Darts on TV Today and Tonight: ITV4, Sky Sports and PDC TV Times
There is darts on Freeview today — Snooker v Darts at 6.35pm on ITV4.
Darts on TV and PDC TV: the next two weeks
| Date | Time | Event | Watch on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | 6.35pm | Snooker v Darts | ITV4 (free) |
| Sat 14 Nov | 1pm | Grand Slam Of Darts | Sky Sports Main Event |
| Sat 14 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam Of Darts | Sky Sports+ |
| Sat 14 Nov | 7.30pm | Grand Slam Of Darts | Sky Sports Main Event |
| Sun 15 Nov | 1pm | Grand Slam Of Darts | Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+ |
| Sun 15 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam Of Darts | Sky Sports Main Event |
| Mon 16 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam Of Darts | Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+ |
| Tue 17 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam Of Darts | Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+ |
| Wed 18 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam of Darts: Day 5 – Evening Session | Sky Sports |
| Thu 19 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam of Darts: Day 6 – Evening Session | Sky Sports |
| Fri 20 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam of Darts: Day 7 – Evening Session | Sky Sports |
| Sat 21 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam of Darts: Day 8 – Evening Session | Sky Sports |
| Sun 22 Nov | 12pm | Grand Slam of Darts: Day 9 – Afternoon Session | Sky Sports |
| Sun 22 Nov | 7pm | Grand Slam of Darts: Day 9 – Evening Session | Sky Sports |
UK times. Freeview rows come from the published broadcast schedule and Sky Sports rows from Sky’s own listings. Every other time is the PDC’s own session start, which is when play begins; TV coverage can start a little earlier. A TBC row is a tournament day the PDC has confirmed but the channel has not listed yet; the time fills in when it does.
Which darts is on which channel
The split does not change during a season. Sky Sports has exclusive UK and Ireland rights to the PDC’s biggest tournaments. ITV4 has a separate deal for a different set, all free on Freeview and ITVX. The week-in, week-out tour events are on neither: they stream only on the PDC’s own PDC TV service.
| Tournament | UK coverage | Usually | Free to air? |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Darts Championship | Sky Sports | Dec-Jan | No |
| Premier League Darts | Sky Sports | Feb-May | No |
| World Cup of Darts | Sky Sports | June | No |
| World Matchplay | Sky Sports | July | No |
| World Grand Prix | Sky Sports | Sep-Oct | No |
| Grand Slam of Darts | Sky Sports | November | No |
| World Masters | ITV4 | Jan-Feb | Yes |
| UK Open | ITV4 | March | Yes |
| World Series of Darts (Masters events + Finals) | ITV4 | Jan-Sep | Yes |
| European Championship | ITV4 | October | Yes |
| Players Championship Finals | ITV4 | November | Yes |
| European Tour (15 events) | PDC TV | Feb-Oct | No |
| Players Championships (34 events) | PDC TV | Feb-Nov | No |
| ANZ Premier League | PDC TV | Sep-Oct | No |
Rights last checked 15 October 2026. Broadcast deals do change — if a tournament has moved since, this table is the part of the page to distrust first.
Darts calendar: the rest of 2026
| Dates | Tournament | Venue | UK coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 – Sun 22 Nov | Grand Slam of Darts | Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton | Sky Sports |
| Fri 27 – Sun 29 Nov | Players Championship Finals | Butlins, Minehead | ITV4 |
| Fri 11 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 | World Championship | Alexandra Palace, London | Sky Sports |
2027 darts calendar
Every televised event and European Tour stop the PDC has announced for 2027. The 34 Players Championships (Mon 8 Feb to Wed 20 Oct) are left out of the table; every one of them is PDC TV only.
