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.

2016 Verizon IndyCar Series TV schedule on NBC Sports and ABC

March 12, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Scott Dixon, Will Power, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Hunter-Reay and other IndyCar stars open the 2016 season in Florida for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 13, at 12:30pm ET on ABC. Montoya won at St. Petersburg and at the Indianapolis 500 last year, but lost the season championship to Scott Dixon on a tiebreaker. In other spring races, IndyCar heads to the 1-mile tri-oval at Phoenix International Raceway in Arizona for the primetime Phoenix Grand Prix, marking the track’s first IndyCar race since 2005. NBCSN airs the race April 2 at 8:30pm ET The April 17 […]

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is crazy for Alaskan Bush People

March 11, 2016 Ryan Berenz

So, we finally have the first public collision of major college athletics and Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People. Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari has freely admitted to the media that he and his wife are fans of Alaskan Bush People. I do not know if he enjoys ABP in the ironic sense that many of our readers and commenters enjoy ABP, but I’ve never felt prouder about Wisconsin beating Kentucky in the Final Four last year. Via Alex Martin Smith of SEC Country: “We watch Alaska stuff,” Calipari said, referring to the Discovery Channel show “Alaskan Bush People,” which he and his […]

Beauty meets the beach: Victoria’s Secret Swim Special heats up CBS

March 9, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The 2016 Victoria’s Secret Swim Special (CBS, Wednesday, March 9, at 9pm ET/PT) heads to the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Barths in the French West Indies, for an exotic trip with 13 of the hottest Victoria’s Secret Angels. Take in the sights and sounds of one of the world’s most beautiful places while viewing the Angels showing off the latest, sexiest swimwear styles. Supermodels Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk, Jasmine Tookes, Josephine Skriver, Lais Ribiero, Lily Aldridge, Martha Hunt, Romee Strijd, Sara Sampaio, Stella Maxwell, Taylor Hill and Vita Sidorkina give you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into what it’s like […]

A&E’s 60 Days In: Would you go to jail just to be on TV?

March 9, 2016 Ryan Berenz

I give credit for A&E on this one. I haven’t seen a docuseries quite like 60 Days In. This unscripted series, premiering Thursday, March 10, at 9pm ET/PT, follows seven non-convicts who enter the dangerous world of incarceration at the Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville, Ind., in an effort to expose internal issues and what really happens behind bars. As a result of the facility’s recent corrupt history, Sheriff Jamey Noel has devised a program where the participants will live among the facility’s general population for 60 days without officers, fellow inmates or staff knowing their secret. The show’s producers […]

Downton Abbey series finale: Crawleys party like it’s 1926

March 5, 2016 Ryan Berenz

ALSO SEE: Michelle Dockery content with Lady Mary’s closure on Downton Abbey It’s the Christmas gift that Downton Abbey fans in the U.S. have waited more than two months to open. The series finale aired in the U.K. as a Christmas special in December, and fans stateside have had to avoid the temptation of peeking at news and reviews from across the pond. The Downton Abbey series finale airs on PBS Sunday, March 6, at 9pm ET (check local listings). While we’re not exactly in the Christmas spirit this month, fans should still expect to experience all of the feels […]

“A Year in Space” on PBS: Inside Scott Kelly’s 12-month space odyssey

March 1, 2016 Ryan Berenz

If humankind will someday travel to and live on Mars, much will be owed to the scientific groundwork laid by astronaut Scott Kelly’s year on the International Space Station (ISS). After more than 340 days in space, Kelly is scheduled to return to Earth on March 1 at 11:25pm ET. Marking the occasion, PBS and Time have partnered to present A Year in Space, a two-part documentary tracking his entire mission. The first part (March 2 at 8pm ET, check local listings) follows Kelly’s extensive training, his launch into orbit, and his life aboard the ISS. Part 2 airs in […]

A troubled detective hunts down the truth in BBC America’s “Prey”

February 25, 2016 Ryan Berenz

John Simm, Philip Glenister and Rosie Cavaliero star in Prey, a high-octane six-part thriller on BBC America beginning Thursday, Feb. 25, at 10pm ET/PT. Set up as two three-part stories, the first one finds Simm playing Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a man on the run who will do things he never thought possible to clear his name for the sake of his family. The second story stars Glenister as prison officer David Murdoch, whose life spirals out of control when he receives an unexpected phone call threatening the life of his pregnant daughter. In both cases, Detective Sergeant Susan Reinhardt (Cavaliero) must […]

“The Big Bang Theory” celebrates 200th episode (and Sheldon’s birthday) tonight

February 25, 2016 Ryan Berenz

In the The Big Bang Theory‘s 200th episode “The Celebration Experimentation,” the gang throws a birthday party for Sheldon (Jim Parsons), surprising him with a special guest: 1960s Batman star Adam West. Recurring guest stars Christine Baranski, John Ross Bowie, Sara Gilbert and Wil Wheaton also return. “The Celebration Experimentation” premieres on CBS Thursday, Feb. 25, at 8pm ET/PT. Get a sneak peek at the magic words that will make Sheldon disappear. https://t.co/TvfB8Dv8JA #BigBangTheory #BBT200 pic.twitter.com/Kvnjp3iZgt — The Big Bang Theory (@bigbangtheory) February 25, 2016 Photo: Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

2016 NFL Combine TV coverage on NFL Network

February 25, 2016 Ryan Berenz

NFL Network and NFL.com provide exclusive multi-platform coverage of the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Feb. 26-29, as NFL Draft prospects get weighed and measured, and tested on feats of strength, agility and football skills. The schedule of workouts is: Feb. 26: Running Backs, Offensive Linemen & Special Teams, beginning at 9am ET Feb. 27: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers & Tight Ends, beginning at 9am ET Feb. 28: Defensive Linemen & Linebackers, beginning at 9am ET Feb. 29: Defensive Backs, beginning at 9am ET Rich Eisen anchors NFL Network’s coverage of the on-field workouts, with experts […]

MLB Network “30 Clubs in 30 Days” 2016 Spring Training schedule

February 24, 2016 Ryan Berenz

MLB Network‘s preseason profiles of every team, 30 Clubs in 30 Days, return for the 2016 season beginning Tuesday, March 1, as part of MLB Tonight. Hosts Greg Amsinger, Fran Charles, Brian Kenny, Matt Vasgersian and Heidi Watney are joined by analysts Sean Casey, Mark DeRosa, Al Leiter, Dan Plesac, Harold Reynolds and John Smoltz at each training camp for news, predictions, interviews, demonstrations and more. During each episode, viewers can vote on MLB Network’s Facebook page for each club’s greatest moment of the past 30 years. ALSO SEE: 2016 MLB Spring Training game schedule on MLB Network Your browser […]