According to Nielsen Media Research, the series rose in the ratings from the previous episode, "Week Off".
The episode also ranked as the second-highest-rated NBC series of the original night it aired, behind Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
Reagan (Christina Applegate) tries to make Amy's first Christmas perfect, with help from her mom (Blythe Danner).
Meanwhile, Ava (Maya Rudolph) fears for her relationship when Kevin (Jason Lee) decides to spend Christmas with his ex-wife.
[2] Lee had previously worked with creator Emily Spivey and executive producer Lorne Michaels after hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live.
[4] Some media critics have said that the goal for moving the series was in order to make it more of a ratings success, like The Office.
[7][9][10] The episode ranked fourth in its timeslot and was able to beat only a rerun of The CW reality series, America's Next Top Model which received a 0.5 rating/1% share in the 18–49 demographic.