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Viewership for animal pattern shows at World Series of Bowling XV in line with past animal pattern shows on weeknights on FS1

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, April 21, 2024 6:00 am
Viewership for animal pattern shows at World Series of Bowling XV in line with past animal pattern shows on weeknights on FS1
E.J. Tackett exults after winning the 2024 PBA Shark Championship. Photo by PBA.
Anyone who wishes the PBA Tour would air shows on weekday nights should reconsider that position, as viewership typically doesn’t measure up to weekend shows. As I detailed in this story, the 2023 Cheetah, Scorpion and Shark shows on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday April 17-19 drew average viewership (measured every 15 minutes) of 199,000, 136,000 and 196,000. In 2022, the Cheetah, Scorpion and Shark shows also aired Monday-Wednesday nights on FS1, but only the Scorpion show made...