 In its original American broadcast, "The Source Awards" was watched by 5.7 million viewers, according to the Nielsen ratings system. It received a 2.7 rating / 7 share among viewers in the 18 – 49 demographic, meaning that 2.7 percent of all people in that group, and 7 percent of all people from that group watching television at the time, watched the episode. Compared to the previous week, this episode was up 13 percent in the 18 – 49 demographic and 25 percent in overall viewers. The previous episode, "Hard Ball", was watched by 4.6 million American viewers.