| Dates | Tournament | Venue | UK coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 28 – Sun 31 Jan | Winmau World Masters | Arena MK, Milton Keynes | ITV4 |
| Thu 4 Feb | Premier League Night 1 | OVO Hydro, Glasgow | Sky Sports |
| Thu 11 Feb | Premier League Night 2 | Uber Arena, Berlin | Sky Sports |
| Fri 12 – Sun 14 Feb | Baltic Sea Darts Open | MERKUR Ostseehalle, Kiel | PDC TV |
| Thu 18 Feb | Premier League Night 3 | Utilita Arena, Newcastle | Sky Sports |
| Fri 19 – Sun 21 Feb | Poland Darts Open | EXPO, Krakow | PDC TV |
| Thu 25 Feb | Premier League Night 4 | The O2 Belfast | Sky Sports |
| Fri 26 – Sun 28 Feb | International Darts Open | WT Energiesysteme Arena | PDC TV |
| Thu 4 Mar | Premier League Night 5 | Utilita Arena, Cardiff | Sky Sports |
| Fri 5 – Sun 7 Mar | UK Open | Butlins, Minehead | ITV4 |
| Thu 11 Mar | Premier League Night 6 | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham | Sky Sports |
| Thu 18 Mar | Premier League Night 7 | 3Arena, Dublin | Sky Sports |
| Fri 19 – Sun 21 Mar | Grand Prix de France | Arena Stade Couvert Liévin | PDC TV |
| Thu 25 Mar | Premier League Night 8 | AFAS Dome, Antwerp | Sky Sports |
| Sat 27 – Mon 29 Mar | German Darts Grand Prix | Zenith, Munich | PDC TV |
| Thu 1 Apr | Premier League Night 9 | Brighton Centre, Brighton | Sky Sports |
| Fri 2 – Sun 4 Apr | European Darts Grand Prix | Glaspalast, Sindelfingen | PDC TV |
| Thu 8 Apr | Premier League Night 10 | AO Arena, Manchester | Sky Sports |
| Thu 15 Apr | Premier League Night 11 | Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam | Sky Sports |
| Fri 16 – Sun 18 Apr | European Darts Trophy | Lokhalle, Goettingen | PDC TV |
| Thu 22 Apr | Premier League Night 12 | M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool | Sky Sports |
| Thu 29 Apr | Premier League Night 13 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham | Sky Sports |
| Thu 6 May | Premier League Night 14 | First Direct Arena, Leeds | Sky Sports |
| Fri 7 – Sun 9 May | Austrian Darts Open | Stadthalle, Graz | PDC TV |
| Thu 13 May | Premier League Night 15 | P & J Live, Aberdeen | Sky Sports |
| Thu 20 May | Premier League Night 16 | Utilita Arena, Sheffield | Sky Sports |
| Fri 21 – Sun 23 May | Czech Darts Open | PVA Expo, Prague | PDC TV |
| Thu 27 May | Premier League Finals | The O2, London | Sky Sports |
| Thu 10 – Sun 13 Jun | World Cup of Darts | Eissporthalle Frankfurt | Sky Sports |
| Fri 18 – Sun 20 Jun | European Open | Salzburg Arena, Austria | To be confirmed |
| Fri 9 – Sun 11 Jul | German Darts Open | Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen | PDC TV |
| Sat 17 – Sun 25 Jul | World Matchplay | Winter Gardens, Blackpool | Sky Sports |
| Fri 27 – Sun 29 Aug | Slovak Darts Open | Incheba Expo, Bratislava | PDC TV |
| Fri 3 – Sun 5 Sep | Belgian Darts Open | Flanders Expo, Ghent | PDC TV |
| Fri 10 – Sun 12 Sep | Swiss Darts Trophy | St. Jakobshalle, Basel | PDC TV |
| Thu 16 – Sun 19 Sep | World Series of Darts Finals | AFAS Live, Amsterdam | ITV4 |
| Mon 27 Sep – Sun 3 Oct | World Grand Prix | Mattioli Arena, Leicester | Sky Sports |
| Fri 8 – Sun 10 Oct | Hungarian Darts Trophy | MVM Dome, Budapest | PDC TV |
| Fri 15 – Sun 17 Oct | Dutch Darts Championship | MECC, Maastricht | PDC TV |
| Tue 26 – Sun 31 Oct | European Championship | Westfalenhalle, Dortmund | ITV4 |
| Sat 6 – Sun 14 Nov | Grand Slam of Darts | Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton | Sky Sports |
| Fri 26 – Sun 28 Nov | Players Championship Finals | Butlins, Minehead | ITV4 |
| Fri 10 Dec | World Championship | Alexandra Palace, London | Sky Sports |
Recent darts results
