▁the ▁fourth ▁wall ▁is ▁broken : ▁Although ▁no ▁character ▁addresses ▁the ▁audience , ▁a ▁co ck ro ach ▁sc ur ries ▁across ▁the ▁screen , ▁sc aring ▁the ▁vie wer ▁into ▁thinking ▁that ▁an ▁actual ▁insect ▁is ▁craw ling ▁on ▁their ▁television . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁" W ar ▁of ▁the ▁Cop roph ages " ▁premier ed ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁This ▁episode ▁earned ▁a ▁N iel sen ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 6 ▁share , ▁meaning ▁that ▁roughly ▁ 1 0 . 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁television - equ ipped ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁households ▁watching ▁television , ▁were ▁tun ed ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁episode . ▁It ▁was ▁viewed ▁by ▁ 1 6 . 3 2 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁gave ▁" W ar ▁of ▁the ▁Cop roph ages " ▁an ▁A -, ▁and ▁wrote , ▁" I r re ver ent ▁camp ▁that ' s ▁inf ested ▁with ▁laugh s ▁( and ▁cre ep y - c raw lies ) ▁but ▁throws ▁cred ibility ▁out ▁the ▁window ." ▁Rev iewer ▁Z ack ▁Hand len ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁an ▁A ▁and ▁compared ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁previously ▁Morgan - p enn ed ▁" C ly de ▁Bru ck man ' s ▁Final ▁Re pose ", ▁writing , ▁" So ! ▁This