Duck Dynasty Drops Nearly 2 Million Vewiers

‘Duck Dynasty’ Drops Nearly 2 Million Viewers From Premiere

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The Wrap By Tim Kenneally18 hours ago

Last week’s depressed ratings for the season premiere of “Duck Dynasty” might not have been a fluke.

The second episode of the season dropped steeply from the season premiere, shedding nearly 2 million viewers.

Also read: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Premiere Ratings Drop: Did the Phil Robertson Controversy Hurt the Show?

Wednesday’s “Duck Dynasty” drew 6.7 million total viewers — off considerably from last week’s premiere haul of 8.5 million total viewers.

While this wouldn’t be the first “Duck Dynasty” season to suffer a ratings dip in its second episode, Wednesday’s numbers do indicate a troubling trend for the A&E show. Ratings for last week’s season premiere dropped 28 percent from the Season 4 premiere in August, which amassed a record-setting 11.8 million total viewers during a period when networks were heavy into repeat mode.

Wednesday’s ratings were also the lowest-rated episode since the Christmas-themed Season 2 finale in December 2012, which brought in 6.5 million total viewers.

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The current season’s premiere also came in below the Season 3 premiere last February, which garnered 8.6 million total viewers.

Last week’s season premiere was the first “Duck Dynasty” episode to air since controversy erupted over homophobic comments series star Phil Robertson made to GQ. During an interview with the magazine, Robertson — who describes himself as a product of the sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle who turned to God after hitting rock bottom — said that gay people “won’t inherit the kingdom of God” and likened them to “drunks” and “terrorists.”

Also read: Phil Robertson Supporters Not Satisfied With ‘Duck Dynasty’ Return

Robertson was briefly suspended from the show, but quickly reinstated in the wake of fan backlash.

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Wildest ‘Duck Dynasty’ Moments

Phil Robertson’s Comments & More: Wildest ‘Duck Dynasty’ Moments

Sun, January 19, 2014 8:45am EST by Andrew Gruttadaro3 Comments

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Get those duck calls out, people! With ‘Duck Dynasty’ (and its entire cast) returning to television on Jan. 15, let’s take a look back at the Robertsons’ most outrageous moments — on and off camera!

8.5 million people tuned in to the season five premiere of Duck Dynasty on Jan. 15 — a huge number for a cable show. But between the controversy that follows Phil Robertson, his brother Si‘s impressive quotability, and the rest of the family’s endless antics, it isn’t hard to see why people love the show.

Uncle Si, Sadie & More: Most Memorable ‘Duck Dynasty’ Moments

Duck Dynasty has provided a handful of great moments. In the season five premiere alone, Uncle Si spoke at length about the genius of Air Bud and organized a treasure hunt for children that ended at a grave site. Over the years some great Si moments include his tea party, where he got his nails and makeup done with the Robertson girls in season one, and the season three episode where he spent the whole thing handcuffed to Willie.

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The Robertsons have also had some big moments outside of the Duck Dynasty world. During New York Fashion Week in Sept. 2013, Sadie actually realized her modeling dreams, walking in the Evening By Sherri Hill Spring 2014 show.

And the rest of the family tasted a new level of celebrity when they took the stagewith Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood to dance to “Blurred Lines” at the beginning of the 2013 CMAs.

Phil Robertson’s Controversial Comments

But for all of Duck Dynasty‘s fun, wild moments, there has been a controversy or two. The undoubtedly biggest one sprouted up in December when Phil gave an uncompromising interview to GQ magazine. In the piece, Phil made both racist and anti-gay comments that got him temporarily suspended from the show.

“Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there,” Phil started about his thoughts on homosexuality. “Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men. Don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right.”

The comments caused all-around outrage — first from people who thought Phil was wrong, and then from people who thought those critics were being too harsh.

Phil’s controversial beliefs will always underline the show, but as long as Uncle Si is waxing poetic on Air Bud, and Jase is causing trouble at Duck Commander, it appears that people will continue tuning in. So HollywoodLifers, what is your favorite moment from Duck Dynasty? Let us know!

– Andrew Gruttadaro

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Duck Dynasty and American Idol Ratings Dive

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In a much-hyped ratings showdown, "Duck Dynasty" and "American Idol" both lost.

Last night's season premieres for both shows were down double-digits from the previous year: "Dynasty" attracted 8.5 million viewers, a steep drop from the 11.8 million that tuned in last August, and "Idol" notched its lowest-rated premiere since Season 1 with just (just?) 15 million viewers.

Many expected "Duck Dynasty's" numbers to be goosed (or ducked?) by all the controversy surrounding the show, following dad Phil Robertson's comments about gays and African Americans to GQ last month. (A&E briefly suspended Robertson from filming following protests by advocacy groups, then reinstated him just nine days later.)

[Related: How 'Duck Dynasty' Will Survive (and Thrive) Post-Phil Robertson Scandal]

Despite the media firestorm, advertisers still lined up to buy airtime on "Dynasty," and conservative groups rallied to Phil's defense. But all the hubbub didn't translate into record-setting numbers for A&E, which took a lot of heat for suspending Phil. (Maybe viewers are punishing the network, and not the Robertsons?) It's also worth noting that ratings for "Dynasty" declined all of last season, with 8.9 million tuning in for December's Christmas special, so maybe the Robertsons' down-home charm is just wearing thin.

Meanwhile, the sad song continues for "Idol," where a feud-free new judging panel of Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick Jr. didn't help reverse a worrying trend for Fox. Last night's Season 13 premiere makes it seven straight seasons that "Idol's" premiere ratings have declined (from a monstrous 37.4 million viewers in 2007).

[Related: Check Out the Best Auditions From Last Night's 'Idol' Premiere]

Of course, 15 million viewers is nothing to sneeze at these days: "Idol" still dominated the night in total viewers and the key adults 18-to-49 demo. But this is the first time that "Idol" has fallen short of chief rival "The Voice" in that key demo, and NBC might be able to claim singing-competition supremacy if it scores big numbers when "The Voice" returns next month.

So don't blame Fox and A&E if they're singing the blues today

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