 "Present Tense" was first aired in the United States on The CW on November 5, 2019.It was watched live by 0.62 million viewers with a 0.2/1 share among adults aged 18 to 49.The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating for the episode, based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 8.45/10.