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.

2014-15 college football bowl game TV schedule

December 18, 2014 Ryan Berenz

2014-15 college football bowl game TV schedule begins Saturday, Dec. 20 and runs through the College Football Playoff National Championship Game Jan. 12. 2014-15 college football bowl game TV schedule All Times Eastern. SATURDAY, DEC. 20 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette New Orleans 11am ESPN Gildan New Mexico Bowl Utah State vs. UTEP Albuquerque, N.M. 2:20pm ESPN Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Utah vs. Colorado State Las Vegas 3:30pm ABC Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Western Michigan vs. Air Force Boise, Idaho 5:45pm ESPN Raycom Media Camellia Bowl South Alabama vs. Bowling Green Montgomery, […]

Heisman Trophy Presentation 2014 on ESPN

December 13, 2014 Ryan Berenz

College football’s most outstanding player of the year is honored in the Heisman Trophy presentation 2014 ceremony live on ESPN Saturday, Dec. 13. The Heisman Trophy is awarded to college football’s most outstanding player of the year in this ceremony live on ESPN Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8pm ET. Players invited to New York City’s Best Buy Theater in Times Square are Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper. College Football Postseason Highlights Dec. 7 — College Football Playoff Selection Show, ESPN Dec. 13 — Heisman Trophy Presentation, ESPN Dec. 27 — […]

Discovery’s Alaskan Bush People Season 2 debuts Jan. 2

December 8, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Do the Alaskan Bush People get paid? We asked! Read our interview with the Brown family. It seems the rumors of Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People cancellation have been greatly exaggerated. Post by Alaskan Bush People. Indeed, Billy Brown and his clan will be back for Season 2 premiering Friday, Jan. 2, at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. It’s somewhat of a shock to us, considering some significant legal trouble surrounding the Brown family and some very damning reports about the show’s authenticity. But this is the network that brought you Eaten Alive, so we’re not really all that […]

I Love Lucy Christmas Special Sunday on CBS

December 7, 2014 Ryan Berenz

The I Love Lucy Christmas Special Sunday on CBS includes two colorized episodes of the classic comedy series airing Dec. 7 at 8pm ET/PT. “The Christmas Episode” is followed by “Job Switching.” ALSO SEE: 2014 Holiday TV Programming Guide 2014 Holiday Music Programming on TV Two back-to-back episodes of the TV classic I Love Lucy air Sunday on CBS, beginning with the seldom-seen “Christmas Episode” and continuing with an all-new colorized version of “Job Switching,” in which Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ethel (Vivian Vance) work in a candy factory. Photo: ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

CBS “A Very Grammy Christmas” performers

December 5, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw and Pharrell Williams are among the artists performing holiday songs and current pop hits in A Very Grammy Christmas special Friday, Dec. 5, at 9pm ET on CBS. The Grammy nominees for Album of the Year will also be announced during the show. LL COOL J hosts. The 57th Annual Grammy Awards air on CBS Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. CBS A Very Grammy Christmas performers: Sam Smith Big Sean Mary J. Blige Ariana Grande Maroon 5 Tim McGraw Pharrell Williams

College Football conference championship games TV schedule

December 5, 2014 Ryan Berenz

College football conference championship games Dec. 5-6 include games with big implications for the College Football Playoff rankings as the four semifinalists will be chosen on Sunday. In the Pac-12 Championship, Arizona faces No. 2 Oregon Friday on FOX. On Saturday, No. 1 Alabama faces Missouri for the SEC Championship on CBS, No. 5 Ohio State plays Wisconsin for the Big Ten Championship on FOX and Georgia Tech battles No. 4 Florida State in the ACC Championship on ABC. College Football Conference Championship Games TV Schedule FRIDAY, DEC. 5 MAC Championship (Ford Field, Detroit): Northern Illinois (10-2) vs. Bowling Green […]

College Football Playoff Selection Show Sunday on ESPN

December 5, 2014 Ryan Berenz

College football fans won’t have the Bowl Championship Series to kick around anymore. The College Football Playoff is all systems go this winter, which should bring more excitement and hopefully less controversy to the crowning of the national champion. In the College Football Playoff structure, four teams will be selected to play in a semifinal games on New Year’s Day. The semifinals will rotate among the “New Year’s Six” bowl games (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton, Peach and Fiesta) on Dec. 31-Jan. 1, maintaining the games’ traditions while making them significant in the national championship picture. This year, the Rose and […]

2014 SEC Big 12 Challenge schedule on ESPN networks

December 3, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Kentucky, Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa State are among the nation’s best teams competing in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Dec. 3-6 on ESPN networks. The tournament gets underway Wednesday with Auburn at Texas Tech (SEC Network/ESPN3). ESPN airs the two marquee matchups on Friday with Texas at Kentucky and Florida at Kansas. 2014 SEC/Big 12 Challenge Schedule on ESPN Networks Date Time (ET) Game Network Wed, Dec 3 9 p.m. Auburn at Texas Tech ESPN3 / SEC Network Thu, Dec 4 7 p.m. LSU at West Virginia ESPN2 7 p.m. Baylor at Vanderbilt ESPNU 9 p.m. Arkansas […]

ACC Big Ten Challenge 2014 schedule on ESPN networks

December 1, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Some of the nation’s top teams, including Duke, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Louisville, Virginia and Michigan State, play in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Dec. 1-3, with ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU combining to air all 14 games. The event begins Monday on ESPN2 with Nebraska at Florida State. Top games on ESPN are Syracuse at Michigan and Ohio State at Louisville (Dec. 2), and Iowa at North Carolina and Duke at Wisconsin (Dec. 3). ACC Big Ten Challenge 2014 Schedule on ESPN Networks Date Time (ET) Game Network Mon., Dec. 1 7 p.m. Nebraska at Florida State ESPN2 Rutgers at Clemson […]

We just can’t help it! Watch ID’s “My Strange Criminal Addiction”

November 30, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Investigation Discovery takes My Strange Addiction one step further with the new series My Strange Criminal Addiction, premiering Monday, Dec. 1, at 10pm ET/PT. This series reveals some people’s uncontrollable compulsions that are not only disturbing, but they’re just plain illegal. In the first segment, Billy Roberts and his twin brother engage in frotteurism, deriving sexual pleasure from pressing up against women in the New York City subways. Billy has been arrested 53 times for his obsession, and inspired his brother to try it himself. Next, Debra Farinella is addicted to stealing angel statues and figurines from gravesites at the […]