| Dates | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov | Players Championship 34 | Tommy Morris |
| Wed 4 Nov | Players Championship 33 | Luke Humphries |
| Thu 29 Oct | Players Championship 32 | Chris Dobey |
| Wed 28 Oct | Players Championship 31 | Charlie Manby |
| Thu 22 – Sun 25 Oct | European Championship | Ross Smith |
| Fri 16 – Sun 18 Oct | Dutch Darts Championship | Niels Zonneveld |
| Fri 9 – Sun 11 Oct | Swiss Darts Trophy | Jonny Clayton |
| Mon 28 Sep – Sun 4 Oct | World Grand Prix | Luke Humphries |
| Wed 23 Sep | Players Championship 30 | Karel Sedlacek |
| Tue 22 Sep | Players Championship 29 | Cameron Menzies |
Dates, venues and winners from the PDC’s official calendar, checked every morning.
Why you cannot find the darts on Freeview
Most people searching for darts want the World Championship over Christmas, the Premier League on Thursday nights, or the World Grand Prix. All three are Sky Sports, and Sky Sports is not a Freeview channel. No aerial-only setup will show them, and no amount of retuning will help.
The other common search is a European Tour weekend or a Players Championship. Those are not on any TV channel at all, Sky included: they stream only on PDC TV. What Freeview does give you is ITV4’s share, five named tournaments plus the World Series, free and in HD.
Watching darts online
- ITVX simulcasts everything ITV4 shows, free with an email sign-up, and keeps it to catch up afterwards.
- Sky Go comes with a Sky Sports subscription. Without Sky, a NOW Sports day or month membership streams the same channels with no contract.
- PDC TV is the PDC’s own subscription service. In the UK it shows the European Tour, the Players Championships and overseas events such as the ANZ Premier League, but not the tournaments Sky or ITV hold.
For what else is free tonight, the free football page works the same way, and the ITV4 guide carries the channel’s full daily listings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What channel is the darts on tonight?
Snooker v Darts, at 6.35pm on ITV4.
Is the darts on ITV4 today?
Yes. Snooker v Darts is on ITV4 at 6.35pm.
Which darts tournaments are free to air?
ITV4 shows the World Masters, the UK Open, the World Series of Darts events and Finals, the European Championship and the Players Championship Finals. All of those are free on Freeview and stream free on ITVX.
Do I need Sky to watch the darts?
For the biggest events, yes. Sky Sports holds exclusive UK and Ireland rights to the World Championship, the Premier League, the World Cup of Darts, the World Matchplay, the World Grand Prix and the Grand Slam. None of those are on Freeview, and PDC TV does not show them in the UK. A NOW Sports day or month membership is the no-contract way in.
Where can I watch the European Tour and Players Championships in the UK?
Only on PDC TV, the PDC’s own subscription streaming service. No UK television channel shows the European Tour or the Players Championships, so neither appears in any TV listing.
What time does the darts start?
Today’s coverage starts at 6.35pm.
When is the World Darts Championship?
The next PDC World Championship runs from Friday 11 December to Sunday 3 January at Alexandra Palace, London, live on Sky Sports.
When is the Grand Slam of Darts?
From Saturday 14 November to Sunday 22 November, at Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton. It is on Sky Sports, not ITV.
Is the World Grand Prix on ITV?
No. The World Grand Prix is one of the Sky Sports events. ITV4’s autumn darts is the European Championship in October and the Players Championship Finals in November.
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