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.

The Gang rocks on: “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” Season 10

January 14, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Charlie (Charlie Day), Dee (Kaitlin Olson) and Frank (Danny DeVito) return to Paddy’s Pub for a 10th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia beginning Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 10pm ET on FXX. This season, the Gang will endeavor to beat Wade Boggs’ cross-country flight drinking record, get their old friend Psycho Pete (Dominic Burgess) back to form, compete on a game show and conquer the world of online dating. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 preview: 1/14 “The Gang Beats Boggs” Mac oversees the gang while they compete to break Wade Boggs’ […]

Boy gets girl. Boy loses girl. Girl dates Hitler. “Man Seeking Woman” on FXX

January 14, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Joining FX Networks’ growing roster of offbeat relationship comedies is Man Seeking Woman (Wednesdays at 10:30pm ET/PT beginning Jan. 14), a 10-episode FXX series based on former Saturday Night Live writer Simon Rich’s collection of short stories, The Last Girlfriend on Earth: And Other Love Stories. How offbeat are we talking about? In Last Girlfriend, a story is told from the viewpoint of a condom in a teenager’s wallet. In another story, a man at a party discovers his ex-girlfriend brought Hitler as her date. Jay Baruchel (This Is the End) stars as Josh, a 20-something hopeless romantic stuck in […]

Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2015 TV coverage on Discovery and Velocity

January 13, 2015 Ryan Berenz

ALSO SEE: Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2015 TV coverage on Discovery and Velocity April 17-19 Discovery Channel and Velocity combine to present live coverage of Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2015, “The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions,” from Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 13-18. Highlights include Ron Pratte’s entire collection of 142 cars, trucks and motorcycles, and NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon’s restored 1999 No. 24 Pepsi Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Coverage begins Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 6pm ET on Discovery, then switches to Velocity at 8pm ET. Press release and full scheduled from Discovery networks below, with bios for the broadcast announcers following: Barrett-Jackson Live – Scottsdale 2015 […]

#SBXLIX: Super Bowl 2015 date, time, TV channel and preview

January 13, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Super Sunday School: Viewers guide to Super Bowl 2015 with TV info, commercials preview, halftime preview and more! What’s All This? Super Bowl XLIX, an American professional football contest between the NFL’s AFC (New England Patriots) and NFC (Seattle Seahawks) champions. The winner gets the Lombardi Trophy, T-shirts that fit poorly over football pads, and hats with tags still attached. What’s XLIX In Regular Numbers? 49. Roman rule will be shrugged off just for Super Bowl 50, dashing all our hopes to see a Super Bowl L. When/Where Is It? Sunday, Feb. 1, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, […]

Discovery Channel Alaskan Bush People recap: Return to the Wild

January 10, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Do the Alaskan Bush People get paid? We asked! Read our interview with the Brown family. On the Season 2, Episode 2 (Jan. 9) installment of Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People, after the Brown family narrowly avoids disaster on the high seas, they seek help from an old friend. ALSO SEE: Episode recaps, news and more from Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People We resume the Brown family saga with the family docked in Meyers Chuck, population 12, with two boats, one of which has a bum engine. They’re stuck here for a little bit, but thank the Sweet Lord in […]

College Football National Championship 2015 TV schedule on ESPN

January 9, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The first national championship game under the new College Football Playoff system takes place Monday, Jan. 12, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as the Oregon Ducks take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. Game time is 8:30pm ET on ESPN, which will be giving the game the Megacast treatment with different ways to watch across multiple channels and platforms. College Football National Championship 2015 TV schedule on ESPN Features of ESPN’s CFP Megacast coverage on Jan. 12: ESPN (Traditional Telecast) Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit call the game with sideline reporters Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi. ESPN2 (Film Room) ESPN analysts Chris […]

Will smarter “Girls” be just as fun?

January 8, 2015 Ryan Berenz

“This season of Girls is the girls making smarter choices and realizing that life is still hard,” says Lena Dunham of her hit HBO comedy, which returns for Season 4 on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 9pm ET/PT. Smarter choices? This is still Girls, right? Season 4 finds Hannah (Lena Dunham) trying to prove herself as a writer and struggling with critical peers at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her love for Adam (Adam Driver), who has become a selfish diva since landing a Broadway role, complicates things. Marnie (Allison Williams) has a burgeoning music career and romance with Desi (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). […]

“Archer” redecorates for Season 6 on FX

January 8, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Big changes are in store for Sterling Archer (voice of H. Jon Benjamin) as animated spy comedy Archer returns for Season 6 on FX Thursday, Jan. 8, at 10pm ET/PT. Season 5 dropped two big bombs on Archer, as Malory (voice of Jessica Walter) was discovered to be working for the CIA and Archer was discovered to be the father of Lana’s (voice of Aisha Tyler) baby. The International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS) name will get thrown out this season due to the agency’s office redecoration and some unfortunate real-world events. In the Season 6 premiere, “The Holdout,” Archer must […]

People’s Choice Awards 2015 nominees, performers and preview

January 7, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Mom stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney host the People’s Choice Awards 2015 show from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 9pm ET/delayed PT, on CBS. Top nominees include Shailene Woodley (Divergent), breakout music artist Sam Smith, country star Lucy Hale, Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly), and talk show hosts David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. Ben Affleck receives the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Humanitarian. Musical performers include Lady Antebellum, Iggy Azalea and Fall Out Boy. Scheduled to attend the awards show are: Patricia Arquette, Matt Bomer, The Big Bang Theory cast members Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, […]

Inside the chess match of FOX’s “Empire”

January 6, 2015 Ryan Berenz

“I need you to sing like you are going to die tomorrow. Like this is the last song you will ever sing,” music mogul Lucious Lyon instructs a songstress in the recording studio. But he might as well be talking about himself. With the intensity and intrigue of a Shakespearean history play, FOX’s new drama Empire (Wednesdays beginning Jan. 7 at 9pm ET/PT) depicts a family’s power struggle for the Empire Entertainment throne. From creators Lee Daniels (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) and Danny Strong (Game Change), Empire plays like a chess match with money, fame, love and power the ultimate prize. […]