 This episode attracted 16.07 million American viewers in its original broadcast on November 1, 2006, standing as the tenth most watched program of the week.In the United Kingdom, the episode had 1.247 million viewers, ranking third in multichannel shows after "Ford Super Sunday" and "The Simpsons".In Canada, "The Cost of Living" had 1.15 million viewers, ranking as the 26th highest-rated program of the week.