PBR events are televised on CBS and streamed live for free on RidePass on Pluto TV and YouTube.

More than 800 bull riders from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and other countries hold PBR memberships.

The PBR has some secondary awards, in addition to the World Championship, given out annually, some named after bull riders fatally injured during competition.

It is named for Lane Frost, the 1987 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider who was fatally injured at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on July 30, 1989; and Brent Thurman, a rising star in pro bull riding and co-founder of the PBR who was seriously injured at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on December 11, 1994, and died six days later.

The Glen Keeley Award is for the Canadian bull rider who earns the most points throughout the entire Premier Series season.

It is named for Glen Keeley, the 1989 Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) champion bull rider who died of injuries sustained at the PBR Bud Light Cup Series' Ty Murray Invitational on March 24, 2000, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Mason Lowe Award is for the highest-scoring single ride during the regular season of the Premier Series.

[23] The Team Series Regular-Season MVP is awarded to the individual rider who earned the most points during the regular season of the PBR's U.S.

The Great 8 Award is for the individual rider with the highest riding percentage of 20 outs or more during the regular season of the U.S.

[24] In 2019 and 2020, the Mason Lowe Award was presented in the arena during the PBR World Finals, but it became a part of the Heroes and Legends Celebration in 2021.

2022 This article presents a list of major champions and honors won by Professional Bull Riders.