A&E Reverses Phil Robertson Suspension

A&E has wakened up and smelled the caffeine.

Cable network A&E said on Friday that Phil Robertson will be allowed to re-join his family in the hit reality show “Duck Dynasty,” less than two weeks after the patriarch was suspended over anti-gay comments…

“As a global media content company, A&E Networks’ core values are centered around creativity, inclusion and mutual respect,” A&E said in a statement released late Friday.

“We believe it is a privilege for our brands to be invited into people’s homes and we operate with a strong sense of integrity and deep commitment to these principles,” added the network, a joint venture of Walt Disney Co. and privately held Hearst Corp.

“Duck Dynasty” ranks among the most-watched cable television programs and averages about 8 million viewers per episode. Its fifth season is slated to begin on January 15. The show’s fourth season debuted in August to 11.8 million viewers, a record for a cable nonfiction series, according to the network.

By lifting Robertson’s suspension after nine days, A&E assures that the 67-year-old will not miss production of the series’ sixth season and staves off any mutiny by the remainder of the family.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.