Editing Creature Comforts (section)

==American version==
Starting in June 2007, [[CBS]] planned to broadcast seven episodes of an [[Americanization (foreign culture and media)|Americanized]] version of the show, featuring ordinary American people providing the voices, in the same vein as the British original. The series was titled ''Creature Comforts'' and was seen Monday nights at 8PM ET/PT from 4 to 18 June 2007 (only three episodes were broadcast due to low ratings, and was replaced with reruns of ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]'');<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/cbs-survivor-go-to-china-1117963293/ | work=Variety | title=CBS, 'Survivor' go to China | first=Josef | last=Adalian | date=17 April 2007 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420042622/https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963293.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|archive-date=20 April 2007|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> the series was also simulcast in Canada on the [[E! (Canadian TV system)|CH]] system. It was the first adult animated series produced for CBS since ''[[Where's Huddles?]]'' and ''[[Fish Police (TV series)|Fish Police]]''.

CBS also created a [[web presence]] with the help of the ''Creature Comforts'' staff. A behind-the-scenes collaborative account/blog of each episode was posted, in conjunction with the three short-lived airings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/creature_comforts/|title=CBS Shows - Popular Primetime, Daytime, Late Night & Classics|website=www.cbs.com}}</ref> The American version was co-produced by Aardman Animations and The [[Gotham Group]].

Seven episodes of this series were produced. However, the series ran for only three episodes, before being [[Cancellation (television)|cancelled]] by CBS due to low ratings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/creature-comforts-what-went-wrong-with-the-cbs-claymation-series/ |title=Creature Comforts: What Went Wrong with the CBS Claymation Series? |publisher=TV Series Finale |date=3 August 2007}}</ref> Its remaining episodes were later premiered on Animal Planet in 2008 (see below). A standard [[DVD]] of the show's seven episodes was released on 9 October 2007 by Sony, now entitled ''Creature Comforts America''. Currently, there is no Blu-ray version, even though the show was mastered in 1080{{Clarify|reason=Progressive or interlaced?|date=November 2020}} HD with a [[16:9 aspect ratio]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20070930201626/http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/08/creature_comforts_what_went_wrong_with_the_cbs_ser.php Creature Comforts: What Went Wrong with the CBS Claymation Series? » TV Series Finale<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On 8 February 2008, the show won an [[Annie Award]] for "Best Animated Television Production" of 2007.<ref>[http://annieawards.org/35thwinners.html Annie Awards: Legacy &mdash; 35th Annual Annie Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208102916/http://annieawards.org/35thwinners.html |date=8 February 2012 }}</ref> In Australia, public broadcaster [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]] began airing the American season in Australia on 18 February 2008, having aired the original British version since its inception on both [[ABC1]] and the digital only [[ABC2]].

On 24 April 2008, [[Animal Planet]] picked up the first season of the American version. It was broadcast in both SD letterbox and native HD formats. Episodes 1&2 premiered on 24 April, Episodes 3&4 premiered on 1 May, and Episodes 5&6 premiered on 9 May. ''Creature Comforts'' was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)" but on 13 September 2008, it lost out to ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Teresa Drilling, one of the show's many animators, won an individual [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation".

===American version staff===
* Executive Producers: Kit Boss, Miles Bullough, Peter McHugh, [[David Sproxton]], [[Peter Lord]], [[Nick Park]]
* Producers: Kenny Micka, Gareth Owen
* Story Editors: Chad Carter, [[June Raphael]], [[Casey Wilson]]
* Writers: Kit Boss, Chad Carter, Michael Dougan, Ben Stout, [[June Raphael]], [[Casey Wilson]]
* Directors: David Osmand, Merlin Crossingham