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.

NASCAR Sprint Unlimited kicks off 2016 Speedweeks at Daytona

February 13, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The 2016 NASCAR season opens with Speedweeks at newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. Here’s a rundown of major Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series events at Daytona Feb. 13-21 on FS1 and FOX, culminating in the Sprint Cup Daytona 500: Saturday, Feb. 13 The Sprint Unlimited FOX, 8pm ET The first event of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, the non-points Sprint Unlimited is a 75-lap race featuring a field of 25 drivers made up of 2015 Chase participants, pole winners, former Sprint Unlimited winners and former Daytona 500 pole winners. FOX’s Mike Joy calls the race with […]

2016 NBA All-Star Weekend TV coverage on TNT and NBA TV

February 12, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The NBA’s best head to Toronto’s Air Canada Centre for the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities Feb. 12-14. It’s the first time the NBA All-Star Game has been played outside the U.S. TNT and NBA TV combine to televise all of the events. Here’s a rundown of the festivities and who’s participating in them: Friday, Feb. 12 2016 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge TNT, 9pm ET NBA All-Star Weekend opens with the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge featuring first- and second-year players in a Team USA vs. Team World exhibition game. Saturday, Feb. 13 2016 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night TNT, 8pm […]

“The Amazing Race” 28 features 11 teams of the Internet Famous

February 12, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Eleven teams head off on a trek around the world for the 28th season of The Amazing Race, premiering Friday, Feb. 12, at 8pm ET/PT. This season features teams made up of Internet stars popular on YouTube, Vine and Instagram. Phil Keoghan returns as host. In the season premiere “I Should’ve Been a Boy Scout,” the teams leave from their own homes from across America — a first for the the long-running series — and head for Mexico City. There, they’ll set off fireworks and dig at an archaeological Roadblock. The last team to arrive at the checkpoint gets sent back to the […]

2016 NHRA TV schedule on FOX Sports

February 10, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Go here for the 2017 NHRA TV schedule on FOX Sports. FOX Sports and the NHRA agreed to a TV rights deal that will have FOX Sports broadcasting more than 450 hours of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series programming annually beginning in 2016. Previous TV rights holder ESPN was often criticized by NHRA fans for airing only same-day taped race coverage that was often preempted by other live sports. The NHRA’s deal with FOX brings the sport to a network that has a strong commitment to motorsports. The 2016 season on FOX Sports begins with the 56th Annual Circle […]

2016 Super Bowl pregame show schedule on CBS

February 7, 2016 Ryan Berenz

ALSO SEE: 50 Sense: Super Bowl 50 frequently asked questions #SB50: Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials All-Star Countdown special on CBS CBS airs Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif, on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 6:30pm ET. But before that, CBS airs seven hours of pregame coverage (we dare you to watch every second of it). 2016 Super Bowl Pregame Show Schedule On CBS Sunday, Feb. 7 11am ET: Super Bowl 50: Before They Were Pros This NFL Films special looks at the impact of high-school football on current and former NFL […]

CBS counts down the “Super Bowl Greatest Halftime Shows” Friday

February 5, 2016 Ryan Berenz

On Friday, Feb. 5, at 9pm ET/PT, CBS airs the two-hour Super Bowl Greatest Halftime Shows special, looking back at the best halftime shows and performances in the history of the Super Bowl, including Prince (2007), U2 (2002), Beyoncé (2013), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2009), Paul McCartney (2005), Michael Jackson (1993), Madonna (2012), The Rolling Stones (2006) and Katy Perry with the Left Shark (2015). Hosted by NCIS: Los Angeles star Chris O’Donnell, the special also traces the evolution of the halftime spectacular over 49 years and includes interviews with many past Super Bowl performers, producers, […]

Conan O’Brien hosts the 2016 NFL Honors ceremony on CBS

February 5, 2016 Ryan Berenz

On the eve of Super Bowl 50, Conan O’Brien hosts the NFL Honors two-hour primetime awards special at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, honoring the NFL’s best players, performances and plays from the 2015 season. The Associated Press announces its annual Most Valuable Player awards, and the 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame class is revealed. CBS airs the show on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 9pm ET/PT. ALSO SEE: 50 Sense: Super Bowl 50 Frequently Asked Questions Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials All-Star Countdown special on CBS The full list of awards presented: AP Most Valuable Player presented by […]

#SB50: Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials All-Star Countdown special on CBS

February 5, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier hosts the new Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials All-Star Countdown special (CBS Friday, Feb. 5, at 8pm ET/PT), celebrating the top 10 Super Bowl commercials as revealed in the Feb. 2 Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2016 special on CBS. This special also offers sneak peeks of the highly anticipated commercials to air Sunday during Super Bowl 50 on CBS. ALSO SEE: 50 Sense: Super Bowl 50 Frequently Answered Questions

FS1 UFC Fight Night Hendricks vs. Thompson

UFC 196 Feb. 6 Pay-Per-View is now UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson on FS1

February 3, 2016 Ryan Berenz

UFC fans have seen this kind of thing before: A great Pay-Per-View headline bout gets scrapped due to injury and the top undercard fight just doesn’t have the luster for PPV. That’s the case for what was originally scheduled to be the Feb. 6 UFC 196: Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez heavyweight title fight on PPV. Instead, the Feb. 6 date will feature Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson in a heavyweight matchup as part of FS1 UFC Fight Night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. UFC 196 has been rescheduled for March 6 on PPV headlined by Rafael dos Anjos […]

50 Sense: Super Bowl 50 frequently asked questions

February 3, 2016 Ryan Berenz

All the things you wanted to know about Super Bowl 50 but were afraid to ask Phil Simms. So What Is All This? Super Bowl 50, the NFL’s championship game for the 2015 season, is played Feb. 7 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The winner gets to declare their fans as greatest in the world. The loser has to clean up the confetti. What’s 50 In Roman Numerals? L. Yes, just L. You can see why the NFL went with 50. Is It On TV? Yes, on CBS, at 6:30pm ET. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the […]