Cumulative and Avg ratings for all teams listed by Nielsen

Dec 6, 2011
1:16:45pm

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Average TV rating for the 160 games/time slots that were on a network with enough distribution and viewership to be tracked/reported by Nielsen was a 2.2.

Best rating of the year for any game was an 11.9 on CBS during Week 10; LSU vs Alabama. Note LSU was part of the top 3 for the year...

Top 5

Rating	Network	Week	Away	        Home	        Event
11.9	CBS	Week 10	LSU	        Alabama 	
7.4	CBS	Week 14	LSU	        Georgia	        SEC Championship
6.1	CBS	Week 13	Arkansas	LSU	
6.1	ABC 	Week 3	Oklahoma	Florida State	
5.9	ABC 	Week 11	Oregon	        Stanford

Hee are the cumulative and average ratings per team, sorted by highest Avg rating...

	Team	        Games	Cum Rat Average Rating	
	LSU	        9	45.2	5.02	
	Oregon	        7	26.2	3.74	
	Alabama	        8	29.8	3.73	
	Ohio State	9	33.1	3.68	
	Stanford	7	25.2	3.60	
	Oklahoma	9	31.6	3.51	
	Kansas St	1	3.5	3.50	
	Baylor	        5	16.8	3.36	
	USC	        6	19.6	3.27	
	Oregon State	3	9.4	3.13	
	Houston	        1	3.1	3.10	
	Southern Miss	1	3.1	3.10	
	UCLA	        2	6.1	3.05	
	Texas	        6	18.1	3.02	
	Georgia	        7	21.1	3.01	
	Auburn	        6	17.5	2.92	
	Iowa State	2	5.7	2.85	
	Florida State	5	14.1	2.82	
	Michigan	8	22.3	2.79	
	Nebraska	8	22.1	2.76	
	Georgia Tech	5	13.3	2.66	
	Washington	2	5.1	2.55	
	Oklahoma State	8	20.3	2.54	
	Michigan State	8	20.2	2.53	
	Miami	        8	19.9	2.49	
	Texas A&M	6	14.7	2.45	
	Maryland	2	4.8	2.40	
	Penn State	7	16.6	2.37	
	Florida	        6	13.9	2.32	
	NC State	2	4.6	2.30	
	Arkansas	6	13.5	2.25	
	Notre Dame	12	27.0	2.25	
	Clemson	        8	17.7	2.21	
	West Virginia	5	10.7	2.14	
	Wisconsin	9	19.2	2.13	
	Colorado	3	6.0	2.00	
	Arizona State	4	8.0	2.00	
	Texas Tech	2	3.8	1.90	
	Tennessee	7	13.1	1.87	
	Utah State	2	3.5	1.75	
	Pittsburgh	4	6.8	1.70	
	Boston College	2	3.3	1.65	
	South Carolina	7	11.5	1.64	
	Central Florida	1	1.6	1.60	
	Mississippi St	2	3.2	1.60	
	Kentucky	1	1.6	1.60	
	TCU	        2	3.2	1.60	
	Virginia Tech	4	6.2	1.55	
	Temple	        1	1.5	1.50	
	California	2	3.0	1.50	
	Minnesota	2	2.8	1.40	
	FL Intern	1	1.4	1.40	
	Marshall	1	1.4	1.40	
	Illinois	5	6.6	1.32	
	Kansas State	3	3.9	1.30	
	Army	        1	1.3	1.30	
	South Florida	3	3.9	1.30	
	Iowa	        5	6.5	1.30	
	Navy	        2	2.5	1.25	
	Missouri	3	3.7	1.23	
	Boise State	3	3.7	1.23	
	Kansas	        1	1.2	1.20	
	Arizona	        2	2.4	1.20	
	Ole Miss	4	4.7	1.18	
	North Carolina	3	3.5	1.17	
	Cincinnati	3	3.4	1.13	
	BYU	        8	8.4	1.05	
	San Jose State	1	1.0	1.00	
	Vanderbilt	1	1.0	1.00	
	Syracuse	3	2.9	0.97	
	Purdue	        5	4.8	0.96	
	Air Force	3	2.8	0.93	
	W. Michigan	1	0.9	0.90	
	Louisville	4	3.5	0.88	
	Fresno State	2	1.5	0.75	
	Southern	1	0.7	0.70	
	Grambling	1	0.7	0.70	
	Hawaii	        2	1.3	0.65	
	Virginia	3	1.9	0.63	
	Northwestern	1	0.6	0.60	
	N. Illinois	1	0.6	0.60	
	Utah	        1	0.6	0.60	
	Ohio	        1	0.6	0.60	
	Rutgers	        2	1.2	0.60	
	Indiana	        1	0.6	0.60	
	Connecticut	2	1.1	0.55	
	Hawai	        1	0.5	0.50	
	E. Michigan	1	0.5	0.50	
	Wake Forest	1	0.4	0.40	
	Kent State 	1	0.4	0.40	
	C. Michigan	1	0.4	0.40	
	FL Atlantic	1	0.4	0.40	
	Wyoming	        1	0.3	0.30	
	Idaho	        1	0.3	0.30

Now sorted by Highest Cumulative Average...

