Reception
In its original broadcast on May 4, 2008, "Long John Peter" was watched by 7.68 million households, according to the Nielsen ratings. The episode finished second in its timeslot, after ABC's Desperate Housewives. "Long John Peter" acquired a 3.9 rating/10 share in the 18–49 demographic, and a 4.7 rating/7 share in the 18–34 demographic. The episode dropped in 9% from the previous episode, "The Former Life of Brian", which received a 4.3 rating in the 18–49 demographic and a viewership of 8.42 million.
Since airing, "Long John Peter" has received generally positive reviews from television sources and critics. Ahsan Haque of IGN wrote that "Long John Peter" was "thoroughly entertaining from start to finish, and is a great way to end this short season on a high note." He praised the action sequence, calling it "truly inspired" and "extremely well scripted", and graded the episode 8.9 out of 10. Brad Trechak of TV Squad stated that "the pirate segment of the episode wasn't very good and seemed out of place", though he also praised the action scene. He enjoyed the plot line about Chris and Anna, and called the episode "a high note". Genevieve Koski of The A.V. Club wrote that "the pirate gag was fine enough, in that it resulted in an amusing land-battle sequence" and "Chris' storyline resulted in some of the best Family Guy laughs I've had in a while". She graded the episode A-.
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