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.

Role Call: Who’s who in FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

February 2, 2016 Ryan Berenz

FX’s 10-episode limited series The People v. O.J. Simpson (Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT beginning Feb. 2) dramatizes one of the seminal news stories of the 20th century: the events surrounding the arrest and trial of former football star O.J. Simpson for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. Based on Jeffrey Toobin’s book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson and from executive producer Ryan Murphy, the series assembles a stellar cast, including John Travolta, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Schwimmer, Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vance, Bruce Greenwood, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and […]

2016 NFL Pro Bowl TV coverage on ESPN Sunday

January 31, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Super Bowl 50 is a week away, but the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl all-star game might fill the football gap for some. The NFL’s best players — except the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos players gearing up for SB50, and any other “injured” players — compete against each other in the third year of an “unconferenced” format that has players put on Team Irvin or Team Rice through a fantasy-style draft. The game returns to Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. ESPN and WatchESPN air the game on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 7pm ET. NFL Pro Bowl rosters from the […]

2016 NHL All-Star Game on NBCSN introduces 3-on-3 tournament

January 31, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The 2016 NHL All-Star Game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Sunday, Jan. 31, features an all-new format. The NHL’s best players will compete in a three-on-three divisional tournament with the Central vs. Pacific and the Metropolitan vs. the Atlantic in 20-minute games. The winning teams advance to the championship game with a $1 million prize on the line. NBCSN airs the game live beginning at 5pm ET. From the NBC Sports Group: Following is NBCSN’s All-Star Weekend coverage schedule: Date Coverage Network Time (ET) Fri., January 29 NHL Top 10 – 3-on-3 Overtime Moments NBCSN 7:30 p.m. NHL All-Star Friday […]

2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona TV schedule on FOX Sports

January 30, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The 2016 IMSA WeatherTech United SportsCar Championship Series season opens with the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona on the road course at Daytona International Speedway Jan. 30-31. The sportscar endurance race includes 54 entires from 24 different countries. FOX Sports provides coverage of the race on television on FS1 and FS2. Additional race coverage is available online and on mobile devices on FOX Sports GO, and online at IMSA.com. 2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona TV schedule on FOX Sports The full 24 hours of the race is available on FOX Sports GO. Saturday, Jan. 30 2-4pm ET, FS1 4-10pm […]

Serie del Caribe 2016: Caribbean World Series TV schedule on ESPN Deportes

January 29, 2016 Ryan Berenz

ALSO SEE: Serie Del Caribe 2017: Caribbean World Series TV Schedule on ESPN Deportes The 2016 Serie del Caribe (Caribbean World Series) baseball tournament takes place at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Feb. 1-7. The pro team champions of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba compete in the tournament. In the United States, ESPN Deportes has Spanish-language coverage of the tournament, but due to ESPN Deportes coverage of Super Bowl 50, the live airing of the tournament final on Jan. 7 will be on ESPNEWS at 2:30pm ET. ESPN Deportes has an encore airing of the […]

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic in 2016 Australian Open finals live on ESPN

January 29, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Set your alarm clock for the 2016 Australian Open tennis singles finals, which air live from Melbourne in the wee hours of the morning Saturday and Sunday Jan. 30-31. The women’s final match between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber airs Saturday (3am ET on ESPN) with the men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on Sunday (3am ET on ESPN). ESPN2 will air same-day encores of both matches at 9am ET (full schedule below). Full press release and schedule from ESPN below: Serena Seeks Steffi’s Slam Total of 22 at Australian Open Late Friday Serena, 6-0 in Finals Down […]

The end is now: NBC’s darkly funny “You, Me and the Apocalypse”

January 28, 2016 Ryan Berenz

The new hourlong comedy/drama You, Me and the Apocalypse (NBC Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT beginning Jan. 28), a British import, is the darkly comic look at a number of complex characters in a complex situation — a comet is going to collide with Earth in 34 days and end life as we know it. For some of the characters, that’s about the best thing that could happen. The series opens at Day 0, with Jamie (Mathew Baynton) deep in a fortified bunker beneath the suburbs of Slough in England. He’s among 15 people in the bunker who represent the future of humanity, for […]

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

#ACSFX: Courtney B. Vance recalls O.J. Simpson case, meeting Johnnie Cochran

January 28, 2016 Ryan Berenz

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll likely remember where you were the evening of June 17, 1994. Perhaps you’d settled in for a Friday night of watching TV when regularly scheduled programming was interrupted by aerial footage of a white Ford Bronco pursued at low speed by several police squads through an empty Interstate 405 in Los Angeles. In the back of the vehicle was football legend O.J. Simpson, charged with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. You probably also remember where you were on Oct. 3, 1995, when the not-guilty verdict […]

2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale TV coverage

Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2016 collector car auction TV coverage on Velocity

January 26, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Velocity and Discovery Channel combine for 37 hours of live coverage of the 45th annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2016 collector car auction Jan. 26-31 from WestWorld of Scottsdale, Ariz. Highlights of the auction include: General Motors performance cars including an authentic X66 Double COPO Yenko Camaro, a 1969 L88 Corvette, a 1971 GTO Judge convertible and two Buick big-block muscle cars Ford collectibles including a restored 1969 and 1970 Boss 429 Fastbacks, an original 1970 Boss 302 and two Ford GT supercars Porsche sports cars, including a Weissach Edition 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder, a Porsche 911 Speedster, a 930 Turbo and two […]

2016 NFL Conference Championship Sunday on CBS and FOX

January 23, 2016 Ryan Berenz

Four teams are left in the quest to reach Super Bowl 50, as the 2016 NFL Conference Championship Sunday has the New England Patriots visiting the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game (CBS) and the Arizona Cardinals visiting the Carolina Panthers (FOX) in the NFC Championship Game. CBS coverage begins with the NFL Championship Chase special on CBS at 1pm ET, followed by The NFL Today and the Patriots at Broncos game kicking off at 3:05pm ET. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the game with Tracy Wolfson reporting. Following that game, FOX airs FOX NFL Sunday (6pm ET) […]