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.

ESPN’s coverage of the 2011 Masters Tournament

April 5, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) ESPN has live coverage of The Masters golf tournament from Augusta National Golf Club beginning with the First Round on Thursday, April 7, at 3pm ET and continuing with the Second Round on Friday, April 8, at 3pm ET. ESPN’s properties have much more Masters programming and coverage throughout the week. Here’s the release and schedule from ESPN: ESPN’s Masters Coverage Expands Across Multimedia Platforms Added Hour for First Two Rounds; 5 Days Coverage on ESPN 3D; SportsCenter Reports Start Monday In its fourth year of live coverage of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National […]

GOLF CHANNEL’s coverage of the 2011 Masters Tournament

April 5, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) Maybe someday, especially now that GOLF CHANNEL is under the NBC Sports Group umbrella, the network devoted to all things golf will actually have live tournament coverage from Augusta National. But for now, GOLF CHANNEL has all the ancillary stuff covered, including news, updates, analysis, interviews and more from Augusta. Here’s the schedule and release from GOLF: Golf Channel Has Masters Covered More Than 50 Hours of Live News Coverage from Augusta and Orlando Palmer, Player, Floyd, Crenshaw and Watson Among Daily Special Guests Morning Drive to air Monday-Sunday During Masters Week ORLANDO, Fla. (April […]

“An Officer and a Movie” with Lou Diamond Phillips premieres April 1 on Military Channel

April 1, 2011 Ryan Berenz

From Military Channel: ACTOR AND FORMER NAVY BRAT LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS TO HOST NEW MILITARY CHANNEL FRANCHISE AN OFFICER AND A MOVIE – Strand Launches Friday, April 1 with debut of The Great Santini – (Silver Spring, Md.) – Military Channel has signed Hollywood film and television star Lou Diamond Phillips to host the new franchise AN OFFICER AND A MOVIE. Debuting every Friday evening beginning Friday, April 1, AN OFFICER AND A MOVIE pairs Phillips with retired and active duty officers who lived through major battles or have an expertise in the conflicts depicted in notable Hollywood films. As […]

Where to watch the 2011 NCAA Tournament Final Four

April 1, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz The NCAA Tournament is down to the Final Four, as Kentucky, UConn, Butler and VCU (Wait, how did VCU get in here?) vie to survive and advance to the national championship game on Monday. CBS airs both Final Four games on Saturday, April 2, beginning with Butler vs. VCU at 6pm ET, followed by UConn vs. Kentucky at approximately 9pm ET. Channel Guide‘s Tom Comi has some excellent analysis of the matchups on our blog. Here’s the complete release from CBS and Turner, including features on The Final Four Show, complementing shows on truTV, and more: CBS […]

“Oh, really, fool?”: A compendium of “Billy Madison” quotes for everyday use

April 1, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) It saddens me that the youth of today will never know a time when Adam Sandler movies were funny. Many cast off the Sandman’s 1995 Billy Madison as stupid and juvenile, but to me, it is one of the most eminently quotable movies of the last 20 years. Here are some of my most frequently employed Billy Madison quotes, along with appropriate context for their usage: “Don’t tell me my business, devil woman!” Wife or GF bothering you about mowing the lawn, opening a jar for her or putting some pants on? Throw this one […]

FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week 2011 schedule

March 31, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz Follow @ChannelGuideRAB The 2011 Major League Baseball season gets underway on March 31 on ESPN, and FOX is also back with its FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week franchise of regional MLB games on Saturday afternoons. FOX begins its season-long coverage on April 2 at 4pm ET with the Detroit Tigers at the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants at the Los Angeles Dodgers or the San Diego Padres at the St. Louis Cardinals. Other highlights include three straight Saturdays of games in prime time May 14, 21, and 28. Complete release and schedule from […]

2011 MLB Network “30 Games, 30 Clubs, 30 Days” live game schedule

March 30, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz The 2011 Major League Baseball opening day is Thursday, March 31, and MLB Network is back with a season-opening slate of live games featuring every team at least once in April. This season also features the debut if MLB Network’s first talk show, Intentional Talk, premiering April 4 at 5pm ET. Kevin Millar and Chris Rose host this open forum, featuring the hot topics of the day and special guests. Also new this season is The Rundown, a live afternoon review and preview show hosted by Hazel Mae and Matt Yallof, premiering April 1 at 3pm ET. […]

ESPN launches ESPN Front Row corporate blog March 30

March 29, 2011 Ryan Berenz

ESPN announced its launch of ESPN Front Row, a corporate blog run by its communications department that will give fans a chance to see inside operations at ESPN as well as discuss certain internal issues when they become newsworthy (or, you know, controversial). The blog is intended to give ESPN a little more transparency, and we’ll have to see how they do when the first PR firestorm gets ignited. Together with the recent announcement that the Poynter Institute will handle ombudsman duties, ESPN seems to be getting itself in line to handle any fallout from the release of James Andrew […]

2011 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule on Versus and ABC

March 23, 2011 Ryan Berenz

The IZOD IndyCar Series starts the engines on their 2011 season at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida on Sunday, March 27, beginning at 12:30pm ET on ABC. The 1.8-mile, 14-turn course uses a section of runway at Albert Whitted Airport as well as streets of downtown St. Petersburg. Top drivers expected to compete are Will Power, Scott Dixon, Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick and last season’s IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti. Power won the 2010 St. Petersburg race from the pole position. ABC and Versus combine to televise all races […]

Where to watch the 2011 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

March 23, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz The NCAA Tournament is down to the Regional Semifinals, or in common parlance, the Sweet 16. CBS and TBS air the games nationally beginning March 24 at 7pm ET and continuing March 25 at 7pm ET. Coverage of the Regional Finals airs on CBS March 26-27. You can find the entire tournament TV schedule and results here, complete with announce teams. Here’s the release from CBS/Turner: CBS SPORTS AND TURNER SPORTS ANNOUNCE TIP-TIMES AND ANNOUNCE TEAMS FOR REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS Exclusive Coverage Continues with Regional Semi-Finals on Thursday, March 24 and Friday, March 25 CBS Sports and Turner […]