Candlepin bowling on television
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Candlepin bowling has been a staple on broadcast television for decades, particularly in New England and Atlantic Canada.
From 1958 until 1996, a weekly professional bowling match was produced by Boston television station WHDH-TV/WCVB-TV (channel 5), airing every Saturday morning, called Candlepin Bowling. The winner of this match would return the following Saturday to face a new opponent determined by the outcome of qualifying matches, or "roll-offs", held during the week. The program was hosted by sports announcers Jim Britt and Don Gillis. Cash prizes were awarded to both the winner and loser of the televised match, with bonuses for rolling three consecutive marks (strikes or spares in any combination, or a larger bonus for three strikes in a row), and for rolling a cumulative score of 400 or higher in the three games, or "strings", of which each match consisted. The highest series achieved in the history of the show was a 500-triple by Paul Berger, in 1992. The bowler was given an additional cash prize for reaching 500. For most of the year, this competition was restricted to men only, with a few weeks devoted to matches for women only; other televised matches were also held, involving mixed doubles teams of one male and one female bowler.
There is also a show that originates from the 1–7–10 Sportscenter in Augusta, Maine. It is on Spectrum channel 9 and is shown every Sunday night at 7 p.m. This show has been on air since 1997.
The ATV network in Atlantic Canada also aired a weekly, Saturday afternoon candlepin bowling show from September 12, 1986, to September 4, 1993, matching bowlers from New Brunswick against those from Nova Scotia. Its sponsors were the Number 7 (1986–1988), Mark 10 (1988–1990), and Belvedere (1990–1993) cigarette companies.
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