Creature Comforts

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 4, 2007
Season #: 2, 2, 1
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13

Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Richmond
    90
    Brilliantly original but wise and low-key.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    90
    The domestic version... is every bit as good as the original.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    88
    I can't remember the last time I laughed so quickly and loudly at a new TV series.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Alynda Wheat
    83
    Naturally funny interviews are easy TV; it's with drier material that the animators shine. [8 Jun 2007, p.74]
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  6. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    80
    I hung on and laughed at nearly every word.
  7. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    80
    Creature Comforts is genuinely good.
  8. Detroit Free Press
    Reviewed by: Mike Duffy
    75
    A breezy summertime comic joy.
  9. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    70
    It may not sound funny on paper, and some of these snippets may not be quite as side-splitting as scenes from the deadpan British original, but this edition of “Creature Comforts” is good fun.
  10. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Charlie McCollum
    70
    The juxtaposition of the sometimes off-the-wall comments and the cuddly creatures is what makes "Comforts" so amusing.

Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best TV Season of 2007
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#48 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 41
  3. Negative: 9 out of 41
  1. JustinV
    Oct 25, 2007
    9
    This was an excellent show. If I wasn't laughing out loud (I did), I had a permanent grin on my face.
  2. LukeW.
    Aug 21, 2007
    1
    This was the dumbest show i have ever seen. The guy that is saying that this is better than Seinfeld is an idiot this show should not even be This was the dumbest show i have ever seen. The guy that is saying that this is better than Seinfeld is an idiot this show should not even be mentioned in the same breath as Seinfeld.… Full Review »
  3. TedJ
    Aug 10, 2007
    10
    Sigh. Only the good die young. *Loved* this show. I was worried that it wouldn't hold a candle to the original, but, amazingly, I found Sigh. Only the good die young. *Loved* this show. I was worried that it wouldn't hold a candle to the original, but, amazingly, I found it just as side-tickling! It woudl sure be nice to see the rest of the episodes.… Full Review »
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