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.

2015 Skate America TV schedule on NBC Sports

October 24, 2015 Ryan Berenz

NBC and NBCSN air the 2015 ISU Grand Prix Series Skate America from Oct. 24-25 in Milwaukee, Wis. 2014 U.S. champions Gracie Gold and Jason Brown will compete, as will Russia’s Yulia Lipnitskaya and Kazakhstan’s Denis Ten. NBC airs the ladies’ free skate live on Saturday, Oct. 24, beginning at 5pm ET. NBCSN airs the men’s free skate Sunday at 10pm ET. Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski, Terry Gannon, Tracy Wilson and Andrea Joyce are the NBC Sports broadcast team. NBC Sports coverage will also air simultaneously on NBC Sports Live Extra. Additional live and on demand Skate America coverage is available […]

2015 F1 U.S. Grand Prix TV coverage on NBC and NBCSN

October 22, 2015 Ryan Berenz

NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra combine to present comprehensive coverage of the Formula One United States Grand Prix Grand Prix from Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, from Oct. 23-25. Lewis Hamilton has a chance to clinch the 2015 Drivers Championship at the U.S. Grand Prix, which hasn’t been done since 1982. NBC’s F1 broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey, analysts David Hobbs and Steve Matchett, and F1 insider Will Buxton. 2015 F1 U.S. Grand Prix TV Schedule At A Glance Friday, Oct. 23 F1 U.S. Grand Prix: Practice 1, 11am ET, NBCSN F1 U.S. Grand […]

College football TV schedule and highlights: Week 8

October 22, 2015 Ryan Berenz

College football TV schedule and highlights for Week 8 Oct. 22-14 for games on ESPN networks, ABC, CBS, FOX, FOX Sports 1, BTN, Pac-12 Network and more. College football TV schedule and highlights: Week 8 Marquee games in italics. Thursday, Oct. 22 7pm ET No. 22 Temple at East Carolina, ESPN2 9pm ET No. 20 California at UCLA, ESPN Friday, Oct. 23 8pm ET No. 18 Memphis at Tulsa, ESPN 10:30pm ET Utah State at San Diego State, ESPN2 Saturday, Oct. 24 12pm ET No. 21 Houston at Central Florida, ESPNEWS Kansas State at Texas, FOX Sports 1 No. 25 […]

Alaskan Bush People are back Nov. 11! Season 3 preview

October 22, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Scream Queens recap: 11 killer ScreamCaps from “Seven Minutes in Hell”

October 21, 2015 Ryan Berenz

🔪Read all of the Scream Queens ScreamCaps here, yo!😈 In the Oct. 20 episode of Scream Queens “Seven Minutes in Hell,” we get … Damn, how can an episode that killed off so many people be so boring? Look, this show isn’t exactly killing it in the ratings, and this week I saw the C-word attached to it for the first time. “Seven Minutes in Hell” isn’t going to turn that around. There’s no new episode on Oct. 28 because of the World Series (FX is going to show an SQ marathon on Halloween night Oct. 31 beginning at 6pm […]

Sweat shopping: Jillian Michaels hosts Spike’s “Sweat Inc.”

October 20, 2015 Ryan Berenz

You might laugh at all the dust-collecting ThighMasters, Tae Bo VHS tapes and Shake Weights, but their creators laughed all the way to the bank. Health and wellness expert Jillian Michaels (The Biggest Loser) hosts and judges Spike’s new competition series Sweat Inc. (premiering Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 10pm ET/PT), which aims to find the creator of America’s next big exercise craze. “Fitness is a multibillion dollar industry, and we are looking for the next fitness phenomenon,” Michaels says. Over the series’ 10 episodes, 27 fitness entrepreneurs try to prove they’ve developed the latest groundbreaking physical conditioning program. “It’s […]

New Star Wars trailer debuts on Monday Night Football because … Disney!

October 19, 2015 Ryan Berenz

There was never any doubt that Disney’s ownership of the Star Wars galaxy would lead to opportunities for corporate SYNERGY!, and today brings forth the coupling of Disney-owned ESPN’s Monday Night Football with the new trailer for Disney-owned Star Wars: The Force Awakens opening in U.S. theaters Dec. 18. The new trailer debuts at halftime of the Oct. 19 MNF game between the New York Giants at the Philadelphia Eagles on ESPN. ESPN Deportes debuts the Spanish-language version simultaneously. For many sci-fi enthusiasts, this may be the first football game they ever watch part of. Here are two teasers for the new […]

Sneak peek at Maisie Williams in Doctor Who “The Girl Who Died”

October 17, 2015 Ryan Berenz

ALSO SEE: BBC America’s Doctor Who Season Preview Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones guest-stars in a highly anticipated episode of BBC America’s Doctor Who on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 9pm ET. In “The Girl Who Died,” the first of a two-part story, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara (Jenna Coleman) are captured by Vikings and must help protect their village from the Mire, an army of deadly space warriors from the future. The ragtag band of Vikings is outnumbered and overmatched, but the Doctor thinks Viking girl Ashildre (Williams) may hold the secret to victory. Part 2 of the story airs Saturday, Oct. […]

College football Week 7 TV schedule and highlights

October 16, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Roundup of the best college football Week 7 games on TV Oct. 16-17, including No. 10 Alabama at No. 9 Texas A&M (CBS), No. 7 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan (ESPN), No. 8 Florida at No. 6 LSU (ESPN) and USC at No. 14 Notre Dame (NBC). The full schedule from ESPN TV and online networks is below. 🏈ALSO SEE: 2015 Weekly College Football TV Schedules And Highlights 🏈 College Football Week 7 TV Highlights Oct. 16-17 Marquee games in italics. Friday, Oct. 16 9pm ET No. 24 Houston at Tulane, ESPNU No. 21 Boise State at Utah State, CBS Sports Network Saturday, Oct. 17 […]

Royals vs. Blue Jays in 2015 ALCS on FOX and FOX Sports 1

October 15, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays play in the 2015 ALCS with Game 1 of the series taking place at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, Oct. 16, on FOX. Games 2-7 will air on FS1. The winner of the best-of-seven series advances to the World Series beginning Oct. 27 on FOX. ALSO SEE: When do the Cubs play? 2015 NLCS TV schedule on TBS Royals vs. Blue Jays in 2015 ALCS on FOX and FOX Sports 1 All times Eastern. Schedule subject to change. *If Necessary. Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays Friday, Oct. 16: Game 1: […]