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.

NFL Network 2015 NFL Combine TV schedule Feb. 18-23

February 17, 2015 Ryan Berenz

NFL Network, NFL.com, NFL Now and NFL Mobile provide exclusive coverage of the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 18-23 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. This year’s Combine has a different schedule than in the past. Offensive linemen and tight ends will have on-field workouts on Friday rather than on Saturday. Live coverage continues with the running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers on Saturday. Linebackers and defensive linemen work out on Sunday, and defensive backs work out on Monday. Coverage of workouts begins each day at at 9am ET on NFL Network. Full NFL Combine schedule and on-air talent roster […]

2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series TV schedule on FOX Sports 1 and FOX

February 17, 2015 Ryan Berenz

2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series TV schedule on FOX Sports 1 and FOX begins Friday, Feb. 20, with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway. FOX Sports 1 airs the race live at 7:30pm ET. FOX Sports 1 airs the Truck Series all season long (the Oct. 24 race at Talladega airs on FOX). Full 2015 Truck Series TV schedule below. ALSO SEE: 2015 NASCAR TV schedule on FOX, FOX Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TV schedule on FOX, FOX Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series TV schedule 2015 NASCAR […]

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Grammy Salute on CBS

February 16, 2015 Ryan Berenz

As it did last year with its tribute to The Beatles, CBS celebrates Stevie Wonder the the two-hour special Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Grammy Salute airing Monday, Feb. 16, at 9pm ET/PT. This star-studded special taped at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE celebrates the iconic songbook and legacy of 25-time Grammy winner Stevie Wonder, with some of today’s top artists covering his songs and highlighting their cultural and historical impact. LL Cool J hosts, with appearances by Jason Derulo, Jamie Foxx, Tyler Perry, Craig Robinson and Maya Rudolph. Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key […]

2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series TV schedule

February 14, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series (formerly Nationwide Series) season begins Saturday, Feb. 21, with the Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway on FOX Sports 1. Full XFINITY Series schedule below: ALSO SEE: 2015 NASCAR TV schedule on FOX, FOX Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN for the Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series (formerly Nationwide Series) and Camping World Truck Series. 2015 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES TV SCHEDULE Schedule subject to change. Date/Race/Track/TV Network/Race Start Time (ET) Feb. 21 Alert Today Florida 300/Daytona International Speedway FS1 3:30pm Feb. 28 Hisense 250/Atlanta Motor Speedway FS1 2pm March 7 Boyd Gaming 300/Las Vegas […]

Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People recap: Home Alone

February 13, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Do the Alaskan Bush People get paid? We asked! Read our interview with the Brown family. On Season 2, Episode 7 of Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People, “Home Alone” (Feb. 13), the Brown family increase their defenses after finding rogue bears near the home site. Billy must seek medical help. The Browns build a raft to move lumber. First, an announcement: I’m going to try live tweeting #alaskanbushpeople tonight at 10ET/9CT. Come and beat around the Bush People with us. http://t.co/CJaOjDnXZ3 — Ryan Berenz (@ChannelGuideRAB) February 13, 2015 I’ll take a shot at live tweeting the Bush People “Home Alone” episode […]

Saturday Night Live at 40: The Best of SNL Decade by Decade

February 13, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Saturday Night Live and I were born in 1975, and we grew up together. My first TV memory is from 1978 and Steve Martin’s Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber, prescribing a liberal bloodletting to all who entered his shop. (A 3-year-old watching SNL? Take that up with my mom.) Back in my day, we didn’t have on-demand video or smartphones to watch SNL. We had to watch it live on TV or we taped it with a VCR and had to FF through A. Whitney Brown’s commentary so we could finally watch Jon Lovitz’s Annoying Man. That’s the way it […]

What’s “Odd” is new again: Matthew Perry reboots The Odd Couple for CBS

February 13, 2015 Ryan Berenz

One could excuse Matthew Perry if he feels snakebit. Since Friends disbanded in 2004, Perry has led respectable but ultimately rejected efforts in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Mr. Sunshine and Go On. Fortunately, Perry’s latest project, a sitcom reboot of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, has a few things going for it that his previous attempts did not. It’s got a solid foundation of well-known source material from the 1968 Jack Lemmon/Walter Matthau film and the 1970s Tony Randall/Jack Klugman TV series. It’s got an incredibly simple premise. And it’s on CBS, who’s giving it a plum premiere […]

2015 NBA All-Star Weekend TV schedule on TNT and ESPN

February 12, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden jointly host the 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities Feb. 13-15 on ESPN and TNT, beginning Friday with the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at Madison Square Garden (ESPN, 7pm ET) and BBVA Rising Stars Challenge in Brooklyn (TNT, 9pm ET). State Farm All-Star Saturday Night (TNT) has the shooting and slam-dunk contests. The weekend concludes with Sunday’s All-Star Game at the Garden on TNT and TBS. RELATED: 2015 NBA All-Star Team Rosters 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend TV schedule on TNT and ESPN Friday, Feb. 13 Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game (Madison Square Garden, […]

#SNL40: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special on NBC Sunday

February 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Remember Mike Myers’ Middle-Aged Man character on Saturday Night Live? (“You’re looking at my gut, aren’t you? Well, I’m working on it!”) SNL is celebrating its own middle-age milestone with a live, three-hour Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special on NBC Sunday, Feb. 15, beginning at 8pm ET, featuring clips from the most memorable sketches and appearances by esteemed SNL alumni and special guests. The special begins with a red-carpet show Sunday at 7pm ET on NBC. Live From New York, It’s #SNL40 Saturday Night Live and I were born in 1975, and we grew up together. My first TV […]

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TV schedule on FOX, FOX Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN

February 11, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Speedweeks at Daytona begins the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and first up is the Sprint Unlimited non-points exhibition (Saturday, Feb. 14, at 8pm ET on FOX) at Daytona International Speedway featuring last year’s Chase drivers and pole winners, plus past Sprint Unlimited winners and past Daytona 500 pole winners. Fan vote determines the starting grid. On Sunday, Feb. 15, FOX airs Daytona 500 Qualifying beginning at 1pm ET. FOX Sports 1 airs the Budweiser Duels at Daytona on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7pm ET. Then the 2015 Sprint Cup season really begins with with the Daytona 500 Sunday, Feb. 22, at […]