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.

Hollywood Film Awards bring out the stars on CBS

November 14, 2014 Ryan Berenz

The Hollywood Film Awards, which honors excellence in filmmaking, makes its television debut with this ceremony from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 14, on CBS. Winners are chosen by a committee of film industry insiders and executives. Coverage begins with a red-carpet preshow (7:30pm ET/delayed PT) and concludes with a wrap-up show hosted by CBS This Morning’s Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell. Queen Latifah hosts the ceremony, and Janelle Monáe is scheduled to perform. Other luminaries expected to appear are: Amy Adams Gerard Butler Steve Carell Benedict Cumberbatch Johnny Depp Laura Dern Robert Downey […]

Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Veracruz 2014 en ESPN Deportes

November 14, 2014 Ryan Berenz

ESPN Deportes, ESPNDeportes.com and WatchESPN have Spanish-language coverage of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, from Nov. 14-30. The multisport international event includes 31 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean competing in 36 sports disciplines including boxing, soccer, gymnastics, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, cycling, swimming and diving. Ricky Martin performs at the Opening Ceremony Nov. 14 at 8pm ET. Viewers can follow along on social media using the hashtag #Veracruz2014xESPN and #Veracruz2014. ESPN Deportes, ESPNDeportes.com y WatchESPN serán el hogar de los Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Veracruz 2014 comenzando el 14 de noviembre […]

NASCAR down to final four in Ford EcoBoost 400 on ESPN

November 14, 2014 Ryan Berenz

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup comes down to four finalists (or in NASCAR marketing parlance, the “Championship 4”) at the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 3pm ET on ESPN. Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman are eligible to win the season title, and the driver with the best finish in this race wins the championship. It will be interesting to see what kind of chicanery there is among the teams to help or hinder the Championship 4, and what kind of fisticuffs will ensue, because only chicanery and fisticuffs […]

#TBT TV: 12-year-old Haley Joel Osment on “The Sixth Sense” (2000)

November 13, 2014 Ryan Berenz

He went from being one of the most celebrated child actors ever to … well, The Country Bears. But Haley Joel Osment is making something of a comeback, thanks to offbeat appearances in Kevin Smith’s cult-comedy/horror True North Trilogy. Back in May 2000, Channel Guide Magazine‘s Jeff Pfeiffer scored an interview with Osment for The Sixth Sense, which made Osment a household name at age 12 (and set M. Night Shyamalan’s bar way too high). Osment was on the cover, and we also featured interviews with child stars Jena Malone (still going strong!) and Frankie Muniz (er, not so much). The […]

2014-15 college basketball tip-off TV schedule

November 12, 2014 Ryan Berenz

It’s (preseason) tournament time! The 2014-15 college basketball season tips off Friday, Nov. 14, with preseason tournaments from around the country and other locales with much nicer weather than you’ve probably got. Here’s a look at the November college hoops TV schedules and highlights for games on ESPN, FOX Sports 1, CBS Sports Network and NBCSN: Friday, Nov. 14 Veterans Classic CBS Sports Network, beginning at 6:30pm ET This new early-season college basketball event has four teams playing at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The first Veterans Classic has the Tennessee Volunteers vs. the VCU Rams and the Michigan […]

Katherine Heigl calls her “State of Affairs” role “off the rails”

November 11, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Ah, there’s nothing quite like coming home to relax after a hard day of work in Kabul, Afghanistan. “I finished work early today,” Katherine Heigl says. “I can sit down and watch TV because my kids are at school and my husband is off working, so I finally have a quiet house.” Kabul, in this case, is a film set in Santa Clarita, Calif., where Heigl is shooting flashback scenes for her new NBC political thriller State of Affairs (Mondays at 10pm ET/PT beginning Nov. 17) from executive producer/director Joe Carnahan (The Blacklist). Heigl stars as Charleston “Charlie” Tucker, a […]

“The Good Wife” shocker wins TV’s Most Devastating Moment

November 10, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Didn’t see that coming. CBS’ The Good Wife stunned everyone with Will Gardner (Josh Charles) getting gunned down by his client in the courtroom. The scene won a big upset in the 2014 Viewers Voice Awards category for TV’s Most Devastating Moment. TV’s Most Devastating Moment The Good Wife — Will Gardner taking a bullet to the neck 29.1% Supernatural — Dean’s demon-eyes reveal 25.0% The Walking Dead — Carol telling Lizzie to look at the flowers before putting her down 20.0% American Horror Story: Coven — Delphine LaLaurie’s (Kathy Bates) beheading 9.1% Game of Thrones — When Daenerys locks up […]

Bazinga! “The Big Bang Theory” wins Best Comedy Viewers Voice Award

November 10, 2014 Ryan Berenz

It got some tough competition from dark horse Playing House, but The Big Bang Theory takes home the victory for Best Comedy in the 2014 Channel Guide Magazine Viewers Voice Awards. Best Comedy The Big Bang Theory, CBS 47.1% Playing House, USA Network 42.4% Modern Family, ABC 2.9% Key and Peele, Comedy Central 2.3% Impractical Jokers, truTV 1.0% The Millers, CBS 1.0% Parks and Recreation, NBC 1.0% Community, NBC 0.9% Brooklyn Nine-Nine, FOX 0.7% Veep, HBO 0.7% Photo: Michael Ansell/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

“The Goldbergs” scores Best TV Flashback Viewers Voice Award

November 10, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Big Tasty would be totally proud. ABC’s ’80s-set sitcom The Goldbergs scored a totally rad win for Best TV Flashback in Channel Guide Magazine‘s 2014 Viewers Voice Awards. Best TV Flashback The Goldbergs, ABC 29.5% Halt and Catch Fire, AMC 26.5% The Americans, FX 22.3% Mad Men, AMC 20.5% Silicon Valley, HBO 1.2% Photo: © 2013 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Credit: Craig Sjodin

HBO’s “The Newsroom” signs off with a six-episode Season 3

November 7, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Creator Aaron Sorkin’s TV journalism drama The Newsroom will come to an end with a final six episodes premiering on HBO Sunday, Nov. 9, at 9pm ET/PT. The Newsroom Season 3: Trailer After three seasons of delivering last year’s news, Atlantis Cable News (ACN) will be going dark. Creator Aaron Sorkin’s TV journalism drama The Newsroom returns for a six-episode sendoff on HBO. Sorkin says the final season will examine, among other things, “When does a whistleblower become a criminal? When does protecting your source become being an accomplice?” Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) is accused of conspiring to commit […]