What Channel is the Darts on Today?

Darts draws millions of viewers to UK screens every week, yet working out which channel it is on, when the session starts and who is playing can involve more searching than it should. Sky Sports Darts carries the bulk of PDC coverage, ITV4 and ITVX bring selected events to free-to-air audiences, and a growing list of international streaming services means fans across Australia, the United States and Europe can now follow along live.

WhatChan Darts is our dedicated sister site built specifically for darts fans. It covers everything from tonight’s TV schedule to the live PDC Order of Merit, profiles for 44 top professionals, in-depth tournament guides and interactive tools — all free, no account needed. This page explains exactly what you will find there and why it deserves a permanent spot in your bookmarks.

What Channel is Darts on in the UK?

The PDC’s broadcast agreements span several major outlets. The channel you need depends on the tournament, your location and whether you hold a subscription. Here is a clear breakdown of where to find live PDC darts.

For a full day-by-day listing of confirmed sessions, start times and channels, the WhatChan Darts TV schedule is kept up to date as broadcast details are confirmed by the PDC and its partners.

Live PDC Rankings: The Full Top Ten

The PDC Order of Merit is the sport’s headline ranking, built from prize money earned across all ranking events over a rolling two-year window. It governs seedings at the World Championship, the World Masters and other major events. As of 31 March 2026,* the top ten stands as follows:

The gap between Littler and the field reflects the scale of his results across the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. Gian van Veen’s position at number three* is a direct consequence of his 2026 World Championship final appearance, where he was beaten 7-1 by Littler at Alexandra Palace. The full Order of Merit and the separate ProTour rankings are published on the WhatChan Darts rankings page, refreshed each week after PDC events conclude.

Player Profiles: Every Top PDC Professional

WhatChan Darts carries profiles for 44 of the PDC’s leading players. Each includes nationality, date of birth, career title count (sourced from Wikidata) and a live recent form indicator showing the last ten competitive results pulled automatically from Sofascore. The form data refreshes each week, so you are always looking at current performance rather than a manually updated table that has gone stale between events.

The profiles span the full width of the professional game, from the reigning world champion to regular Modus Super Series competitors. Some of the most-followed profiles on WhatChan Darts include:

• Luke Littler (England) — current PDC world number one* and reigning World Champion,* having retained the title at Alexandra Palace in January 2026 with a 7-1 final victory over Gian van Veen. The first player to win the £1 million world title prize fund.*
• Luke Humphries (England) — currently ranked second* with £1,211,500.* Won the 2024 World Championship at Alexandra Palace, defeating Littler in the final. Consistently among the highest averages on tour.*
• Gian van Veen (Netherlands) — ranked third* following his 2026 World Championship final run. One of the most significant rising forces in the sport over the past twelve months.*
• Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) — three-time PDC World Champion (2014, 2017, 2019)* and the dominant force in the sport for over a decade. Currently ranked fourth,* he enters any major as a serious contender.
• Gerwyn Price (Wales) — 2021 World Champion* and three-time Grand Slam of Darts winner (2018, 2019, 2021).* A combative and physical competitor who was world number one for a period in 2021.*
• Gary Anderson (Scotland) — two-time World Champion (2015, 2016)* with one of the most distinctive throwing styles in professional darts. Currently ranked tenth.*
• Peter Wright (Scotland) — two-time World Champion (2020, 2021)* whose flamboyant appearance and fluid style have made him one of the most recognisable players in the sport.
• Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands) — five-time world champion across the BDO and PDC eras* (BDO titles in 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2005; PDC title in 2007), who returned to the PDC circuit following an initial retirement.

The PDC Major Tournaments: A Guide to Every One

The PDC calendar is built around eight flagship events that carry the largest prize funds and draw the strongest fields. WhatChan Darts has a dedicated page for each, covering format, venue, past champions and what sets each event apart.

Each tournament page on WhatChan Darts covers the format in detail, prize fund breakdown, past champions and the key context heading into each edition. The tournaments overview page maps the full PDC calendar in one place.

