We were hoping to see this coming, but while we knew they were going to broadcast the Intercollegiate finals, the Tour was unexpected.

From bowl.com and pwba.com:

http://www.bowl.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?id=23622325928
http://pwba.com/News/In-the-News/cbs-sports-network-to-televise-all-pwba-tour-events-as-part-of-23-event-tv-package

CBS Sports Network to televise 23 bowling events in 2016
Jason Overstreet
USBC Communications
Published: February 1, 2016

ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress has reached an agreement with CBS Sports Network to televise 23 major championship bowling events in 2016 and 2017, highlighted by the U.S. Open, as well as 13 telecasts of the Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour.

The agreement features live telecasts of all four majors on the PWBA Tour and the U.S. Open, a major championship on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. The growing Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master will be televised for the second consecutive year, while the Intercollegiate Championships return to CBS Sports Network as well.

New to the television package in 2016 will be coverage of the USA Bowling Championships. USA Bowling is a youth-team program with regional tournaments culminating in a national championship event.

“With this package, bowling will be on national television every week from May to September,” United States Bowling Congress Executive Director Chad Murphy said. “We are thrilled to showcase the excitement of competitive bowling from youth, to college to the professionals and continue building a strong future for the sport.”

Nearly all events in the package including the PWBA Tour, U.S. Open and youth events are collaboratively funded with the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA).

“With a consistent schedule and a national television audience, bowling will be top of mind in the United States throughout the year,” BPAA Executive Director Frank DeSocio said. “We are excited to highlight our industry and great partners in a 23-week series that will provide tremendous benefit for all of bowling.”

The package features event coverage Tuesdays in primetime for 18 weeks starting May 10 with the Intercollegiate Championships.

The PWBA Tour kicks off Thursday, May 26, with a live telecast of the USBC Queens. Finals of the regular season PWBA events will taped on location at the major event sites to be televised on Tuesdays in primetime at later dates. 

CBS Sports Network television schedule (all times Eastern; subject to change):

5/10/16: Intercollegiate Championships, Wichita, KS, time TBD
5/17/16: Intercollegiate Championships, Wichita, KS, time TBD
5/24/16: Intercollegiate Championships, Wichita, KS, time TBD
5/31/16: Intercollegiate Championships, Wichita, KS, time TBD

7/26/16: Junior Gold and USA Bowling Championships, Indianapolis, IN, time TBD
8/02/16: Junior Gold and USA Bowling Championships, Indianapolis, IN, time TBD
8/09/16: Junior Gold and USA Bowling Championships, Indianapolis, IN, time TBD
8/16/16: Junior Gold and USA Bowling Championships, Indianapolis, IN, time TBD
8/23/16: Junior Gold and USA Bowling Championships, Indianapolis, IN, time TBD

5/26/16: USBC Queens Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, 8pm (live)
6/07/16: PWBA Las Vegas Open, Las Vegas, NV, time TBD
6/14/16: PWBA Sonoma County Open, Rohnert Park, CA, time TBD
6/21/16: PWBA Storm Sacramento Open, Sacramento, CA, time TBD
6/26/16: PWBA Players Championship, Green Bay WI, 12pm (live)
7/05/16: PWBA Wichita Open, Wichita, KS, time TBD
7/12/16: PWBA Lincoln Open, Lincoln NE, time TBD
7/19/16: PWBA Greater Detroit Open, Detroit, MI, time TBD
8/07/16: U.S. Women’s Open, location TBD, 12pm (live)
8/16/16: PWBA Lexington Open, Lexington, KY, time TBD
8/23/16: PWBA Rochester Open, Rochester, NY, time TBD
8/30/16: PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open, St. Petersburg, FL, time TBD
Date TBD: Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship, location TBD, time TBD (live)

Additionally, they will also broadcast the PBA US Open, again, location, date, and time TBD, though it will be shown live.

If this works out, all we can then say is, Your move, PBA.

BL.

While this is still better than the League, I mean, World Series of Bowling, this is still unacceptable. You might go from a house that perfectly suits your game and lead qualifying and then go to a house that is the exact opposite, even with the same lane pattern, and you would be lost and lose the tournament.

OR, you might go to a house that completely suits your game and win the thing.

Two sides to every coin and I bet the ladies are looking at it as "Hey, we just want to bowl".

Nah, makes too much sense.  Better to show up and then whine about it.  Either way it's still fair for everybody, those are just the chances you take. 

The format isn't changing after they start, everything is right there for everybody to see. 

If someone doesn't like the format I'm pretty sure they can stay home.