ie ▁and ▁hi pp ie ▁past ▁in ▁future ▁episodes . ▁An ▁arrangement ▁of ▁Fr éd éric ▁Ch op in ' s ▁Fant ais ie - Imp rom pt u ▁in ▁C ▁Minor , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Louis ▁Kn atch v ull , ▁appears ▁in ▁" And ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁Dead ▁G lare ", ▁as ▁does ▁the ▁song ▁" R h ythm ▁and ▁Blues " ▁by ▁Benjamin ▁Ant in . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁Rat ings ▁for ▁Hom ic ide : ▁Life ▁on ▁the ▁Street ▁gradually ▁decl ined ▁since ▁the ▁series ▁first ▁premier ed . ▁In ▁response , ▁N BC ▁announced ▁to ▁fans ▁that ▁a ▁decision ▁about ▁whether ▁Hom ic ide ▁would ▁be ▁renew ed ▁or ▁can ce led ▁would ▁depend ▁on ▁how ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁f ared ▁in ▁the ▁ratings , ▁including ▁" And ▁the ▁Rock ets ' ▁Dead ▁G lare ". ▁In ▁its ▁original ▁American ▁broadcast ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 6 . 6 1 ▁million ▁households , ▁according ▁to ▁N iel sen ▁Media ▁Research , ▁ear ning ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁ 7 . 1 ▁rating . ▁This ▁constit uted ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁view ership ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁week ' s ▁episode , ▁" A ▁Dog ▁and ▁P ony ▁Show ", ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁ 8 . 4 7 ▁million ▁view ers ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁ 9 . 1 ▁rating . ▁Hom ic ide ▁ranked ▁low ▁in ▁the ▁N iel sen ▁ratings ▁compared