[Mark17]

I too cynical to believe that A&E are returning Phil to the show out of a sincere sense of fairness, so much as they came to the realization that even a wild dog knows not to sh!t where they eat.

Yep, I am cynical too. It was pure economics. It's as simple as that.

[Alberta's Child]

It's not just economics. This is Chick-Fil-A all over again, which means A&E wants to get this damn story out of the news immediately.

This whole thing has blown up in their faces -- in a big way.