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.

#TBT TV: Lisa Kudrow comes back in the original “The Comeback”

November 6, 2014 Ryan Berenz

This Throwback Thursday #TBT TV edition takes us to June of 2005. It was a year after the final episode of Friends, and all of the friends had moved on to other projects with varying degrees of success. Lisa Kudrow teamed up with Dan Bucatinsky and Sex and the City’s Michael Patrick King to create the HBO comedy series The Comeback, starring Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, a fading actress who becomes an icon again thanks to a reality TV series that documents her attempt at a serious career revival (it’s all very meta). As Kudrow points out in this new […]

Manchester Derby: ManU vs. Man City TV coverage on NBCSN

November 2, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Rivals Manchester City and Manchester United meet at Etihad Stadium in the Manchester Derby on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 8:30am ET. NBCSN airs the match live in English with mun2 handling the Spanish-language broadcast. The match will also be available online and on mobile devices on NBC Sports Live Extra. Arlo White calls the match with analyst Graeme Le Saux. The full NBC Sports Group Premier League TV schedule for the weekend is below: NBC Sports Group English Premier League Soccer Schedule Nov. 1-3 (all times ET): Date Time Match Network Sat., Nov. 1 7 a.m. Barclays Premier League Preview […]

2014 NYC Marathon TV coverage on ESPN2 Sunday

November 2, 2014 Ryan Berenz

ESPN2 has live national TV coverage of the 2014 TCS NYC Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2, beginning at 9am ET. In the New York area, the marathon will air on ABC7. The race will also be available on WatchESPN and in Spanish on ESPNDeportes.com. SportsCenter anchors John Anderson and Hannah Storm co-host race day coverage. Full coverage details below: 2014 TCS NYC Marathon TV Schedule Date Time (ET) Show Network(s) Sun, Nov 2 7-9 a.m. Pre-Race Coverage ESPN3, ABC7, WatchABC, 7online.com 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. TCS New York City Marathon ESPN2, WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes+, ABC7, WatchABC, 7online.com 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Finish […]

Breeders Cup 2014 TV coverage on NBC and NBCSN

October 31, 2014 Ryan Berenz

NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra have coverage of the Breeders Cup 2014 horse racing event from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., Oct. 31-Nov. 1. 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome leads the field in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic against other top contenders in 2014 Belmont winner Tonalist and undefeated Shared Belief (complete field and odds below). NBC airs the Breeders’ Cup Classic live in primetime on Saturday, Nov. 1, beginning at 8pm ET. Full schedule of Breeders’ Cup weekend TV coverage on NBC and NBCSN below. Breeders’ Cup 2014 TV Schedule on NBC […]

F1 U.S. Grand Prix 2014 on NBC Sunday

October 31, 2014 Ryan Berenz

F1 U.S. Grand Prix 2014 from Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, airs live on NBC Sunday, Nov. 2, at 3pm ET. Full TV schedule of U.S. GP events below. NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra combine to present comprehensive coverage of the Formula One United States Grand Prix Grand Prix from Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, from Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The U.S. Grand Prix figures to be an exciting showdown between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, who’ve been battling each other closely throughout the season. NBC’s F1 broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey, analysts […]

#TBT TV: The Scare Factor III: Scare Factor Lives! (2002)

October 30, 2014 Ryan Berenz

This Throwback Thursday transports us to October 2002, when we celebrated Halloween with our annual Scare Factor series of tributes to the best in horror and sci-fi films and TV shows. Scare Factor III was my personal favorite, as our staff picked our favorite genre characters and wrote little epitaphs for them. From the October 2002 edition of Channel Guide Magazine: It just won’t die! Our annual homage to horror shakes off the rigor mortis for its third edition, this time celebrating our favorite characters who really make for big-scream TV. Our office asylum put their severed heads together and […]

CBS should blacklist “The McCarthys”

October 30, 2014 Ryan Berenz

The McCarthys CBS Premieres: Oct. 30 Airs: Thursdays at 9:30pm ET/PT Who’s In It? Tyler Ritter, Jack McGee, Laurie Metcalf, Jimmy Dunn, Joey McIntyre What’s It All About? The McCarthys are a tight-knit Boston family and are therefore loud, obnoxious, sports-obsessed and closed-minded. Middle child Ronny (Ritter) is gay, civilized, sports-ignorant but WICKED BOOK SMAAHT and therefore something of the family’s black sheep. When Ronny wants to move away, his father (McGee), head coach of a high-school basketball team, hires him to be an assistant coach. Crazy, right? It’s also infuriatingly bad. We’d rather listen to New Kids on the […]

7 Questions With Charles Halford of NBC’s “Constantine”

October 24, 2014 Ryan Berenz

NBC’s Constantine (premiering Friday, Oct. 24), the series spinoff of the comic book Hellblazer and the 2005 movie Constantine, features blond and British Matt Ryan as John Constantine. A seasoned demon hunter and master of the occult, Constantine decides, with his soul already damned to hell, to abandon his campaign against evil — until a series of events thrusts him back into the fray, working to protect the innocent. Playing Constantine’s sidekick Chas is Charles Halford, an artistic, thoughtful vegan from Utah who is perhaps best recognized for his disturbing serial-killer role on HBO’s True Detective. Hopefully for Halford, Constantine […]

ISU Grand Prix Skate America TV coverage on NBC

October 24, 2014 Ryan Berenz

The ISU Grand Hilton HHonors Prix Skate America TV coverage on NBC airs Sunday, Oct. 26, from 4-6pm ET. America’s elite skaters, including Gracie Gold, Jeremy Abbott and Jason Brown are among those selected to compete at Sears Centre in Chicago. After receiving critical and viewer acclaim for their work at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski have been named NBC Sports Group’s new lead figure skating analysts, joining play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon and analyst Tracy Wilson and reporter Andrea Joyce on the broadcasts beginning with Skate America. Full NBC Sports Group 2014-15 figure skating TV schedule […]

When is LeBron’s first game back with the Cavs?: NBA 2014-15 TV Schedule

October 24, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Call it “The Undecision.” After taking his talents to South Beach in 2010, LeBron James takes his talents back to the place where he first took them, the Cleveland Cavaliers. King James joins Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving to try to win a title for his hometown Cavs, while the rest of the NBA’s elite try to spoil his homecoming. ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV again have coverage of the NBA season. Full schedule below. Circle these nine dates on the NBA 2014-15 TV schedule to watch the Association’s biggest displays of star power: Oct. 30 Knicks at Cavaliers […]