Duck Dynasty has become a ratings winner for A&E, and judging by all the products the network now sells—among other things, there’s a board game, cookbook, and brand-new Christmas album—it’s also doing well generating cash outside of advertisements.
In a press release announcing the Duck Dynasty seasons 1 to 3 “collector’s set,” out Dec. 3, Lionsgate Home Entertainment said in a press release that it is “the most successful TV-on-DVD franchise of the year, with over 2.5 million copies sold.”
But it’s a special Christmas DVD released earlier this month that may be the most blatant attempt to squeeze cash out of their scripted antics.
While it’s just under $7, the DVD is actually nothing more than last December’s 44-minute season-two finale, which you can buy for $3. The DVD description does say it’s 50 minutes long, but it’s not clear what the extra six minutes may be, since Amazon reviewers confirm that it’s just season two’s Christmas episode—and the whole second season is just $10.
There is another option, though: A&E makes it possible to watch that same episode in just three minutes, and for free, thanks to its Duck Digest web series:
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