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.

Whack jobs: AMC’s “The Making of the Mob: New York”

June 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

ALSO SEE: Funny How? AMC Celebrates The Silver Anniversary Of Goodfellas AMC goes to the mattresses for Mob Mondays starting June 15 at 10pm ET/PT (following a special 25th anniversary airing of Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas) with the eight-part docuseries The Making of the Mob: New York, a look at how young hoodlums in the early 1900s built organized crime empires. Ray Liotta narrates the series, which includes dramatic reenactments, archival footage and exclusive interviews. Among the more notorious mobsters featured are: Charles “Lucky” Luciano The juvenile delinquent turned bootlegger headed up The Commission in 1931 that put the “organized” in […]

FUNNY HOW? AMC celebrates the “Goodfellas” 25th anniversary

June 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

ALSO SEE: Whack jobs: AMC’s “The Making of the Mob: New York” Martin Scorsese’s classic Goodfellas gets a special 25th anniversary airing June 15 at 7pm ET/PT to kick off AMC’s Mob Mondays. Wise up on one of the greatest flicks of all time: Goodfellas was nominated for six Oscars, but won only Best Supporting Actor for Joe Pesci. Al Pacino turned down the role of Jimmy Conway over typecasting concerns. Pacino starred as a gangster in the forgettable Dick Tracy the same year. Goodfellas is based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, recounting the activities of the real-life […]

The Astronaut Wives Club: The women who stood by their spacemen

June 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

With the number of delays and creative changes ABC’s The Astronaut Wives Club has seen, one would think the producers were actually trying to land men on the moon instead of making a TV drama about the wives of the men who did. Originally planned to launch summer 2014, the show went back to the drawing board and all systems are go for a June 18 liftoff on ABC at 8pm ET/PT. Based on Lily Koppel’s book, the series follows seven military wives who became overnight celebrities when their husbands were chosen in the late 1950s for the Mercury space […]

When does the USA play in the Women’s World Cup?

June 8, 2015 Ryan Berenz

[UPDATE: The USWNT plays in the Round of 16 vs. Colombia on June 22 at 8pm ET on FOX Sports 1.] The U.S. Women’s National Team begins its 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign with a Group D match against formidable foe Australia at Winnipeg Stadium on Monday, June 8, at 7:30pm ET live on FOX Sports 1. The USWNT plays its second group match against another top contender, Sweden, at Winnipeg Stadium on Friday, June 12, at 8pm ET on FOX. The USWNT will look to advance to the Round of 16 with its third and final group match, taking […]

2015 French Open Finals TV schedule on NBC

June 6, 2015 Ryan Berenz

NBC airs live coverage of the French Open singles finals from Roland Garros in Paris June 6-7. On Saturday, Serena Williams takes on Lucie Safrova in the women’s final at 9am ET. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic faces Stan Wawrinka beginning at 9am ET. Host Ted Robinson anchors NBC’s coverage, joined by analysts John McEnroe and Mary Carillo. The French Open finals are just the start of a big sports Saturday on NBC that includes American Pharoah’s attempt to win the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes and Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and the […]

Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People recap: Rise of Browntown

June 6, 2015 Ryan Berenz

2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup TV schedule and preview

June 4, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team stars will have redemption on their minds when they take the pitch for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup this month. In the final match in Germany in 2011, the USWNT blew a late lead against Japan and settled for a 2-2 draw at the end of extra time. Then underdog Japan won a penalty shootout 3-1 to claim its first Women’s World Cup title. The USWNT won’t have to travel far in their 2015 World Cup quest, with games taking place in Canada at venues in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton, […]

Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming host Tony Awards 2015 Sunday on CBS

June 4, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming host the Tony Awards from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, at 8pm ET on CBS. Top-nominated stage productions this year are musicals An American in Paris and Fun Home with 12 nominations each. TONY AWARDS 2015 NOMINEES Best Play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar Hand to God by Robert Askins The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens Wolf Hall Parts One & Two by Hilary Mantel and Mike Poulton Best Musical An American in Paris Fun Home Something Rotten! The Visit Best Revival of a […]

Cavs vs. Warriors: 2015 NBA Finals begin Thursday on ABC

June 4, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The battle for the NBA title is down to the Finals, with Game 1 between the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers and the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors tipping off on ABC Thursday, June 4, at 9pm ET. LeBron James, making his fifth straight NBA Finals appearance and first for the Cavaliers since 2007, takes on NBA MVP Stephen Curry and the Warriors, making their first NBA Finals appearance since 1975. The best-of-seven-game series airs exclusively on ABC, with Spanish-language coverage on ESPN Deportes and online streaming on ESPN3. Mike Breen calls his 10th NBA Finals, joined by analysts Jeff […]

American Pharoah chases Triple Crown at Belmont Stakes 2015

June 3, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah has a shot at history and an elusive Triple Crown, which hasn’t been accomplished since Affirmed in 1978. All eyes will be on Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., for the 147th Belmont Stakes Saturday, June 6, beginning at 4:30pm ET on NBC and NBC Sports Live Extra. Full Belmont Stakes weekend TV schedule below. Bob Costas hosts NBC Sports Group’s coverage with Tom Hammond and analysts Randy Moss and Jerry Bailey. Larry Collmus calls the race. Also providing additional analysis and reporting are Bob Neumeier, Eddie Olczyk, Laffit Pincay III, Kenny Rice, […]