 The series earned 14 major film festival honors, including Best Series at 2005 International Wildlife Film Festival, the environmental equivalent of the OSCARS, "Best" in Field Research and Scientific Exploration at The 2005 Explorers Club Documentary Film Festival, the Greenpeace Environmental Award at the 2005 Linden Wildlife Film Festival, the prestigious Panda Award at the 2004 Wildscreen Film Festival, "Best People and Animals" award at the 2004 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, "Best Environment and Conservation Series" at the 2005 Japan Wildlife Film Festival, The 2004 Planet Award and many others.The series were broadcast on PBS to over 12 million viewers in the United States and millions more in Europe, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand.In 2007–2008, the Strange Days initiative will focus on the global crisis facing our ocean, under the name Strange Days Ocean.