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.

MLB Network 2015 Spring Training games TV schedule

March 3, 2015 Ryan Berenz

MLB Network 2015 Spring Training games TV schedule begins Tuesday, March 3, at 1pm ET with the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Toronto Blue Jays in the Grapefruit League. Each MLB team will be featured in at least one live Spring Training game. Full MLB Network 2015 Spring Training games TV schedule below. ALSO SEE: 2015 MLB Network 30 Clubs in 30 Days schedule ESPN MLB Spring Training 2015 games schedule MLB Network 2015 Spring Training games TV schedule All times ET. Schedule subject to change. (SS)=Split Squad *=Game is available on MLB Network in club’s home market Tuesday, March 3 […]

MLB Network 30 Clubs in 30 Days 2015 schedule

March 1, 2015 Ryan Berenz

MLB Network’s popular 30 Clubs in 30 Days returns for the 2015 Spring Training season beginning with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, March 3 at 7pm ET as part of MLB Tonight. MLB Network analysts Eric Byrnes, Sean Casey, Al Leiter, Joe Magrane, Dan Plesac, Harold Reynolds and former Colorado Rockies GM Dan O’Dowd visit each club’s training camp to provide analysis and predictions on the coming season, and conduct interviews and on-field demonstrations with players, managers and coaches. ALSO SEE: 2015 MLB Network Spring Training Games TV Schedule MLB Network 30 Clubs in 30 Days 2015 schedule All Times Eastern. Tuesday, March […]

Is Alaskan Bush People fake? Does it matter?

February 27, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The Last Man on Earth: Will Forte survives the apocalypse. Hilarity ensues.

February 26, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In FOX’s The Last Man on Earth, Will Forte (Saturday Night Live) delivers a virtuoso comedic performance as Phil Miller, the planet’s lone survivor of a deadly pandemic. Free to do as he wants, Phil passes his time drinking, destroying things and trying to stave off loneliness. And, yes, it’s a comedy. The series begins with an hourlong episode Sunday, March 1, at 9pm ET/PT then moves to its regular Sunday time period beginning March 8 at 8:30pm ET/PT. In 2020, a deadly pandemic wipes out all human and animal beings, save one. Phil Miller travels through all of North […]

USA Network’s “DIG”: Jason Isaacs’ adventure in the making

February 26, 2015 Ryan Berenz

DIG will finally see the light of day. The action/adventure miniseries set and partially filmed in Jerusalem was originally set to premiere in November, but violence in the region forced the production to relocate. The premiere was pushed to March, but the upside is that USA Network expanded the series order from six episodes to 10. DIG premieres on Thursday, March 5, at 10pm ET/PT on USA Network. From creators Gideon Raff (Homeland) and Tim Kring (Heroes), DIG has the epic, biblical and historical scope of films like The Da Vinci Code. “It is primarily a murder mystery,” Kring says. “As [it] […]

The Amazing Race Season 26: Now we’re getting desperate

February 25, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The globe-trotting reality competition series The Amazing Race gets a new twist in Season 26, as all of the teams embarking on the journey are made up of dating couples, five of whom are on a “blind date.” It’s Season 26 (!) of The Amazing Race, a show in which all seasons have been exactly like the one that came before it. But in the 90-minute season premiere on CBS Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 9:30pm ET/PT, a dating-show element has been added with 11 teams made up of dating couples: six teams are preexisting couples, and five teams will see […]

2015 Daytona 500 Sunday on FOX

February 22, 2015 Ryan Berenz

NASCAR Sprint Cup teams return to Daytona International Speedway for the 2015 Daytona 500, Sunday, Feb. 22, beginning at 1pm ET on FOX. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2014 Daytona 500 after a lengthy rain delay. Top contenders include Ryan Newman, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson and 2014 Cup champion Kevin Harvick. Jeff Gordon starts the race on the pole in his final season as a full-time driver. Kurt Busch has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for his legal situation. Regan Smith will drive the No. 41. Kyle Busch will also miss the Daytona 500 after a […]

2015 Hockey Day in America and NHL Stadium Series weekend on NBC Sports

February 21, 2015 Ryan Berenz

It’s Hockey Weekend Across America, and NBCSN celebrates by airing this NHL Stadium Series outdoor game between the Stanley Cup champion L.A. Kings and the San Jose Sharks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 10pm ET. Sunday is Hockey Day in America, featuring three NHL national TV games. First up, the Washington Capitals visit the Philadelphia Flyers (12:30pm ET) and the Boston Bruins visit the Chicago Blackhawks (3:30pm ET), both on NBC. Sunday on NBCSN, the Dallas Stars visit the Minnesota Wild at 8pm ET. Sunday’s studio coverage originates in Lake Placid, N.Y., site […]

Discovery Channel Alaskan Bush People recap: Now or Never

February 20, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Do the Alaskan Bush People get paid? We asked! Read our interview with the Brown family. In the midseason finale of Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People, “Now or Never” (Feb. 20), the Browns work on building the walls and roof of their house, but snow and setbacks threaten to derail the family’s hard work. I’ll live tweet the Bush People “Now or Never” episode tonight, since I had a great time last week and the Bush People Twitter Nation is a fun, vibrant community of hip cats. And this is apparently what I do with my Friday nights now. You don’t […]

CBS Victoria’s Secret Swim Special photos and video preview!

February 19, 2015 Ryan Berenz

I woke up this morning and the temperature was -10 degrees. February is the shortest month, but it feels like it lasts 50 days. Reward yourself for surviving it and start thinking warmer thoughts as CBS presents the first-ever network TV presentation of the Victoria’s Secret Swim Special The one-hour special airing on CBS Thursday, Feb. 26, at 10pm ET/PT takes viewers into Victoria’s Secret’s sexiest swim show of the year, as the Angels land in Puerto Rico to shoot the VS Swim campaign, complete with jungle treks and underwater adventures. Musical guest performers Maroon 5 and Juanes join in […]