▁with ▁an ▁ 1 8 ▁share . ▁N iel sen ▁ratings ▁are ▁audience ▁measurement ▁systems ▁that ▁determine ▁the ▁audience ▁size ▁and ▁composition ▁of ▁television ▁programming ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁roughly ▁ 1 0 . 7   percent ▁of ▁all ▁television - equ ipped ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 8   percent ▁of ▁households ▁watching ▁television , ▁were ▁watching ▁the ▁episode . ▁It ▁was ▁viewed ▁by ▁ 1 0 . 2 ▁million ▁households ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 7 . 7 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁The ▁episode ▁later ▁deb uted ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁on ▁Sky ▁One . ▁ ▁Re views ▁" Die ▁Hand ▁Die ▁Ver let zt " ▁received ▁early ▁pra ise ▁from ▁critics . ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁gave ▁" Die ▁Hand ▁Die ▁Ver let zt " ▁an ▁" A – ", ▁not ing ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁episode , ▁" M ul der ▁and ▁S cul ly ▁largely ▁step ▁aside ▁in ▁this ▁w ack y , ▁w icked ▁effort ▁ch ock - full ▁of ▁st unning ▁imag ery ▁and ▁w ry ▁comment ." ▁The ▁magazine ▁pra ised ▁Bl om ma ert ' s ▁acting , ▁calling ▁her ▁" ju ic ily ▁di abol ical ". ▁Paul ▁Corn ell , ▁Martin ▁Day , ▁and ▁Keith ▁To pping , ▁in ▁their ▁book ▁X - T reme ▁Poss ib ilities , ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁mostly ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁although ▁they ▁critic ized ▁the ▁ending . ▁Day ▁app la ud ed