the precinct, the precinct makes an agreement to create a break room for Marge. Reception Viewers In its original American broadcast, "Adrian Pimento" was seen by an estimated 2.13 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. This was a slight decrease in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 2.18 million viewers with a 0.9/3 in the 18-49 demographics. This means that 0.9 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 3 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. With these ratings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the second most watched show on FOX for the night, beating The Grinder and Grandfathered, but behind New Girl, third in its timeslot and tenth for the night, behind Hollywood Game Night, Limitless, New Girl, Fresh Off the Boat, The Flash, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, NCIS: New Orleans, and NCIS. Critical reviews "Adrian Pimento" received positive reviews from critics. Genevieve Valentine of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "'Adrian Pimento' is tricky because it's a high-concept episode committed to taking the Dark Brooding Cop Show down a peg, one crying, blood-soaked flashback at a time. On paper and out of context as staunchly optimistic as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Adrian Pimento could have walked off an FX pilot." Allie Pape from Vulture gave the show a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Seeing Rosa get excited about anything is always a recipe for laughs, and I think Mantzoukas's mania might play better against her laconic vibe than it does against Andy Samberg's high-energy sweetness." Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine, meanwhile, gave us one of this season's more frantically-paced episodes in 'Adrian Pimento.' The title character, played by Jason Mantzoukas, was such a tonal departure from what the show usually does that it really needed more time to properly develop, as opposed to being squeezed into an episode with two subplots that also weren’t fully-baked." Andy Crump of Paste gave the episode a 8.6 rating and wrote, "As with most marquee guest stars, Mantzoukas is paired off with Andy Samberg, whose talent for instant histrionics is grossly outmatched by his co-star's. 'Adrian Pimento' has a lot of fun dabbling in anti-comedy, as Pimento arrives in the 9-9 and begins 'funny' sharing stories of his time as a hatchet man for