Index: wp-admin/includes/theme.php
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--- src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php	(revision 43272)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php	(working copy)
@@ -715,12 +715,12 @@
 					<# if ( data.stars && 0 != data.num_ratings ) { #>
 						<div class="theme-rating">
 							{{{ data.stars }}}
-							<span class="num-ratings">
+							<a class="num-ratings" target="_blank" href="{{ data.reviews_url }}">
 								<?php
 								/* translators: %s: number of ratings */
-								echo sprintf( __( '(%s ratings)' ), '{{ data.num_ratings }}' );
+								echo sprintf( __( '(%s ratings <span class="screen-reader-text">link to view ratings opens in a new tab</span>)' ), '{{ data.num_ratings }}' );
 								?>
-							</span>
+							</a>
 						</div>
 					<# } #>
 
Index: wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
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--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php	(revision 43272)
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php	(working copy)
@@ -5618,6 +5618,9 @@
 			// Arguments for all queries.
 			$wporg_args = array(
 				'per_page' => 100,
+				'fields'   => array(
+					'reviews_url' => true, // Explicitly request the reviews URL to be linked from the customizer.
+				),
 			);
 
 			$args = array_merge( $wporg_args, $args );