of the tournament […]

Where to watch the 2011 Kentucky Derby

May 4, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) The 137th Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday, May 7, at 4pm ET live on NBC from Churchill Downs in Louisville, for the first leg of horse racing’s elusive Triple Crown (sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes). Dialed In, Archarcharch, Pants on Fire, Midnight Interlude, Nehro, Soldat, Stay Thirsty, Toby’s Corner, Mucho Macho Man and Comma to the Top might be among the top horses in the starting gate this year. Jockey Calvin Borel rode Super Saver to victory in last year’s Run for the Roses. NBC has coverage of all three Triple […]

NBA playoffs conference semifinals TV schedule

April 29, 2011 Ryan Berenz

The second round conference semifinals begin Sunday, May 1, at 1pm ET on ABC with the Memphis Grizzlies at the Oklahoma City Thunder, followed by the Boston Celtics at the Miami Heat. ABC, ESPN and TNT combine to televise the second round. TV schedule below — check back for updates as game times and TV networks are announced. (All times Eastern) Eastern Conference Semifinals Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls Chicago wins series 4-2 Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat Miami wins series 4-1 Western Conference Semifinals Dallas Mavericks vs. L.A. Lakers Dallas wins series 4-0 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder […]

NHL playoffs conference semifinals TV schedule

April 28, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) The NHL playoffs get another step closer to a team hoisting the Stanley Cup, as the second-round conference semifinals begin Thursday, April 28 at 9pm ET with the Nashville Predators at the Vancouver Canucks. Versus and NBC will air the games. Schedule below, followed by a full press release from the NBC Sports Group: NHL CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS TV SCHEDULE (All times Eastern) EASTERN CONFERENCE #1 Washington Capitals vs. #5 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay wins series 4-0

That’s What She Said: A farewell tribute to Michael Scott

April 27, 2011 Ryan Berenz

On Thursday, Steve Carell appears in his final episode of NBC’s The Office as his character, Michael Scott, leaves Scranton for Colorado and a new life with fiancee Holly. The special extended episode “Goodbye Michael” airs at 9pm ET. We’ve come to love Michael Scotch Scott over seven seasons of the show (OK, the last two seasons were kind of iffy), and our office’s Office fans compiled our favorite Michael moments. We’ve even reunited our old Office blogging team of Ryan, Mike and johnnysweeptheleg (the renowned @BtotheD), who recapped episodes on this blog for a few seasons. Andrea Verschage (Product […]

Like us on Facebook for a chance to win a copy of “Those Guys Have All the Fun”

April 26, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) The much anticipated (and highly secretive) book Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN (Little, Brown and Company, $27.99) by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales — the same guys who wrote the Saturday Night Live tell-all book Live From New York — attempts to put together a comprehensive history of ESPN. The book hits shelves May 24, but we’re giving away a copy of the book to one lucky person who likes Channel Guide Magazine on Facebook. Entering is easy. Log in to your Facebook account, go to Channel Guide […]

Sports on Twitter: 140 characters of stupid?

April 25, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) The Twitter social-media site gives people an immediate way to express their thoughts. But for some sports figures, it just exposes how thoughtless they can be. I realized how twisted Twitter can be in the wrong hands when NFL players like the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Maurice Jones-Drew used it to pile on Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler during the NFC Championship. But sports stupidity is rampant on Twitter, and it’s not just players who are guilty. After dropping a touchdown pass, the Buffalo Bills’ Steve Johnson angrily tweeted at God. The Washington Redskins’ Robert Henson called […]