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.

March Madness 2015: NCAA Tournament TV schedule tips off with First Four

March 17, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The 68-team NCAA Tournament field gets pared down to 64 in the “First Four,” played Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17-18, in Dayton, Ohio, and airing on truTV. The NCAA Tournament begins in earnest with the Second Round on Thursday and Friday, March 19-20. CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV combine forces to provide full, live national TV coverage of every tournament game. All games are available live on computers and mobile devices through NCAA March Madness Live. 2015 NCAA Tournament Schedule At A Glance Selection Sunday 2015 March 15 (CBS) First Four March 17-18 (truTV) Second Round March 19-20 (CBS, TBS, […]

2015 NIT Tournament TV schedule on ESPN networks

March 17, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The 2015 NIT Tournament TV schedule on ESPN networks begins March 17-18 across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and WatchESPN. Top seeds in the 32-team NIT field are Colorado State, Old Dominion, Richmond and Temple. The March 31 semifinals and April 2 championship games take place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden and air on ESPN and ESPN3. 2015 NIT Tournament TV Schedule At A Glance March 17-18: First Round March 20-23: Second Round March 24-25: Quarterfinals March 31: Semifinals April 2: Championship 2015 NIT Tournament TV schedule on ESPN networks Date Time (ET) Game Network Tue, March 17 7 […]

30 for 30: I Hate Christian Laettner debuts Sunday on ESPN

March 15, 2015 Ryan Berenz

ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series returns Sunday, March 15, at 9pm ET, with I Hate Christian Laettner, directed by Rory Karpf. Featuring interviews with former teammates, rivals and Laettner himself, the film examines one of the most polarizing figures in college basketball and why the former Duke star has been — and still is — so disliked by many. Laettner made one of the most dramatic shots in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament, started in four Final Fours and helped Duke win two national championships. But his squeaky-clean image and perceived sense of entitlement turned off many […]

March Madness: NCAA Selection Sunday 2015 TV special on CBS

March 14, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Recruit. Rebuild. Win. Repeat. It’s a vicious cycle in college basketball, but one that Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari seems to have mastered. Calipari won his first (and the school’s eighth) NCAA championship as a head coach in 2012, then lost six players to the NBA Draft. The following season, UK missed the NCAA Tournament entirely. In 2014, a young Wildcats team got it together in the postseason and reached the championship game as a No. 8 seed. This season, with few NBA defections and stars Aaron and Andrew Harrison, Willie Cauley-Stein, and Dakari Johnson returning, UK again has […]

F1 2015 TV Schedule on NBC and NBCSN

March 14, 2015 Ryan Berenz

UPDATE: F1 Monaco GP TV schedule: F1 Monaco Grand Prix 2015 TV schedule on NBC Sports Date Program Time (ET) Network Thu., May 21 F1 Monaco Grand Prix – Practice 1 4 a.m. NBC Sports Live Extra F1 Monaco Grand Prix – Practice 2 8 a.m. NBCSN Sat., May 23 F1 Monaco Grand Prix – Practice 3 5 a.m. NBC Sports Live Extra F1 Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 8 a.m. NBCSN Sun., May 24 GP2 Monaco 1:30 a.m. NBCSN F1 Countdown 7 a.m. NBCSN F1 Monaco Grand Prix 7:30 a.m. NBC F1 Monaco Grand Prix (Encore) 2:30 p.m. NBCSN […]

ESPN MLB Spring Training 2015 game schedule

March 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

It’s not quite the same quantity as MLB Network’s slate of Cactus and Grapefruit League games, but ESPN has a handful of exhibition games featuring its usual big-market favorites. The schedule begins on Thursday, March 19, at 7pm ET with the Philadelphia Phillies at the New York Yankees in Tampa, Fla. All ESPN Spring Training games are available on computers, mobile and other devices through WatchESPN. ALSO SEE: MLB Network 30 Clubs in 30 Days 2015 schedule Full ESPN Spring Training 2015 schedule below: ESPN Spring Training 2015 Game Schedule Date Time (ET) Telecast Spring Training Site Commentators Thu, Mar. 19 […]

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao press conference live on ESPN today

March 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao press conference in Los Angeles airs live on Wednesday, March 11, on ESPN’s SportsCenter and on ESPN3. You may have heard that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to fight. The fight will be May 2 in Las Vegas and will cost a lot of money to see in person and cost even more than usual to watch at home on Pay-Per-View. In terms of cash generated for this fight, it can only be measured in shit-tons, even for a fight that is several years too late. Mayweather and Pacquiao will meet for […]

2015 BNP Paribas Showdown tennis TV coverage on ESPN networks

March 10, 2015 Ryan Berenz

It’s World Tennis Day, and the BNP Paribas Showdown tennis exhibition at New York City’s Madison Square Garden March 10 on ESPN networks has Monica Seles vs. Gabriela Sabatini (ESPN3) and Roger Federer vs. Grigor Dimitrov (ESPN3/ESPN2). ESPN3 presents the 2015 BNP Paribas Showdown live on Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30pm ET. ESPN3 airs the legends match between Seles and Sabatini, who mark the 25th anniversary of their memorable final at the 1990 WTA Championships played at Madison Square Garden. Then world No. 2 Federer faces 23-year-old Bulgarian Dimitrov, currently ranked No. 11. Federer-Dimitrov will also encore on ESPN2 at […]

Premier Boxing Champions hits NBC, NBCSN, Spike and CBS

March 7, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Boxing promoter Al Haymon hopes to reenergize televised boxing by launching Premier Boxing Champions, a new series of bouts on NBC, NBCSN, Spike and CBS. The debut Saturday, March 7, at 8:30pm ET on NBC has Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner vs. John Molina Jr. at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Blow-by-blow announcer Marv Albert and analyst “Sugar” Ray Leonard call the action. Al Michaels hosts, and Laila Ali and B.J. Flores are corner analysts. Kenny Rice reports. NBC and NBCSN combine to air 20 Premier Boxing Champions events in 2015. Premier Boxing Champions makes its […]

BBC America’s “Broadchurch” heads to court for Season 2

March 4, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Broadchurch, the haunting murder mystery that premiered on BBC America in 2013 (and was the basis for last year’s less successful FOX adaptation Gracepoint) returns for a new season on Wednesday, March 4, at 10pm ET/PT. Season 2 begins as the person charged with the killing of 11-year-old Danny Latimer faces trial. David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan and Arthur Darvill reprise their roles. Newcomers to the cast include Charlotte Rampling, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D’Arcy, Eve Myles and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. ITV in the U.K. has already commissioned a Season 3 for Broadchurch, so it’s very likely BBC America […]