Bellator 139 averages 764k; 2nd largest non-tent pole event viewership in 2015

Bellator 139 took place on Friday night at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas and the card was headlined by Cheick Kongo defeated Alexander Volkov by unanimous decision.

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According to Nielson sources, Bellator 139’s preliminary live viewership landed at 764,000 total viewers and this is the second largest viewership for a non-tent pole event in 2015.

The peak of the broadcast came during the 10:45-11 p.m. quarter hour with 988,000 viewers and the main event averaged 940,000 viewers.

With the viewership from Friday night, the overall average for a Bellator event in 2015 is 803,000 viewers and the complete television history for Bellator under Scott Coker is below.

Bellator 122: 572,000
Bellator 123: 667,000
Bellator 124: 771,000
Bellator 125: 742,000
Bellator 126: 656,000
Bellator 127: 609,000
Bellator 128: 668,000
Bellator 129: 564,000
Bellator 130: 664,000
Bellator 131: 1.2 million *
Bellator 132: 767,000
Bellator 133: 565,000
Bellator 134: 872,000 *
Bellator 135: 607,000
Bellator 136: 655,000
Bellator 137: 594,000
Bellator 138: 1.6 million *
Bellator 139: 764,000

* – Tent Pole Event