Professional Bowlers Tour
originally aired on ABC
The Professional Bowlers Tour was broadcast on ABC from 1962 to 1997. The original commentators were Chris Schenkel and then-active bowling star Billy Welu. The series generally aired in the winter and spring as other networks later covered the summer and fall portions of the PBA Tour. ABC opted not to renew its contract with PBA in the late 1980s and 1990s due to the decline of bowling's popularity.