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Judging The CW’s debut PBA Tour telecast a matter of perspective

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, February 22, 2026 11:30 pm
Judging The CW’s debut PBA Tour telecast a matter of perspective
Left to right, The CW's Rick Allen and Kyle Sherman with PBA Players Championship top seed E.J. Tackett in a pre-show preview from the PBA Facebook page. Screen capture picture.
How you view The CW’s debut PBA Tour telecast of what turned out to be a historic Players Championship on Sunday really boils down to one thing: what your expectations were coming in. If you compare it to the performances of Randy Pedersen and Rob Stone for FOX Sports or Bo Burton and Chris Schenkel for ABC after years of shows, you probably had a negative view of Sunday’s telecast. If you looked at as a debut and therefore had low expectations, you probably had a positive view....