Duck Dynasty is ending? Well I guess something went right in 2016.
— Brad Jones (@thecinemasnob) November 17, 2016
After more than a week of seemingly endless bad news, we finally have something genuinely good to report: After five long years and 11 tired seasons, A&E is finally pulling the plug on its flagship white trash reality series Duck Dynasty.
According to sources, ending the show was a mutual decision between the cast and the network. The final season will be split into two parts, with the series finale airing sometime in April.
Related: Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson Does It Again, Bashes Gay People In Disgusting New Video
In its hay day, the show attracted as many as 12 million viewers per episode. Ratings have been declining in recent years, however, in large part because of a long string of homophobic, transphobic, and racist comments made by the show’s star, Phil Robertson.
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Of course, the timing of all this is somewhat alarming. Donald Trump was just elected to the White House, after all, and is currently scrambling to fill more than 4,000 government jobs. The antigay Robinsons are looking for work. It could be a match made in Heaven for them… and Hell for the rest of us.
Check out how people on Twitter have been responding to the news…
Duck Dynasty is trending, so of course my first thought was "Which one of them just got named to Trump's transition team?"
— The Frustrated Fan (@Frustrated_Fan) November 17, 2016
Duck Dynasty now set to end, cause-you know, America can watch it in real time now in the White House. #ThisIsNotNormal
— Girls Really Rule. (@girlsreallyrule) November 17, 2016
Trump is President but Duck Dynasty got canceled. Obamas last stand.
— Lady Stranger (@TheLadyStranger) November 17, 2016
'Duck Dynasty' is going off the air? It'll be fine, I'm sure they're all getting White House positions.
— Scruffy (@dixonshuman) November 17, 2016
Duck Dynasty is ending. America's IQ goes up 10 points automatically. Quack that, you homophobic fuckers.
— Wendell Odom (@wentodom) November 17, 2016
BREAKING: Duck Dynasty canceled. Trump’s about to take office and viewers only have time for one ignorant, racist reality show at a time.
— shauna (@goldengateblond) November 17, 2016
@deray @USATODAY So glad this is why Duck Dynasty is trending. Almost couldn't look
— Meg (@Skoobruoydaer) November 17, 2016
"Duck Dynasty Cancelled." And now the Cabinet is filled.
— Brandon Bird (@Brandon_Bird) November 17, 2016
Never watched even 5 seconds of Duck Dynasty. And I still feel like I've seen too much.
— B. Miller (@BlaiseInKC) November 17, 2016
Hogwasher
Now how are the klan going to afford to pay for food for the critters living in their beards?
Kieran
Oh darn! LOL
takingliberties
They were all so insanely hot looking. I really didn’t care about their views on homosexuality. I simply love that redneck look. Omg. I’m getting aroused just thinking about it. And those beards. Yummy. I will truly miss them. Thank the heavens above that I have each season on DVD. I pray they don’t leave the public eye. They are all delicious eye candy.
In other news, I recently had a lobotomy.
Mike
They’re probably all up for cabinet positions in T’s Administration; Department of Evangelical Intolerance
ErikO
I never watched this show. Was it canceled or did they just decide that they had enough of filming and being on scripted reality TV?
seaguy
Long overdue. Good riddance, that show was crap to begin with.
david_kellems
Glad it’s cancelled. Now, if the author could take a moment and learn to write. It’s heyday, not “hay day.” Maybe this will help:
hey·day
?h??d?/Submit
noun
the period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success, popularity, or vigor.
“the paper has lost millions of readers since its heyday in 1964”
synonyms: prime, peak, height, pinnacle, summit, apex, acme, zenith, climax, high point; More
Call me whatever names make you feel good, but I’m really tired of watching the collective intelligence of the nation go to shit. There is nothing bad at all about knowing how to communicate.
Terrycloth
I watched this show maybe twice.I thought , here’s a show that won’t last ..I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did. Now maybe they can shave and throw away those scripts and live normally instead of cave creatures
highestbidder
Thanks. “hay day” was bugging the $#!+ outta me, too!
Billysees
@takingliberties:
” …Thank the heavens above that I have each season on DVD. I pray they don’t leave the public eye… ”
” In other news, I recently had a lobotomy. ”
Good sense of humor.
Herman75
@highestbidder: Mr Ed concurs!
AntBee
@takingliberties: LMAO!!