A&E aired the premiere of the fifth season of DUCK DYNASTY last night, and the ratings saw a significant drop after the controversy over Phil Robertson's anti-gay remarks, EW reports:
Wednesday night’s Duck Dynasty season 5 premiere had 8.5 million viewers. That’s huge for a cable reality show, but down 28 percent from its record-setting fourth season debut in August (11.8 million). It’s also slightly down from the show’s third season premiere in February last year (8.6 million). A&E notes the number up slightly from the fourth season finale on Oct. 23 (though obviously it’s standard to compare premieres to premieres).
Robertson was placed on a brief suspension after his remarks and received a slap on the wrist from A&E, but didn't end up losing a single one for his statements in GQ, in which he compared homosexual sinners to terrorists, prostitutes, and drunks.
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