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Did the conservative rednecks quit watching because of Phil's comments?
Is there a 'Duck Dynasty' replacement series in the works? | Fox News
Is there a 'Duck Dynasty' replacement series in the works? | Fox News
Is Duck Dynasty going to be sent quacking?
FOX411 has learned that execs at the A&E cable network are shopping for a new reality show starring Christian talent to follow the success of Duck Dynasty, a reality series about a family of religious bearded duck call manufactures.
While still wildly popular, viewership is down for the fifth season of Duck Dynasty, with ratings falling to its lowest point since 2012. The show has lost almost 2 million viewers week to week, with just 6.65 million tuning in to watch the most-recent, Jan. 22, episode.
In contrast, nearly 12 million viewers tuned in to see patriarch Phil Robertson and Miss Kay renew their wedding vows during the fourth season premiere.
Last month, Phil stirred up a scandal when GQ magazine published an interview with the patriarch, in which he made controversial statements about homosexuality and African-Americans. The remarks prompted A&E to put Robertson on a brief hiatus.
I would suspect that many people felt that some of the comments that were made by Mr. Robertson were hurtful to other people in one way or another, and that they didnt have an interest in pursuing that kind of hurtful exchange, Joyce S. Dubenksy, of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, said of the Duck Dynasty ratings decline.