It was estimated that "Anomaly" was watched by 4.29 million viewers, which was the highest since "" in February 2003 was watched by 4.62 million and the fourth highest of 2003 so far. Michelle Erica Green, writing for TrekNation, compared the actions of Archer in this episode to those of Kathryn Janeway in the second part of the "" episode "", but felt that here it came across as "callous and horrific". She felt that Archer's actions were typical of a "Hollywood fantasy (or nightmare) post-9/11 leader" but thought that they were realistic. She also praised other elements such as the special effects such as the derelict ship, calling it "creepy, vivid, [and] entirely believable." Jamahl Epsicokhan at his website "Jammer's Reviews", called the episode "proof that action-centric "Trek" can indeed work, and work well." He thought it was a vast improvement on the previous episode and found the stronger version of Archer interesting. He praised the soundtrack by Jay Chattaway which he felt suggested that the typical "Star Trek" music was being revised. He gave the episode a score of three and a half out of four. The first home media release of "Anomaly" was as part of the season three DVD box set, released in the United States on September 27, 2005. The Blu-ray release of the third season of "Enterprise" took place on January 7, 2014.