▁production ▁company ▁Bad ▁Rob ot . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁" M oment um ▁De ferred " ▁a ired ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 6 . 0 2 ▁million ▁view ers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 1 / 6 ▁rating ▁for ▁adult s ▁ 1 8 – 4 9 . ▁This ▁rating ▁helped ▁Fox ▁increase ▁ 3 9 % ▁in ▁the ▁rating ▁share ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁on ▁their ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁shows . ▁ ▁Re views ▁Josh ▁W ig ler ▁from ▁MTV ▁loved ▁the ▁revel ations ▁from ▁the ▁conversation ▁with ▁William ▁Bell , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁shapes h if ters . ▁He ▁thought ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁Fr inge ▁" at ▁its ▁absolute ▁fin est ," ▁as ▁the ▁" m yst ery - of - the - week ▁and ▁the ▁over arch ing ▁plot ▁worked ▁in ▁complete ▁harm ony ▁with ▁one ▁another , ▁prov ing ▁that ▁Fr inge ▁is ▁entirely ▁capable ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁on ▁both ▁a ▁serial ized ▁and ▁epis od ic ▁basis ". ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁Ken ▁T ucker ▁pra ised ▁guest ▁actor ▁Leonard ▁N imo y ' s ▁" ter r ific , ▁cool ly - control led ▁performance ," ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁continued ▁" to ▁adm ire ▁the ▁way ▁Fr inge ▁can ▁mind - m eld ▁its ▁scientific ▁fiction ▁with ▁work place - family ▁drama ▁and ▁light ▁comedy , ▁jug g ling ▁an ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁characters ▁and ▁sub plots , ▁while ▁still ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁strong ▁narr ative