According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.69 million household viewers and gained a 0.5/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
In the cold open, Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker) and Scully (Joel McKinnon Miller) put a frozen lasagna in the microwave, intending that it will be ready in 21+1⁄2 minutes.
Jake (Andy Samberg) and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) are told by Holt (Andre Braugher) that a hacker is trying to break into the precinct's server to expose the cover of many informants and undercover agents, and unless they find the hacker in the next 19 minutes, Holt will have to use his emergency override to erase the server, and because the NYPD only backs it up twice a year, doing so would erase months of evidence and records.
Rosa confesses to Jake that she plans to make things up with her and then break up with her, saying she is "always the dumper, never the dumpee," though she later admits she genuinely wants Jocelyn back and was merely putting on a front.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.69 million household viewers and gained a 0.5/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
[2] With these ratings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the third highest rated show on NBC for the night behind Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Superstore, fifth on its timeslot and eleventh for the night, behind Gotham, The Orville, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Superstore, S.W.A.T., Life in Pieces, Mom, the 2019 NFL draft, Young Sheldon, and The Big Bang Theory.
For a first-time attempt at this sort of approach (like a TV pilot), 'Ticking Clocks' is an ambitious episode that maintains its humor in the face of its obstacles.
'"[5] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave it a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Still, these stylistic divergences are interesting enough to sacrifice a few gags, especially when they are presented with new camera techniques and solid character work like Rosa’s acknowledgement of her love for Jocelyn.