▁watching ▁television ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁watched ▁it . ▁With ▁these ▁ratings , ▁Brook lyn ▁N ine - N ine ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁watched ▁show ▁on ▁FO X ▁for ▁the ▁night , ▁be ating ▁The ▁Gr inder ▁and ▁a ▁r er un ▁of ▁Grand father ed , ▁behind ▁New ▁Girl , ▁third ▁on ▁its ▁times lot ▁and ▁nin th ▁for ▁the ▁night , ▁behind ▁Ag ents ▁of ▁S . H . I . E . L . D ., ▁New ▁Girl , ▁two ▁r er uns ▁of ▁NC IS : ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁a ▁r er un ▁of ▁NC IS , ▁Game ▁of ▁Sil ence , ▁and ▁The ▁Vo ice . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reviews ▁" B ureau " ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁from ▁critics . ▁La To ya ▁Fer g us on ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁an ▁" A " ▁grade ▁and ▁wrote , ▁" After ▁a ▁somewhat ▁under wh el ming ▁d ive ▁( in ▁large ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁set - up ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁episode ) ▁into ▁this ▁season - ending ▁arc , ▁' The ▁Bureau ' ▁pick s ▁things ▁back ▁up ▁and ▁absolutely ▁n ails ▁everything ▁it ▁sets ▁out ▁to ▁do . ▁And ▁that ' s ▁even ▁before ▁Captain ▁Hol t ▁discuss es ▁Sex ▁And ▁The ▁City . ▁At ▁length ." ▁All ie ▁Pa pe ▁from ▁V ulture ▁gave ▁the ▁show ▁a ▁ 4 ▁star ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁and ▁wrote , ▁" Th ough ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁conce ived ▁as ▁an