Posted on 08/22/2013 4:28:34 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
It’s a Duck Nation, and we’re all just living in it.
Last week, A&E Network’s reality show “Duck Dynasty” catapulted to become the biggest unscripted show in cable history with its fourth season premiere. With nearly 11.8 million viewers, the show about a Louisiana family that has made millions from its duck call fabrication business is on the brink of toppling “The Walking Dead.” If it does, it will become cable's biggest show.
The A&E Network, as Duck Commander patriarch Phil Robertson would say, is “Happy, happy, happy.” The show premiered in March 2012 and finished its first cycle with an average 1.3 million viewers, according to data provided by Nielsen. By its third season finale, an average 8.4 million people were tuning in to hear Phil saying things like, “Ducks are like women. They don’t like a lot of mud on their butts,” and Uncle Si explaining the many uses of the word “Hey.”
Has "Duck" reached its peak audience? There's no way to know, but the network's executives aren't betting against it.
“I’m a superstitious man so I don’t make [ratings] predictions,” said David McKillop, A&E’s general manager and executive vice president. “But do I think we’ve found the ceiling yet? I don’t know but I don’t think so. We have some fun episodes coming down the pike. So keep your seat belt fastened.”
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I would have preferred, "shove it," but "no" will do.
He usually gets one liners, but are they to the point.
BTW Terry Bradshaw was 2nd string quarterback in college until Phil decided he wanted to spend more time duck hunting.
It’s on like ping pong...Jack!
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