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 Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas TV schedule on Velocity and Discovery Channel

September 24, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Velocity and Discovery Channel combine to televise the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction live from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Sept. 24-26. Some of the world’s rarest, flashiest and most desirable cars are up for auction, including the 1968 Corvette 427 L88 pictured. Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas TV Schedule (All Times ET) Thursday, September 24 2-10pm, Velocity Friday, September 25 2-10pm, Velocity Saturday, September 26 2-4pm, Velocity 4-8pm, Discovery Channel 8-10pm, Velocity Press release from Velocity with additional programming details: WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS… AIRS LIVE ON VELOCITY AND DISCOVERY CHANNEL IN BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE SEPTEMBER 24-26 FROM LAS VEGAS –Velocity […]

Scream Queens ScreamCap: Pilot/Hell Week

September 23, 2015 Ryan Berenz

🔪Read all of the Scream Queens ScreamCaps here, yo!😈 Alrighty, pledges. It’s premiere week for the 2015 fall season, which means it’s hell week for those of us smart enough to dupe someone into paying us money for writing about TV. I’m taking a break from covering football and these here idiots to do some recapping of FOX’s Scream Queens, which premiered Tuesday, Sept. 22, with “Pilot” and “Hell Week.” Instead of writing a whole lot of words you’re not going to read, I’m a gonna take a bunch of screencaps — I’m calling them “ScreamCaps” because I’m a clever bastard […]

It’s time for ABC’s “more adult” The Muppets show

September 22, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The Muppets ABC Premieres: Sept. 22 Airs: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT Who’s In It? Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker ALSO SEE: Kermit and Miss Piggy talk break-up, new ABC series “The Muppets.” What’s It All About? “It’s time to play the music! It’s time to light the lights!” It’s time for an all-new Muppets primetime comedy series! Filmed in documentary style, ABC is billing this as a “more adult” Muppet show following the beloved characters’ personal lives. Kermit has an office romance with a younger sow (“What can I say, Gonzo? I’m attracted […]

Callen goes rogue in the “NCIS: Los Angeles” Season 7 premiere

September 21, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In the Season 7 premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles, “Active Measures” (Monday, Sept. 21, at 10pm ET/PT on CBS) Callen (Chris O’Donnell) goes rogue and embarks on a secret mission that leaves Sam (LL Cool J) and the team in the dark. Hetty (Linda Hunt) demands that Callen’s operation be shut down and tasks the team with finding him before he finds himself in over his head. Photo: Credit: Neil Jacobs/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

New CBS “Supergirl” footage airs during “Scorpion” Season 2 premiere tonight

September 21, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In the Scorpion Season 2 premiere “Satellite of Love” (Monday, Sept. 21, at 9pm ET/PT on CBS) the new director of Homeland Security (guest star Alana De La Garza) reunites the team when a nuclear-powered Russian satellite is knocked out of orbit and must be diverted before it detonates over Southern California. Paige (Katharine McPhee) and Walter (Elyes Gabel) must face their feelings for each other after hospital footage reveals Paige kissed him. Also, KISS frontman Gene Simmons makes a cameo appearance as himself. During the Scorpion episode, CBS will debut never-before-seen footage from upcoming episodes of Supergirl in a […]

The Big Bang Theory Season 9 preview: The Matrimonial Momentum

September 21, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In The Big Bang Theory Season 8 finale, “The Commitment Determination,” relationships took a hit as Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) broke up, and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) and Emily (Laura Spencer) appeared to be on the rocks as well. Season 9 picks up with “The Matrimonial Momentum” (Monday, Sept. 21, at 8pm ET/PT on CBS) in which Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) drive to Las Vegas to elope, but Penny struggles with Leonard’s confession that he kissed another girl. Also, Sheldon doesn’t know how to act after Amy pushes pause on their relationship. Guest star Laurie […]

2015 NASCAR Chase TV schedule on NBC and NBCSN

September 19, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series playoffs begin Sunday, Sept. 20, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., in the MyAFibRisk.com 400, the first race of the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. NBCSN airs the race beginning at 3pm ET. It’s the second year of the elimination format, as the Chase Grid of 16 drivers gets reduced by four after every three races. Four drivers will be eligible to win the Sprint Cup championship in the season finale, with the race’s highest finisher taking the season title. NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Challenger 16 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Kyle Busch 3. […]

Doctor Who “The Magician’s Apprentice” season premiere Saturday on BBC America

September 19, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In Peter Capaldi’s second season as the Doctor, the series sees the Doctor and Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) going on a journey that takes them to deadly alien planets, creepy underwater bases, Viking villages, a global Zygon uprising, and through hidden alien dens, to the very end of time itself. Doctor Who returns to BBC America with a two-part season premiere, “The Magician’s Apprentice” (Sept. 19 at 9pm ET/PT) and “The Witch’s Familiar” (Sept. 26 at 9pm ET/PT), written by showrunner Steven Moffat. In “The Magician’s Apprentice,” Clara needs her friend when the skies of Earth are frozen by a […]

Week 3 college football TV schedule

September 16, 2015 Ryan Berenz

🏈ALSO SEE: 2015 Weekly College Football TV Schedules And Highlights 🏈 A look at the best college football Week 3 games Sept. 17-19 on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, FOX, FOX Sports 1, CBS, CBS Sports Network, BTN, Pac-12 Network and more. The full schedule on ESPN networks, including ESPN3 and WatchESPN follows. Week 3 College Football TV Schedule All times Eastern. Marquee games in italics. Thursday, Sept. 17 No. 11 Clemson at Louisville, 7:30pm ET, ESPN Friday, Sept. 18 No. 9 Florida State at Boston College, 8pm ET, ESPN Idaho State at Boise State, 9pm ET, CBS Sports Network New Mexico at […]

“Moonbeam City” shines with Rob Lowe, Elizabeth Banks, Will Forte and Kate Mara

September 16, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Comedy Central describes the new animated series Moonbeam City as “an absurdist, retro-futuristic ’80s cop extravaganza” about an incompetent but attractive detective who does more harm than good. We’ll describe it as FX’s Archer meets Miami Vice. Rob Lowe voices Det. Dazzle Novak, Elizabeth Banks voices police Chief Pizzaz Miller, Will Forte voices Dazzle’s rival Rad Cunningham and Kate Mara voices Chrysalis Tate, the only capable cop in town. The entire pilot episode, “Mall Hath No Fury,” is available to watch on cc.com. Moonbeam City premieres on Comedy Central Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 10:30pm ET/PT following the Season 19 premiere of […]