The PBA World Series of Bowling XVII will be broadcast on CBS and CBS Sports Network during the 2026 PBA Tour season. The event will take place in the Minneapolis area.
The event is part of an expanded television partnership that brings several major professional bowling competitions to national audiences.
For the first time, the World Series of Bowling will be part of a larger season-long broadcast lineup that includes both individual championships and team-based events.
The USA vs. The World will open the CBS’s PBA coverage. The event is scheduled for April 4 in Columbus, Ohio, and features team competition between top American players and a selected international team. Each team will built through a draft process, with captains - Jason Belmonte and EJ Tackett - selecting from leading PBA players to form their lineups for the televised event.
Coverage of the World Series of Bowling will focus on the PBA animal pattern
championships, which are scheduled across four consecutive days.
PBA
coverage will continue later in the season with the PBA World Championship,
followed by the PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands and the PBA Norm Duke
Open.
PBA on CBS Schedule
• April 4 – USA vs. The World
• May 9 – PBA Animal Pattern 1 Championship
• May 10 – PBA Animal Pattern 2 Championship
• May 11 – PBA Animal Pattern 3 Championship
• May 12 – PBA Animal Pattern 4 Championship
• June 13 – PBA World Championship
• June 20 – PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands
• June 21 – PBA Norm Duke Open
