 In its original American broadcast, "Go Big or Go Home" was seen by an estimated 6.19 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, with a 3.2 rating / 8 share among viewers between ages 18 and 49. It marked the series' highest rating in that demographic, and the highest overall viewership since the series premiere episode from April 2009, which was seen by 6.77 million household viewers. "Go Big or Go Home" lost about a quarter of the viewership of the episode of The Office ("Ultimatum"), which was seen by 8.3 million households, but New York magazine described this as a "respectable drop-off" given the popularity of that series. Parks and Recreation received a higher rating in its time-slot than the CBS crime drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which had more viewers at 14.34 million households, but a lower 3.1 rating / 8 share. Both shows were defeated by the Fox comedy-drama series Bones, which received a 6.5 rating / 10 share and was seen by 10.55 million households.
