in its original broadcast, "drew live ii" finished in 21st place in the ratings for the week of november 6–12, 2000, with a nielsen rating of 10.2, equivalent to approximately 10.4 million viewing households. it was the sixth highest-rated show on abc that week, following episodes of "who wants to be a millionaire", "nfl monday night football", "the practice", "nfl monday showcase", and abc's coverage of the presidential election.