Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson arrives at the 2016 Dove Awards at Allen Arena, Lipscomb University on October 11, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo : Getty Images/Anna Webber)
A&E's "Duck Dynasty," one of the biggest hits of reality television will end when the current season concludes. That would be after five years and 130 episodes. The show made the announcement during the debut of its 11th season on Nov. 16, Wednesday.
The "Duck Dynasty" show told viewers it was a family decision to have Season 11 as its last and teased some specials ahead. It will run through Jan. 18, 2017 and will take a break before resuming on March 1, 2017, CTV News reported. Its finale is set on April 12, 2017.
The reality show stars the Robertsons, a duck call-making family from Louisiana.It became the most-watched nonfiction series in the history of cable. In April 2013, its Season 3 finale reeled in 9.5 million viewers, beating the finale of "American Idol." Season 4 premiere in the same year had 11.8 million viewers.
The show's ratings then began to plummet. Season 6 was watched by only 4.6 million viewers. In 2015, a wedding episode helped the surge of ratings but the downward trend returned and Season 10 premiered with only 1.3 million viewers.
A controversy happened following the year of the "Duck Dynasty" debut when Phil Robertson was suspended by A&E when the GQ magazine quoted him as saying that gays are sinners. The patriarch's family supported him, saying via an online post that his comments were rude but his concept were based in the Bible and that he is godly. Others stressed his right to say his opinions and eventually, A&E reinstated him.
Phil's controversy in December 2013 which led to his suspension may have contributed to the decreasing ratings of the A&E show. Its cast members are also getting busy outside of the series.
For instance, Sadie Robertson joined "Dancing with the Stars" and the film "I'm Not Ashamed." Willie Robertson was busy campaigning for Donald Trump and authored a book, and so did Kay Robertson, Si Robertson, John Luke Robertson and Alan Robertson. Uncle Si likewise joined the A&E series "Going Si-Ral."
Check out a recent scene of "Duck Dynasty" below:
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