According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.49 million household viewers and gained a 1.4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Vince is picked up by the boys, and Drama (Kevin Dillon) gets rid of all drugs and alcohol in the mansion to help him in the transition.
Meanwhile, Ari (Jeremy Piven) finds ways to spend more time with his son, while trying desperately to win Melissa (Perrey Reeves) back.
They finally admit they do not like his idea, although Billy (Rhys Coiro) notes it could work as a movie starring Drama.
[2] This was a 9% decrease in viewership with the previous episode, which was watched by an estimated 2.72 million household viewers with a 1.6/4 in the 18–49 demographics.
"[4] Joe Flint of Los Angeles Times wrote, "As riveting as it might be to portray a star on top of the world on the verge of losing it all, that sort of drama is not this show's strong suit.
"[6] Ben Lee of Digital Spy wrote, "Vince believes that it's a good omen - a "clean start" - and we certainly hope so.
Vince's downward spiral last season has seemingly been put to rest at long last, and hopefully the show can start working on delivering a fitting end to the whole series.