The 2022 Professional Bowlers Association King of the Lanes will air in prime time on Fox Sports' FS1 (United States) and FloBowling (international) over five consecutive weeknights in June.

The first three nights (June 6-8) will feature the new PBA King of the Lanes: Royal Family Edition, in which prominent PBA stars team with their talented children in the quest to become bowling's royal family. 

The final two nights (June 9-10) will showcase four contenders challenging to take down reigning King of the Lanes Jason Sterner.

Guppy and Kyle Troup, who own the most PBA Tour titles (eight apiece for a total of 16) among any living father-son combination, will be the inaugural Royal Family.

The list of contenders who will challenge for familial superiority includes Chris and Ryan Barnes, Wes and Jordan Malott, Tom and Brady Smallwood, Ronnie and Cayden Russell, Parker and Brandon Bohn, and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard and Alyssa Ballard. 

Aside from the Troups, the criteria for contending teams was professional bowlers with teenagers, highlighting an incredible time for second- and third-generation bowlers.

Sterner earned the King of the Lanes crown last season, first defeating Tim Mack in the contenders match and then taking the throne from Parker Bohn III. Sterner then successfully defended his position against Tom Daugherty, earning a spot in the event in 2022.

The first challenge for Sterner will either come from PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke, whose stirring run at the 2022 USBC Masters, in which he finished second, may have been his final PBA Tour event as a competitor, or Carlos Granados, who earned his way into the King of the Lanes by winning the 2021 PBA Regional Players Invitational.

On the final telecast of the series from Bowlero Jupiter in Jupiter, Florida, the contenders will be the two players who make it to the championship match of the Kia PBA Playoffs, which will be determined in the semifinals airing Sunday, May 8, at 1 p.m. ET on FOX.

PBA King of the Lanes: Royal Family Edition Schedule

All times Eastern

Monday, June 6 at 9 p.m. 

Chris and Ryan Barnes vs. Wes and Jordan Malott

Winners vs. Guppy and Kyle Troup

Tuesday, June 7 at 9 p.m. 

Tom and Brady Smallwood vs. Ronnie and Cayden Russell

Winners vs. Reigning Royal Family

Wednesday, June 8 at 9 p.m. 

Parker and Brandon Bohn vs. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard and Alyssa Ballard

Winners vs. Reigning Royal Family

PBA King of the Lanes Schedule

All times Eastern

Thursday, June 9 at 9 p.m.

Norm Duke vs. Carlos Granados

Winner vs. Jason Sterner

Friday, June 10 at 9 p.m.

Playoffs Finalist 1 vs. Playoffs Finalist 2

Winner vs. Reigning King