Since its premier in March 21, 2012, Duck Dynasty has experienced a major rise in viewers, totaling as much as 11.8 million viewers for the season four premier in August. This Duck Dynasty star is now being slammed for his anti-gay comments, a move that critics are saying may effect the popularity of the show on A&E. 24 is an interview of Phil Robertson, star of Duck Dynasty, in which he made several slandering statements during the interview about gays. In the upcoming issue of GQ magazine hitting stands on Dec. The Robertson family just released a statement on their Duck Commander website that says that they are standing by Phil and that Duck Dynasty will not go on without him. Update: A&E announced earlier that they were banning Phil from the network, a decision that may have lost them the top rated reality television show.