"TVC 15" has continued to be viewed in a positive light, with Spin magazine calling it one of the album's highlights. Consequence of Sounds Frank Mojica stated that although it gives the impression of being a "straightforward piano-rocker" at its start, by its end it becomes the album's "most compelling song after the title track". Mojo magazine later listed it as Bowie's 15th greatest song in 2015. Following Bowie's death, Rolling Stone named it one of the 30 most essential songs of Bowie's catalogue, calling it the "catchiest tune" on Station to Station. In a 2016 list ranking every Bowie single from worst to best, Ultimate Classic Rock placed "TVC 15" at number 12.
