During the summer months, networks understand that viewership is typically lower than usual. As such, it’s pretty rare for a summer series to be pulled prematurely. For this, and obvious reasons, Creature Comforts is a rare breed.
A version of Creature Comforts was first seen as a 1989 animated short film made in Britain. It featured a group of anmals talking about their life in the zoo. It became a TV series in 2003 in the U.K. A U.S. version debuted on June 4th on CBS and featured animal characters being voiced by everyday people. All of these versions were produced by Aardman Animations who are best known for the Wallace and Gromit films.
The claymation Creature Comforts series debuted to 6.3 million and slipped to 4.5 million the second week. Only 4.3 million watched the third episode and, as a result, CBS has pulled Creature Comforts. Repeats of The New Adventures of Old Christine will fill the Monday at 8pm timeslot for the immediate future.
It’s unknown if the four remaining unaired episodes will see the light of day. It’s possible that they may be made available on the CBS site where two episodes currently reside. 
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I had to do a google search to find info on this fantastic show. What happened to it? I started telling my friends and family to tune in and then it was no more. I appreciated this show because it was so different. Something enjoyable and funny in the mix of all the other boring garbage that’s on day in and day out.
I was afraid Creature Comforts was too smart and funny to last. I don’t know who did the marketing, but everyone at work had the impression, without watching it, that it was a Kid’s Show. I was just getting people to tune in when CBS pulled the rug from under me. I guess I’ll just go back to watching things on Netflix instead of the summer garbage offered.
I’ve seen those episodes before, but where? Oh Yeah! They are the EXACT episodes of the British version. But with American dubbing.
Gee, I wonder if America will steal anymore U.K. TV shows. Gosh, I guess we’re just so unimaginative, we can’t come up with our own version of Creature Comforts.
The only difference with the imported version to the U.S., was the dubbing over of what was said in the British version. The American dubbing wasn’t very good, anyway.
For those of you who didn’t get to see the British version when it was on BBC America (only with Satellite or Digital Cable), would have loved the American version, if they would have kept showing it, and that’s just fine. But for me who’s already seen the BBC version, I think I’ll just stick to that one. It was much funnier.
Bring this back! This was hilarious. I called two of my siblings when I saw this show and got them hooked too! Then, it was gone! But that incredibly stupid Two and-a-half Men” show stays? That’s the most mindless show for half-wits out there. But this clever mix of media doesn’t work for stupid, fat Americans who need their comedy explained to them S_L_O_W_L_Y. Please bring this back! Dump Sheen!
I can’t believe this show got pulled. We taped the three episodes that aired, and even watching them the second and third time through I laugh till I cry. And I also told ALL my friends and family to watch this show. CBS, please bring it back, or at least let us instant Creature Comfort fananatics see the remaining episodes!
Well, it’s August now and my whole family still checks vainly each Monday night to see if Creature Comforts has returned. I did email CBS; but to what purpose? We laughed so hard at that show we missed the next joke and replayed the episodes on the web over and over. I still can’t say ‘polar bears’ with a straight face. Now you can’t even see the shows via the CBS website. It’s as if they’ve erased the whole venture. Depressing.
Can’t believe you pulled Creature Comforts. No wonder CBS ratings are slipping away. You get a great,creative,laugh-out-loud show like this, that’s clean, and you won’t even give it a chance. Now we won’t be watching CBS at all anymore. Please bring it back!!
Poo on you! We love that show!
Please put creature comforts back on! I have to agree witl all the others. It was a great show. Who wants to watch that stupid Christine show anyway! The animals talking was really funny and really great!
I’m very disappointed that you have chosen to stop running this show. By the time I discovered Creature Comforts, I got to enjoy just one episode before it was cancelled. PLEASE consider bringing it back!!! It’s much better than yet another tired sitcom with the same old jokes (Christine)!
PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK CREATURE COMFORTS FUNNIEST SHOW THAT HAS BEEN ON IN YEARS!!!!!!!!!
This is the best show to come out in a long time. I do watch CBS, but NEVER the Christine sitcom … YUCK! You had a fresh chance to start something different, and you blew it. I had just researched this show and told family and friends the details about the real people behind the voices, and those who caught it just LOVED IT.
PUHLEEZ give the public a chance to catch on to this great show!
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