The weekly television ratings were released by Sports Media Watch and the Backyard Brawl was ranked as a top-ten game.
The game received an average of 2.41 million viewers, which was ninth among games played week two. The game was also the second-most watched game in the 7:00 p.m. time slot, behind Tennessee and Florida.
The most-watched game of the week was Colorado and Colorado State, averaging 9.3 million viewers.

























