The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and
Fox Sports today announced a multi-year, multi-platform agreement making
Fox Sports the new television partner for the Go Bowling! PBA Tour starting in 2019. The package will bring a substantial schedule of live PBA events to television, including prime time events and a new bracket-style, multi-week PBA Playoffs tournament that concludes with a unique PBA championship finale. The announcement was made by PBA CEO and Commissioner Tom Clark and William Wanger,
Fox Sports EVP, Programming, Live Operations and Research.
"The PBA has been searching for the best possible broadcast partner to serve our fans, players and the bowling industry, and we have determined that partner is
FOX Sports," Clark said. "We are particularly excited that the PBA Tour returns to broadcast television, where it started 56 years ago, with shows on
FOX next year."
In 2019,
Fox Sports will televise four PBA Tour shows on
FOX and 25 on FS1 in a series of two-hour telecasts. All programs will also be streamed on
Fox Sports GO. Details pertaining to the
FOX Sports-PBA package regarding PBA Tour locations, dates and times, and the television announcing team will be released at a later date.
"FOX Sports is thrilled to add the highly rated PBA Tour to our extensive lineup, joining other sport partners including the NFL, the FIFA World Cup, MLB, NASCAR, MLS, UFC, NHRA, Supercross, USGA,
COLLEGE FOOTBALL and basketball, and others," said Wanger. "We believe that adding a
Fox Sports look and feel to bowling will help bring the sport to a whole new level."
