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