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UFC 194 Prelims Score Record Numbers For FS1

December 15, 2015 | Posted by Larry Csonka

– According to f4wonline.com, the UFC 194 prelims on Fox Sports 1 did a record 1,931,000 viewers, which was double their 2015 prelims average of 987,500. January’s UFC 183 prelims did 1,546,000, which was the previous record. The company’s final prelims average for 2015 is 1,073,273 viewers; this is a 47% increase over the 2014 average of 728,444 viewers.

The TUF 22 Finale, featuring Frankie Edgar vs. Chad Mendes, did 893,000 viewers. This is up from the July TUF 21 finale (691,000 viewers) but down from the December 2014 TUF 20 finale (989,000 viewers). The prelims for that show did 809,000 viewers, which was up from July’s 470,000 and the December 2014 prelims, which did 719,000.