 Jeffrey Ressner of The Politico, wrote "Blocking 'The Path to 9/11" mirrored "The Path to 9/11" because it "raises even more questions and adds its own set of disconnected dots to this broadcasting dilemma".During the first night of the original broadcast in the United States, "The Path to 9/11" was beaten by NBC's "Sunday Night Football" with 20.7 million watching the game, with "Path" tying a rerun of the film "9/11" shown on CBS with 13 million viewers.During its second night, "The Path to 9/11" was again beat by an NFL doubleheader, this time the premiere of "Monday Night Football" on ESPN, with 10.5 million households watching those games, and "The Path to 9/11" coming in second.