The episode was seen by an estimated 1.85 million household viewers and gained a 0.8/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
In the cold open, Jake receives his inheritance from his deceased rich uncle, only to find out it's one million shares in stock for Blockbuster Video.
In its original American broadcast, "Cheddar" was seen by an estimated 1.85 million household viewers and gained a 0.8/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
With these ratings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the third most watched show on FOX for the night, beating The Grinder, but behind Grandfathered, and New Girl, second on its timeslot and tenth for the night, behind Grandfathered, CBS News: Campaign 2016, The Muppets, New Girl, Super Tuesday, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS, and The Voice.
'"[3] Allie Pape from Vulture gave the show a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "If you want to short-circuit my critical faculties, you couldn't do better than some really intense sexual tension combined with an adorable dog, which is precisely what 'Cheddar' offers.
"[4] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "On the whole, though, 'Cheddar' was one of those extremely frantic Brooklyn episodes that don't tend to work for me outside of isolated bits.