The Modus Super Series: The Alternative Professional Circuit

The Modus Super Series (MSS) began as a webcam-based competition during the pandemic restrictions on live sport, but it has developed into something considerably more substantial. It is now a fully physical, weekly professional darts competition held at a purpose-built studio venue in Portsmouth, with a live audience present for Finals Night each Saturday evening.*

The format runs Monday to Saturday each week.* Twelve players compete in a group stage from Monday through to Friday, with six qualifiers then facing off in front of the live Saturday night crowd. Every thirteen weeks, a Champions Week takes place, bringing together the twelve weekly winners to contest the overall cycle prize of £25,000.* The annual prize fund across the full year stands at £1 million.* The competition is broadcast on Pluto TV.*

Crucially, the MSS is open to non-PDC Tour Card holders and to established legends of the sport.* This makes it the primary competitive alternative for professional players who do not hold a PDC tour card but are competing at a high level. It is not a minor supplementary event; for many players it is their main competitive circuit. WhatChan Darts carries the MSS fixtures and results page, updated daily during active competition periods.

Darts Guides: From First Principles to Advanced Strategy

WhatChan Darts is not only a statistics resource. A full library of guides covers the sport for fans at every level, from those who have just started watching to those who want to go deeper into the tactical and technical side of the professional game.

• Rules of darts: how a leg is structured, the role of the bullseye, what constitutes a valid throw and how matches are decided across different formats.
• Averages explained: what a three-dart average means in practice, why 100-plus is the benchmark for elite play, and how to read a player’s scoring consistency from a single match.
• Checkout combinations: the finishes that matter most in professional darts, from the 170 maximum checkout down to the awkward two-dart combinations that catch world-class players out under pressure.
• Match formats: the difference between sets and legs, why the Premier League uses a legs-only knockout structure, and how the World Grand Prix’s unique double-in, double-out format changes the game fundamentally.
• Darts betting: a responsible introduction to the markets available on PDC events, covering outright winner odds, handicap betting and 180s markets, with signposting to support resources throughout.

There is also a comprehensive darts glossary covering terms from “Shanghai” and “Madhouse” to “bust” and “double out.” If a commentator uses an unfamiliar phrase, the glossary almost certainly explains it in plain language.

Interactive Tools: Checkout Chart and Average Calculator

Alongside the editorial content, WhatChan Darts provides two interactive tools that are genuinely useful whether you are watching professionals on television or playing yourself. The checkout chart covers every finish from 170 down to 2, displayed as a clean visual reference you can scan in seconds during a match. The three-dart average calculator takes a score total and number of legs thrown to instantly generate a player’s average for any session or match.

There is also a tournament predictor, where you can work through the draw for any major event and set your own outcomes, tracking your forecasts against what actually happens as results come in.

Women’s Darts, Nine-Darters and the Wider Game

WhatChan Darts covers two areas that receive less consistent coverage elsewhere. The women’s darts page tracks the development of the women’s game within the PDC structure: from Fallon Sherrock’s landmark victories at Alexandra Palace to the growing number of women competing in and qualifying for events that had previously been restricted to male players. The trajectory of the women’s game is at a more advanced stage than at any point in the sport’s history, and WhatChan Darts keeps pace with it.

The nine-darters page documents every recorded televised perfect leg: three maximums of 180 followed by a 141 checkout, typically taken as treble-20, treble-19 and double-12. Watching one happen live remains one of the most electric moments in televised sport, and WhatChan Darts maintains the full historical record alongside the context of when and where each one occurred.

Bookmark WhatChan Darts

Whether you are checking the TV schedule before tonight’s session, tracking where a player sits in the rankings after a big result, reading up on a tournament format before the draw, or settling an argument about the optimal route to a checkout, WhatChan Darts has it covered. Free to use, no account required, updated automatically throughout the week.

Head to whatchan.co.uk/darts and bookmark it before the next big night of darts arrives.