	Team	        Games	Cum Rat	Average Rating	
	LSU	        9	45.2	5.02	
	Ohio State	9	33.1	3.68	
	Oklahoma	9	31.6	3.51	
	Alabama	        8	29.8	3.73	
	Notre Dame	12	27.0	2.25	
	Oregon	        7	26.2	3.74	
	Stanford	7	25.2	3.60	
	Michigan	8	22.3	2.79	
	Nebraska	8	22.1	2.76	
	Georgia	        7	21.1	3.01	
	Oklahoma State	8	20.3	2.54	
	Michigan State	8	20.2	2.53	
	Miami	        8	19.9	2.49	
	USC	        6	19.6	3.27	
	Wisconsin	9	19.2	2.13	
	Texas	        6	18.1	3.02	
	Clemson	        8	17.7	2.21	
	Auburn	        6	17.5	2.92	
	Baylor	        5	16.8	3.36	
	Penn State	7	16.6	2.37	
	Texas A&M	6	14.7	2.45	
	Florida State	5	14.1	2.82	
	Florida	        6	13.9	2.32	
	Arkansas	6	13.5	2.25	
	Georgia Tech	5	13.3	2.66	
	Tennessee	7	13.1	1.87	
	South Carolina	7	11.5	1.64	
	West Virginia	5	10.7	2.14	
	Oregon State	3	9.4	3.13	
	BYU	        8	8.4	1.05	
	Arizona State	4	8.0	2.00	
	Pittsburgh	4	6.8	1.70	
	Illinois	5	6.6	1.32	
	Iowa	        5	6.5	1.30	
	Virginia Tech	4	6.2	1.55	
	UCLA	        2	6.1	3.05	
	Colorado	3	6.0	2.00	
	Iowa State	2	5.7	2.85	
	Washington	2	5.1	2.55	
	Maryland	2	4.8	2.40	
	Purdue	        5	4.8	0.96	
	Ole Miss	4	4.7	1.18	
	NC State	2	4.6	2.30	
	Kansas State	3	3.9	1.30	
	South Florida	3	3.9	1.30	
	Texas Tech	2	3.8	1.90	
	Missouri	3	3.7	1.23	
	Boise State	3	3.7	1.23	
	Kansas St	1	3.5	3.50	
	Utah State	2	3.5	1.75	
	North Carolina	3	3.5	1.17	
	Louisville	4	3.5	0.88	
	Cincinnati	3	3.4	1.13	
	Boston College	2	3.3	1.65	
	Mississippi St	2	3.2	1.60	
	TCU	        2	3.2	1.60	
	Houston	        1	3.1	3.10	
	Southern Miss	1	3.1	3.10	
	California	2	3.0	1.50	
	Syracuse	3	2.9	0.97	
	Minnesota	2	2.8	1.40	
	Air Force	3	2.8	0.93	
	Navy	        2	2.5	1.25	
	Arizona	        2	2.4	1.20	
	Virginia	3	1.9	0.63	
	Central Florida	1	1.6	1.60	
	Kentucky	1	1.6	1.60	
	Temple	        1	1.5	1.50	
	Fresno State	2	1.5	0.75	
	FL Intern	1	1.4	1.40	
	Marshall	1	1.4	1.40	
	Army	        1	1.3	1.30	
	Hawaii	        2	1.3	0.65	
	Kansas	        1	1.2	1.20	
	Rutgers	        2	1.2	0.60	
	Connecticut	2	1.1	0.55	
	San Jose State	1	1.0	1.00	
	Vanderbilt	1	1.0	1.00	
	W. Michigan	1	0.9	0.90	
	Southern	1	0.7	0.70	
	Grambling	1	0.7	0.70	
	Northwestern	1	0.6	0.60	
	N. Illinois	1	0.6	0.60	
	Utah	        1	0.6	0.60	
	Ohio	        1	0.6	0.60	
	Indiana	        1	0.6	0.60	
	Hawai	        1	0.5	0.50	
	E. Michigan	1	0.5	0.50	
	Wake Forest	1	0.4	0.40	
	Kent State 	1	0.4	0.40	
	C. Michigan	1	0.4	0.40	
	FL Atlantic	1	0.4	0.40	
	Wyoming	        1	0.3	0.30	
	Idaho	        1	0.3	0.30