Television Coverage
The following television stations broadcast the 2007 PDC World Championships.
- Sky Sports in the UK
- SBS6 in the Netherlands
- Sports 1 in the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Hungary
- DSF in Germany
- Supersport in South Africa
- Ten Sports in India (quarter finals onwards)
The UK television ratings for the World Championship included the following highlights
- 409,000 viewers Thursday 28 December (Taylor v Mason QF) 6th highest rated programme on Sky Sports 1 that week.
- 354,000 viewers Saturday 30 December (Semi Finals) highest rated programme on Sky Sports 2 that week.
The viewing figures for the final were 1,028,000. The Newcastle United v Manchester United game which immediately preceded the darts on Sky Sports 1 achieved viewing figures of 1,761,000 - (also known as the "lead-in" audience for the darts).
Dutch television audience
- 1,339,000 viewers watched the final on Monday 1 January on the Dutch SBS6 channel
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