the episode was watched by 3.21 million viewers with a 1.0/4 share among adults aged 18 to 49. these ratings were higher than any episode of the second part of the past season and it was a 6% increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 3.03 million viewers with a 0.9/4 in the 18-49 demographics but an 18% decrease from the previous season premiere, which was watched by 3.90 million viewers with a 1.3/4 in the 18-49 demographics. with these ratings, "gotham" ranked second for the night as well as for fox behind "the orville".