2 0 1 2 ▁Australian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Cinema ▁and ▁Television ▁Arts ▁Awards ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁Best ▁Television ▁Com edy ▁Series . ▁Crit ic ised ▁by ▁several ▁social ▁comment ators ▁as ▁in app ropri ately ▁dis res pect ful ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁ ▁the ▁show ▁never theless ▁proved ▁very ▁popular ▁both ▁with ▁television ▁aud ien ces ▁– ▁becoming ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁Australian ▁script ed ▁comedy ▁series ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁– ▁and ▁with ▁television ▁critics . ▁According ▁to ▁media ▁reports , ▁international ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁are ▁being ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Europe . ▁None ▁of ▁these ▁shows ▁however ▁have ▁been ▁commission ed ▁as ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁broadcast ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁can ▁there ▁be ▁viewed ▁on ▁H ulu . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁not orious ▁" flag ▁sex - scene " ▁from ▁E pisode ▁ 3 ▁(" The ▁Le aker ") ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ABC 1 ▁series ▁Sho ck ▁Hor ror ▁A un ty !, ▁a ▁compilation ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ' s ▁most ▁controvers ial ▁broadcast ▁comedy ▁inc idents . ▁ ▁No ▁second ▁series ▁was ▁produced ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁uncertainty ▁of ▁how ▁long ▁the ▁real ▁Gill ard ▁would ▁remain ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁Am anda ▁Bishop ▁did ▁repr ise ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Gill ard ▁for ▁Wed nes day ▁Night ▁F ever , ▁however ▁the ▁real ▁Gill ard