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.

March Madness: 2016 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on CBS and TBS

March 21, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament enters the Sweet 16 Regional Semifinals on Thursday and Friday, with games in Chicago (Midwest), Anaheim (West), Louisville (South) and Philadelphia (East). Winners advance to the Elite Eight Regional Finals on Saturday and Sunday. CBS and TBS share coverage. All games available online on NCAA March Madness Live. NCAA Tournament Schedule At A Glance Selection Sunday March 13 (CBS) First Four March 15-16 (truTV) First Round March 17-18 (CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV) Second Round March 19-20 (CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV) Regionals March 24-27 (CBS & TBS) Final Four April 2 (TBS, TNT & […]

Man U vs. Man City in Premier League’s Manchester Derby on NBC and Telemundo

March 20, 2016 Ryan Berenz

NBC Sports Group’s Premier League soccer coverage March 19-20 is highlighted by the one of the most anticipated matches of the season as fourth-place Manchester City host rivals sixth-place Manchester United at Etihad Stadium in the 171st Manchester Derby on Sunday. The Manchester Derby airs on NBC and NBC Sports Live Extra beginning at 12pm ET, the first time the match between rivals has aired on a U.S. broadcast TV network. Arlo White calls the match with analyst Graeme Le Saux. Telemundo airs the Spanish language telecast. From the NBC Sports Group: Below is the schedule for NBCUniversal’s soccer coverage this week […]

March Madness: NCAA Tournament Second Round TV schedule

March 19, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is down to 32 teams entering this weekend’s Second Round action on CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV and NCAA March Madness Live, with the winners advancing to the Sweet 16 Regional Semifinals March 24-25 (CBS & TBS). Will the dance continue for Yale, Northern Iowa, Little Rock, Stephen F. Austin and Middle Tennessee? ALSO SEE: 2016 March Madness TV schedule Second Round Games Saturday, March 19 (Noon-Midnight ET) Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 12:10 p.m. CBS Providence I Miami vs. Wichita State Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Evan Washburn After conc. I CBS […]

Australian Grand Prix opens 2016 F1 schedule on NBC Sports

March 18, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Formula 1’s season begins Down Under with the Australian Grand Prix, won last year by 2014 and 2015 world champion Lewis Hamilton. NBCSN has live coverage of the race at 12:30am ET in the early morning of Sunday, March 20, and encore coverage on Sunday and Monday afternoon. NBCSN, NBC and CNBC combine to televise the full 2016 F1 season. Lead race announcer Leigh Diffey is joined by analysts David Hobbs and Steve Matchett and F1 insider Will Buxton on NBC Sports’ coverage. NBCSN’s Australian Grand Prix and full 2016 F1 schedule below: 2016 F1 Australian Grand Prix Schedule on […]

A&E’s 60 Days In recap: Welcome to the Thunder Dome!

March 17, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Welcome to the first recap of A&E’s 60 Days In (Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT), a.k.a. So You Think You Can Survive Two Months In Prison. To be clear, I am not watching and recapping 60 Days In because I care about prison reform or the rights of the incarcerated. Nor am I pursuing a technical college evening degree program in Correctional Science or any of that. On the list of things that I worry about on a daily basis, prison conditions are 36,447th. No, I’m 100 percent in this thing for making wise-ass commentary (perhaps you are familiar with my work?) about reality show participants […]

Cubs featured on ESPN’s MLB Spring Training game schedule

March 17, 2016 Ryan Berenz

ESPN’s six-game MLB Spring Training broadcast schedule starts Thursday, March 17, with the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., beginning at 7pm ET. The Cubs, expected to be NL pennant contenders, appear twice on ESPN’s exhibition schedule, as do the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. ESPN’s new Sunday Night Baseball announcing crew of play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman, analysts Jessica Mendoza and Aaron Boone, and reporter Buster Olney, makes its debut on Monday, March 21, with the Red Sox at the Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla. Also featured is the Tampa Bay Rays playing […]

2016 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament schedule on ESPN networks

March 15, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The 2016 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament begins Friday, March 18, on ESPN2 with regional action from across the country. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and WatchESPN combine to televise the tournament: First Round March 18-19, Second Round March 20-21, Sweet 16 Regional Semifinals March 25-26, Elite 8 Regional Finals March 27-28, Final Four in Indianapolis April 3 and Championship Game April 5. No. 1 seeds are UConn (32-0), South Carolina (31-1), Notre Dame (31-1) and Baylor (33-1). 2016 NCAA Women’s Tournament Sweet 16 on ESPN networks DATE TIME (ET) NETWORKS MATCHUP 03/25/2016 7:00 PM ESPN3, ESPN NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux […]

2016 NIT Tournament TV schedule on ESPN networks

March 15, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The 2016 NIT Tournament TV schedule on ESPN networks begins March 15-16 across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and WatchESPN. Top seeds in the 32-team NIT field are Colorado State, Old Dominion, Richmond and Temple. The March 31 semifinals and April 2 championship games take place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden and air on ESPN and ESPN3. 2016 NIT Tournament Schedule At A Glance March 15-16: First Round March 17-21: Second Round March 22-23: Quarterfinals March 29: Semifinals March 31: Championship 2016 NIT Tournament TV schedule on ESPN Networks First Round, March 15-16 Date Time Game and Commentators Network […]

2016 NCAA March Madness TV schedule

March 14, 2016 Ryan Berenz

CBS has televised the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game for 34 consecutive years, but that streak will end this year as Turner Sports has exclusive coverage of the title game at NRG Stadium in Houston on April 4. As part of their 14-year agreement with the NCAA, CBS and Turner Sports alternate coverage of the Final Four and National Championship games beginning in 2016. Turner airs the games in even-numbered years, while CBS gets odd-numbered years, through 2024. Turner has had exclusive coverage of the Final Four for the past two years, so college hoops fans have had some […]

2016 NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show Sunday on CBS

March 13, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The 68 teams picked to compete in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament are revealed Sunday, March 13, in the NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show on CBS. This year’s show is expanded to two hours, with live unveiling of the brackets and analysis of the seedings on CBS beginning at 5:30pm ET. Turner Sports’ Ernie Johnson joins CBS Sports’ Greg Gumbel in hosting the show from New York City. Analysts include Clark Kellogg, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Seth Davis and Doug Gottlieb. NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Chairman Joseph R. Castiglione will be in studio to discuss (read: “defend”) the selection process. The show will also be available […]