There is no darts on Freeview in the next week. ITV4 carries several PDC events a year and none of them falls in the coming seven days, so any darts on television right now is on Sky Sports, which Freeview does not carry. The table below shows which tournaments go where.
Which darts is on which channel
The split is the thing worth knowing, because it does not change during a season. Sky Sports has the exclusive UK and Ireland rights to the PDC’s biggest tournaments. ITV4 has a separate deal covering a different set of events, and everything on ITV4 is free on Freeview and on ITVX.
| Tournament | Channel | Usually | Free to air? |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Darts Championship | Sky Sports | Dec-Jan | No |
| Premier League Darts | Sky Sports | Feb-May | No |
| World Matchplay | Sky Sports | July | No |
| World Grand Prix | Sky Sports | October | No |
| Grand Slam of Darts | Sky Sports | November | No |
| The Masters | ITV4 | January | Yes |
| UK Open | ITV4 | March | Yes |
| European Championship | ITV4 | October | Yes |
| Players Championship Finals | ITV4 | November | Yes |
| World Series of Darts | ITV4 | varies | Yes |
Rights last checked 22 September 2026. Broadcast deals do change — if a tournament has moved since, the table above is the part of this page to distrust first.
Darts on Freeview in the next week
Nothing. There is no darts on any Freeview channel in the next seven days.
That is normal rather than an error: ITV4’s darts arrives in concentrated bursts around five or six events a year, and between them there is none at all on free-to-air television. This section fills itself in automatically when the next one appears in the schedule.
Why you cannot find the darts on Freeview
Most people searching for darts are looking for the World Championship over Christmas, the Premier League on Thursday nights, or the World Grand Prix in October. 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.
What Freeview does give you is ITV4’s share: five named tournaments plus the World Series. Those are genuinely free, in HD, with no subscription — they are simply not the ones running at any given moment.
Watching ITV4 darts online
Everything ITV4 broadcasts is simulcast on ITVX, which is free and needs only an email address to register. Coverage is usually available to stream for 30 days afterwards. If you want a reminder of what else is free tonight, our 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?
No darts is on Freeview today. Sky Sports holds the exclusive UK rights to the PDC majors, so if a tournament is running it will be there rather than on any free-to-air channel.
Is the darts on ITV4 today?
Not today, and there is none in the next seven days. ITV4 shows The Masters, the UK Open, the European Championship, the Players Championship Finals and the World Series, so its darts comes in bursts rather than weekly.
Which darts tournaments are free to air?
ITV4 shows The Masters in January, the UK Open in March, the European Championship in October, the Players Championship Finals in November and at least seven World Series events. All of those are free on Freeview and 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 PDC World Championship, the Premier League, the World Matchplay, the World Grand Prix and the Grand Slam. None of those are on Freeview.
What time does the darts start?
It varies by tournament. Afternoon sessions on ITV4 usually start around 12.30pm and evening sessions around 7pm, but check the day’s listing rather than assuming.
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, and its November event is the Players Championship Finals.
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