Darts on TV 2026/27: what’s on, and how to be there instead

The 2026/27 UK event TV guide

Last checked: 1 November 2026. UK rights and the PDC date sources linked below were rechecked on this date.

The next covered tournament is the Grand Slam, starting 14 November 2026 on Sky Sports. Check the broadcaster’s dated schedule for transmission times.

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Which UK channel has the darts?

For the eight PDC competitions covered by this guide, UK coverage divides between Sky Sports and ITV.

Sky's announced rights include the World Championship, Premier League, World Matchplay, Grand Slam and World Grand Prix.

ITV's agreement includes the World Masters, UK Open and Players Championship Finals, with coverage across ITV4 and ITVX.

This season planning guide was rechecked on 1 November 2026. A tournament date does not confirm the programme start or the time of the next throw.

Consult Sky’s or ITV’s own dated schedule before watching today’s session.

The distinction matters when a search asks for darts on TV tonight.

There may be several darts competitions taking place, including events beyond this site's eight visitor guides.

We do not label a programme as tonight's live broadcast without a dated official listing.

Use the season table to choose an event

The table brings each covered competition together with its next site-covered edition, venue guide and UK broadcaster. Read the year as well as the event name.

A winter tournament can cross New Year. A page covering the nearer edition should not silently switch to a later year's ticket information.

The World Championship dates follow PDC’s 7 August 2026 ticket announcement: 11 December 2026–3 January 2027.

PDC’s 8 September ballot article also says the final is on 3 January, but its opening date range ends on 4 January.

That inconsistency remains unresolved; confirm the exact session on your official booking before arranging travel.

For 2027, the Premier League visits a sequence of arenas and finishes at London's O2.

Choose the city first when planning to attend; choose the broadcaster's dated programme when watching from home.

The two decisions use the same competition name but require different details, especially when the tour includes stops outside the UK.

The Masters row uses the announced main-event dates of 28–31 January 2027.

A wider calendar can include an earlier qualifying day without proving that the same public ticket or broadcast offer applies to it.

The 2027 World Grand Prix is in Leicester; the PDC hasn't yet named the building.

What the broadcast agreements actually confirm

Sky announced its PDC extension on 4 February 2025, keeping the partnership in place until 2030. Its announcement names the major events used in the Sky rows here.

That gives a reliable basis for identifying the UK rights holder across the season.

ITV announced its three-year PDC extension on 29 October 2025, taking the agreement through 2028.

The named competitions include the World Masters, UK Open and Players Championship Finals.

ITV says its linear coverage is on ITV4 with a simulcast on ITVX. Check the current programme page when deciding which session to watch and how to access it.

Avoid inferring that every PDC match is on one of these services merely because it belongs to the same organisation.

The verified agreements name competitions, and this page stays within that evidence.

Other tours, qualifying matches and championships can have separate arrangements.

We have not supplied an unconfirmed 2027 UK broadcaster for the WDF or World Seniors championship.

Watching at home or taking a seat in the crowd

Watching at home makes it easy to fit a session around your day. You can follow the scoreboard, hear commentary and leave the programme when you need to.

The cost comparison needs your own booking details. At home, check what access you already have and the broadcaster's current terms.

For a trip, count the ticket, booking charges, transport, food and any overnight stay.

We have not invented a current subscription price or a sample hotel quote to make one choice appear cheaper.

Use the estimator on the relevant event page to organise the figures you have checked. An estimate becomes more useful when the ticket category and session are fixed.

Add the return journey and check whether its last departure would require you to leave early.

A televised session can also be a rehearsal for attending later in the season.

Notice whether you prefer a short evening commitment or a longer tournament visit, then read our session-choice guide.

Turn a programme you enjoy into a real trip

Start from the official event or venue booking route linked in our tournament guide.

A broadcaster showing a match does not sell admission to the arena, and a programme listing is not a ticket confirmation.

Before paying, check the date, session, seating category, age conditions and the seller's own fees and terms.

At Alexandra Palace, the official venue information directs ticket resale to See Tickets Fan-to-Fan.

That is a specific route for the championship, not a promise that a resale platform is active for every other darts event.

For an arena night, follow the venue's named seller and check whether the exact booking allows an official resale or transfer option.

The Minehead events need another distinction: a Butlin's darts break is a resort booking rather than an ordinary city-arena seat purchase.

Read what the named break includes and who may attend before comparing it with a hotel-and-ticket trip elsewhere.

Our UK Open and Players Championship Finals guides explain that booking model and link to the official resort route.

Once the ticket is secure, use the linked venue hub for entry and seating information, then its hotel guide to choose a base. A hotel search is separate from event admission.

Booking a room near a tournament does not reserve a seat, and buying a session ticket does not automatically solve the journey back to your accommodation.

Check again before the session starts

Give the broadcaster's current listing the final word on transmission time.

Make the same fresh check on the event side if you are travelling: doors, play and transport departures are different pieces of information.

A venue entry time should not be relabelled as the first dart, and a television programme can include coverage before play begins.

This page's sources and checked date make the evidence visible.

The rights holders are confirmed by their own announcements; the table's dates come from the site's checked event calendar and the listed official date sources.

Where a future venue detail remains unresolved, the row says so instead of filling the gap with a previous season's arrangement.

Revisit the season guide as your plans become firmer, then use the current broadcaster schedule on the day itself.

If you decide to go, our first-night guide covers the practical preparation that a television listing cannot.

This includes choosing a session, checking entry conditions and arranging a comfortable route home after the final result.

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