The show revolves around the fictitious 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives who work there.
The episode was seen by an estimated 1.72 million household viewers and gained a 0.6/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
It received acclaim from critics and audiences, who praised Terry Crews' performance and the subject matter; many deemed it one of the series's best episodes.
To give him time to complete the paperwork, he has Jake (Andy Samberg) and Amy (Melissa Fumero) pick up his daughters.
With these ratings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the third highest rated show on FOX for the night, behind The Mick and Prison Break, seventh on its timeslot and sixteenth for the night, behind two episodes of Great News, The Mick, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Imaginary Mary, Prison Break, The Flash, The Real O'Neals, NCIS: New Orleans, American Housewife, The Middle, Bull, Chicago Fire, NCIS, and The Voice.
"[3] Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx wrote, "Fortunately, the serious half of 'Moo Moo' felt honest and real without undercutting the show's usual goofiness, and it felt like a good way to take advantage of both the inclusiveness of the cast — if Terry Crews was the only [Black] regular on the show, this story plays very differently — and the varied skill sets of the ensemble.
"[4] Andy Crump of Paste gave the episode a 9.3 and wrote, "That doesn't change in 'Moo Moo,' really, but 'Moo Moo' is, perhaps, the fourth season's best beneficiary to date of Brooklyn Nine-Nine's longstanding character developments: Here, the amount of time we've spent investing in its cast pays off with astronomic results, even if there aren't many belly laughs included in those results.