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.

Ted Danson joins “CSI: Cyber” as a series regular in Season 2

October 4, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Avery (Patricia Arquette) welcomes D.B. Russell (Ted Danson) to the team as they investigate a burglary/homicide committed by someone who remotely hacked the home’s security system on the CSI: Cyber Season 2 premiere “Why-Fi” on CBS Sunday, Oct. 4, at 10pm ET/PT. Also, Avery considers moving to a new position within the hierarchy of the FBI, Krumitz is a witness in his sister’s trial, Elijah deals with a delicate family situation and more is revealed about Nelson’s and Raven’s backgrounds. Photo: Credit: Richard Cartwright/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Morgan Freeman guests in “Madam Secretary” Season 2 premiere Sunday

October 3, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In the Madam Secretary Season 2 premiere “The Show Must Go On” (CBS, Sunday, Oct. 4, at 8pm ET/PT), Elizabeth (Téa Leoni) must take the oath of office when the president’s (Keith Carradine) plane disappears over the Pacific Ocean. Also, Henry (Tim Daly) is asked to recruit one of his Russian students to work for the U.S. government by Jane Fellows (Jill Hennessy), his new Defense Intelligence Agency handler. Morgan Freeman directs this episode and also guest-stars as Supreme Court Chief Justice Frawley. Photo: Credit: Sarah Shatz/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Alicia goes back to bail bond court in “The Good Wife” Season 7 premiere

October 3, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Alicia (Julianna Margulies) attempts to revive her struggling law career by representing arrestees seeking release on bail in bond court in The Good Wife Season 7 premiere “Bond” (CBS Sunday, Oct. 4, at 9pm ET/PT). Alicia meets attorney Lucca Quinn (Cush Jumbo), who competes for her clients. Also, Peter brings in national strategist Ruth Eastman (Margo Martindale) to help with his presidential campaign, and creates an interesting dynamic with Eli (Alan Cumming) in the process. Jane Curtin guest-stars as Judge Farley and Mo Rocca returns as news anchor Ted Willoughby. Beginning in November, singer/actress Vanessa Williams joins the recurring cast […]

Week 5 college football TV schedule and highlights

October 2, 2015 Ryan Berenz

ESPN2 has a Friday night college football doubleheader beginning Oct. 2 at 7pm ET with the Memphis Tigers at the South Florida Bulls in a matchup at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., followed by the Connecticut Huskies at the BYU Cougars at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. 🏈ALSO SEE: 2015 Weekly College Football TV Schedules And Highlights 🏈 Here are the rest of the Week 5 college football TV schedule highlights, followed by the weekend’s entire schedule on ESPN networks. (Marquee games in italics.) SATURDAY, OCT. 3 12pm ET No. 23 West Virginia at No. 15 Oklahoma, FOX Sports 1 […]

Gigi Does It: David Krumholtz is a 76-year-old woman in IFC’s new comedy

October 1, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Gigi Does It IFC Premieres: Oct. 1 Airs: Thursdays at 10:30pm ET/PT Who’s In It? David Krumholtz, Ricky Mabe ALSO SEE: IFC pucks around with new ice hockey buddy comedy Benders What’s It All About? “The show is about a woman coming into a great deal of money and essentially her new lease on life, making up for lost time,” Krumholtz says. He’s transformed by makeup and prosthetics into a 76-year-old, sharp-tongued Jewish widow who inherits a fortune and starts crossing things off her bucket list. She goes to rock concerts, tries online dating and poses nude for an art […]

IFC pucks around with ice hockey buddy comedy “Benders”

October 1, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Benders IFC Premieres: Oct. 1 Airs: Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT Who’s In It? Andrew Schulz, Lindsey Broad, Chris Distefano, Mark Gessner, Ruy Iskandar ALSO SEE: Gigi Does It: David Krumholtz is a 76-year-old woman in IFC’s new comedy Bar-league sports are a comedy gold mine, and IFC’s new scripted comedy Benders digs deep into the world of Boston buddies who are obsessed with their very amateur ice hockey team. Co-creator Tom Sellitti says Benders and its stories were inspired by his own experiences on the ice. “We had a jersey that we were getting, and it was supposed to be […]

Ken Jeong gives us the prognosis on ABC’s “Dr. Ken”

September 30, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Perhaps your first, um, exposure to the work of Ken Jeong came in The Hangover, when he, as the flamboyant gangster Mr. Chow, pounced out of a car’s trunk wearing nothing but socks. A select audience knows Jeong as Spanish instructor Señor Chang on Community. Still others may know Jeong as the doctor who gave them an annual physical exam. WHAT? Yes, Jeong is also a real-life physician (he keeps his medical license current during his screen career), and he’s the leading man in ABC’s sitcom Dr. Ken (premiering Friday, Oct. 2, at 8:30pm ET/PT), loosely based on his professional […]

Scream Queens recap: 11 ScreamCaps from “Chainsaw”

September 30, 2015 Ryan Berenz

🔪Read all of the Scream Queens ScreamCaps here, yo!😈 So the two-hour series premiere of FOX’s Scream Queens was not a gangbusters ratings hit, but it gained a lot of delayed viewers. Here’s the ScreamCap of the Sept. 29 episode “Chainsaw.” Let’s review the hazing rituals: Step 1: Read this. Step 2: Read this. Step 3: Watch the Scream Queens episodes or Step 4 will either A) spoil stuff or B) won’t make any damn sense. Step 4: Read this recap in its entirety. Step 5: Repeat Step 4 as necessary. 🎃 RELATED: DOWNLOAD CHANNEL GUIDE’S 2015 FRIGHT GUIDE! 🎃 On to “Chainsaw.” 1. […]

Lena Dunham guest stars in The Simpsons Season 27 premiere

September 26, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The Simpsons FOX Returns: Sept. 27 at 8pm ET/PT Where We Left Off: Season 26 (!) wrapped up. Then came word that Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Smithers, Flanders, etc.) was not returning to the voice cast. D’oh! What To Expect: Woohoo! Shearer isn’t leaving after all! And The Simpsons is renewed through Seasons 27 and 28, though this will evoke a big “meh” from viewers who gave up on it after Season 13. In the Season 27 premiere “Every Man’s Dream,” Homer and Marge have a trial separation and Homer begins dating a 20-something (guest voice Lena Dunham). Also this season Patty […]

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah: Late night favorite gets a new voice

September 25, 2015 Ryan Berenz

When Comedy Central announced that Jon Stewart’s successor on The Daily Show would be Trevor Noah, much of America responded with, “Who?” Noah, a 31-year-old standup comedian from South Africa and Daily Show contributor since 2014, has an incisive wit and an uncanny ability to expose deep-seated hypocrisy. At a standup performance in late July, Noah riffed on being a black guy being pulled over by police (“I don’t know how not to die.”), being an African on a U.S.-bound airliner during the Ebola outbreak, and the “charming racism” he encountered in the South. It will be a vastly […]