 The episode originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central on July 14 , 2011 . According to Nielsen Media Research , it was watched by 814 @,@ 000 viewers and acquired a 0 @.@ 4 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic . The episode slightly dropped in terms of total viewership from the previous episode , " Callie and Her Sister " , which was watched by 980 @,@ 000 viewers . " Ride Me to Hell " received a positive review from Ology 's Josh Harrison , who commented that it " successfully redeemed " the character Grimes , who was his least @-@ favorite character up until this episode . Harrison wrote , " I 'm thrilled to see Grimes shine in his starring role . Admittedly this episode was a bit light on isolated funny incidents ... but Randall 's director @-@ speak was a solid <unk> , and I 'm always happy to see more demon politics . " Harrison graded the episode 8 @.@ 7 out of 10 and remarked that " it was a cut above its predecessors this season , but still a bit shy of the very best UA [ episodes ] " . 
