duck dynasty

They are making up for lost time.

The final season of Duck Dynasty will air in 2017, A&E has revealed.

Once upon a time, TV stood in awe of Duck Dynasty pulling in significantly higher ratings than some non-reality shows, to the point that one member’s exile from the series made national headlines. Now, after five years and eleven seasons, the Robertson clan will finally hang up their duck whistles, at least on TV.

April in Texas just got a little better. The annual racing event at Texas Motor Speedway will now be known as the Duck Commander 500. This comes after the two organizations signed a 3 year deal to seal the title sponsorship.

Wednesday (Jan. 15th) was the premier of Duck Dynasty on A&E and it seems to have lost some of it's luster. Last year's premier garnered huge ratings for the show, people couldn't wait for it. However, this year, viewership was down substantially.

As I look back over 2013 I begin to remember the stories that captured our attention. Tribute remakes, country rap songs and Duck Dynasty peaked our curiosity and made the headlines. So here is a look at KEAN 105's top stories for the past year ...

There's been some resolution in the sensitive, headline-grabbing standoff between the Robertson family of the hugely successful TV show 'Duck Dynasty' and A&E, the network which airs the program and suspended patriarch Phil Robertson due to some unsavory comments he made about African-Americans and homosexuals in an interview.

Well, so much for that. Following A&E's controversial move to "ban" 'Duck Dynasty' patriarch Phil Robertson from future filming after his comments on homosexuality in a recent GQ interview, and the resulting media circus, the cable network has officially reneged on its decision to bar the reality star from the highly-rated series.

Here are the top 5 stories for the past week just in cased you missed one.

When new episodes of A&E's 'Duck Dynasty' begin airing in January, the suspended Phil Robertson will be right there alongside his family.

Please do not let this show get cancelled!! It seems that my favorite TV family has hit another bump in the road. First cast of Duck Dynasty was in salary negotiations with the powers that be at A&E. Now, family matriarch Phil Robertson has been placed on indefinite hiatus for recent statements he made about homosexuals in an interview.

You might remember earlier in the summer the patriarch of the Robertson family said he would eventually leave the show. Well, with the recent suspension of Phil Robertson on Duck Dynasty, could this all be a marketing ploy to allow him to leave the show while creating a media buzz to increase ratings?