There are many similarities with Nosedive (2016), in which your social rating determines your societal value. In both, certain establishments will refuse service if you have a low enough rating. However, the script for "Majority Rule" was submitted before "Nosedive" aired, so accusations of plagiarism are meaningless. Similar plots (with lower technological settings) in fiction (and non-fiction) go back at least to the days of Ancient Greece.
The exterior shots took place on the grounds of Los Angeles Center Studios.
John LaMarr comments to the group that "maybe there's a Bustin' Jeeber walkin' around somewhere" - obviously referring to Justin Bieber.
In Command Performance (2017), Gordon admonished Alara for initially not defying Admiral Tucker's orders and going to rescue Ed and Kelly, saying that, were the situation reversed, Ed would have gone to rescue her. Here, Ed is ordered by Admiral Tucker not to extract John and obeys the order, proving Gordon's earlier assessment to be mistaken.