The CW Network and PBR Announce Multi-Year Extension To Broadcast PBR Teams Series Events

Network to Air 13 PBR Teams Events Live on Sundays Beginning in 2027

BURBANK, CA - The CW Network and PBR (Professional Bull Riders) today announced a new multi-year agreement that will make The CW the exclusive live broadcast home of PBR Teams series events on Sundays through 2029.

Beginning with the 2027 season, The CW will broadcast 13 Sunday PBR Teams series events live at 3:30pm/ET, 12:30pm/PT, creating a consistent weekly viewing destination for fans of the league's five-on-five team competition featuring the world's top bull riders. The new multi-year agreement extends The CW's relationship with PBR, which began during the 2025 season.

"PBR has become a staple of our CW Sports weekend programming over the last two years, so we are thrilled to continue our broadcast partnership with the PBR Teams series," said Mike Perman, Senior Vice President, CW Sports. "The national broadcast reach of The CW paired with a regular Sunday timeslot every weekend throughout the season will help grow this fast-paced, adrenaline-packed sport with fans around the country."

"PBR Teams has built an audience that wants to follow the league wherever it goes, and The CW gives fans a clear, consistent Sunday appointment," said Sean Gleason, CEO and Commissioner, PBR. "The CW has been an important partner in expanding access to PBR Teams, and this agreement makes it easier for fans across the country to find the action, support their team and stay connected to the sport."

PBR Teams series events will be broadcast live on The CW Network as well as stream live via CW Sports on The ESPN App with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.

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About The CW Network
The CW is one of America's premier broadcast networks, delivering 18 hours per week of primetime entertainment and children's programming plus, on average, more than 13 hours of sports programming every weekend. CW Sports is the broadcast home to almost 700 hours of sports programming annually, including the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series; WWE NXT; college football and men's and women's basketball from the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences; AVP beach volleyball; Professional Bull Riding Team Series; Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) events; and the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. CW Sports content is available on the ESPN App to ESPN Unlimited Plan subscribers. CW Entertainment offers a variety of popular scripted and unscripted programming, including Wild Cards, Sullivan's Crossing, Police 24/7, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Scrabble, and Trivial Pursuit. The CW's primetime and other entertainment programming can be found on the CW App across all major platforms and through a dedicated CW-branded hub on The Roku Channel, featuring more than 800 hours of content. The CW is owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), a leading diversified media company. For more information about The CW, please visit www.cwtv.com.

About PBR
PBR is the world's premier bull riding organization. More than 1,100 bull riders compete in more than 200 events annually across the televised PBR Unleash The Beast tour (UTB), which features the top bull riders in the world; the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT); the PBR Touring Pro Division (TPD); and the PBR's international circuits in Australia, Brazil and Canada. In 2022, the organization launched PBR Teams-10 teams of the world's best bull riders competing for a new championship-as well as the PBR Challenger Series with more than 50 annual events nationwide. PBR events are broadcast on CBS Television Network, Paramount+ and The CW Network. PBR is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a global sports and entertainment company. For more information, visit PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, X at X.com/PBR and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.

About PBR Teams
PBR Teams is an elite league featuring the world's top bull riders competing on teams in five-on-five games leading to a team championship. Ten teams compete annually in the 35-game regular season that begins in July and culminates with the PBR Teams Championship in November. The 2026 season concluded at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas November 6-8 with Saturday and Sunday's action live on The CW.

The CW Media Contacts:
Beth Feldman Rob Moynihan
[email protected] [email protected]

PBR Media Contact:
Andrew Giangola
[email protected]