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.

Discovery Channel Sons of Winter recap: The Coldest Night

May 12, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In the second episode of Discovery Channel’s Sons of Winter, Dale and Shane have to find a source of heat for their cabin and then find food. Back home, Randy teaches Kole some of his techniques for setting traps. Sons of Winter recaps: Episode 1: Rite of Passage Episode 2: The Coldest Night Episode 3: The Freeze Episode 4: Lost Boys It’s Day 2 of Shane and Dale’s (aka Shale) 90-day survival adventure in the wilderness of Northern Saskatchewan. When the boys wake up in their cabin, it’s -35 degrees outside. The stove that was in the cabin is totally […]

Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People is back May 29

May 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Preview: CBS Hawaii Five-0 two-part Season 5 finale Friday

May 8, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Two back-to-back episodes are part of the Hawaii Five-0 Season 5 finale airing on CBS Friday, May 8, beginning at 9pm ET/PT. While Five-0 works the case of a murdered bounty hunter who apprehended a dangerous killer, Danny’s (Scott Caan) ex-wife reveals a shocking secret to him that will change his life forever in the first new episode “Luapo’i (Prey).” In the second hour, while some season finales have weddings, other season finales have explosions. The Hawaii Five-0 Season 5 finale could have both when, on the eve of Kono’s (Grace Park) wedding, Five-0 learns that a stolen nuclear bomb […]

What happened in the The Big Bang Theory Season 8 finale: The Commitment Determination

May 7, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Don't miss the #BigBangTheory season finale at 8/7c. On the go? Stream LIVE w/ #CBSAllAccess: http://t.co/CRIDqsulNUhttps://t.co/fMUr6k2OWl — The Big Bang Theory (@bigbangtheory) May 7, 2015 In The Big Bang Theory Season 8 finale “The Commitment Determination,” Sheldon (Jim Parsons) pushes Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) to choose a date for their wedding. Meanwhile, Sheldon faces dramatic changes in his own relationship with Amy (Mayim Bialik). “The Commitment Determination” premieres on CBS Thursday, May 8, at 8pm ET/PT. ALSO SEE: Your guide to TV season finales 2015 don't miss the season finale of @BigBang_CBS tonight. it's enormous. like really. […]

David Letterman: A Life On Television tribute on CBS Monday

May 4, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Ray Romano hosts David Letterman: A Life On Television, a 90-minute primetime special celebrating David Letterman’s television career, opening up the video vault to highlight everything from his early days as an Indiana weathercaster to his greatest interviews, Top Ten Lists, poignant moments and more. Letterman retires as Late Show host on May 20. David Letterman: A Life On Television airs on CBS Monday, May 4, at 9:30pm ET/PT.

Kentucky Derby 2015 TV coverage on NBC and NBCSN

May 2, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The 141st Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday, May 2, from Churchill Downs in Louisville, for the first leg of horse racing’s elusive Triple Crown (sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes). Top contenders are American Pharoah, Dortmund, Carpe Diem and Materiality. NBCSN has prerace coverage beginning at 12pm ET. Race coverage on NBC Saturday begins at 4pm ET, with the race scheduled for 5pm ET. NBC, NBCSN and several other NBCUniversal networks have coverage related to the Kentucky Derby. The race will also air live on NBC Sports Live Extra. Bob Costas hosts the coverage with commentator Tom […]

Fade to black: 8 monumental TV series finales revisted

May 1, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Few TV shows go out on their own terms. Fewer go out well. And even fewer go out and become cultural touchstones. We look in on the legacies of the most watched, the most hyped and the most memorable TV series finales history. Newhart “The Last Newhart,” CBS (May 21, 1990) Viewers: 29.5 million How It Ended: “Honey, wake up. You won’t believe the dream I just had,” Bob Newhart tells Suzanne Pleshette, his TV wife from The Bob Newhart Show, revealing that Larry, Darryl and Darryl were just indigestion. How It Holds Up: Still brilliant, if not the best […]

CBS “Blue Bloods” season finale preview: “The Art of War”

May 1, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In the conclusion of the two-part Blue Bloods Season 5 finale “The Art of War,” airing Friday, May 1, at 10pm ET/PT, Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) must keep his emotions in check while he tries to track down the gang member responsible for shooting a member of the Reagan clan. Cliff Smith (better known as rapper Method Man) guest-stars. ALSO SEE: Your guide to TV season finales 2015 Here's Your First Look At Tomorrow's Intense Season Finale Of #BlueBloods: http://t.co/WlOlLXxSfw pic.twitter.com/B02iPoloyx — Blue Bloods on CBS! (@BlueBloods_CBS) April 30, 2015 Photo: Credit: Giovanni Rufino/CBS © 2015 CBS. All Rights Reserved.

2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs TV schedule: Second Round

April 30, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs move to the second-round conference semifinals as the Chicago Blackhawks face the Minnesota Wild and the Anaheim Ducks face the Calgary Flames in the Western Conference, and the Montreal Canadiens battle the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers fight the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference. NBC, NBCSN, USA Network and CNBC air the series. From the NHL: NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs TV schedule: Second Round THURSDAY, APRIL 30 Time (ET) Coverage Network Commentators 7:30 p.m. Game 1 – (2) Washington at (1) N.Y. Rangers NBCSN John Forslund, Pierre McGuire 10 p.m. […]

CBS “Mom” Season 2 finale preview: “Fun Girl Stuff and Eternal Salvation”

April 30, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Christy (Anna Faris) blames Bonnie (Allison Janney) when Roscoe (Blake Garrett Rosenthal) announces he wants to go live with his father on the Mom Season 2 finale “Fun Girl Stuff and Eternal Salvation,” airing on CBS Thursday, April 30, at 9pm ET/PT. Octavia Spencer, Jaime Pressly and David Krumholtz return in their guest roles. ALSO SEE: Your Guide To TV Season Finales 2015 Photo: Credit: Darren Michaels/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2015 WBEI. All rights reserved.