I don't think many people know who Paula deen is. Of those who do I don't think many actually feel endeared to Paula Deen, not with her being paid to trumpting her high sugar, high salt, high cholesteral "southern" style comfort "cooking", while also a paid spokesperson for Norvo Nordisk, the diabetes drug company.
So whatever the fairness, in any abstract sense, of her treatment by the network, the treatment undoubted creates positive publicity for the network amongst those who don't know her, and it is probably a wash amongst those who do.
So whatever the fairness, in any abstract sense, of her treatment by the network, the treatment undoubted creates positive publicity for the network amongst those who don't know her, and it is probably a wash amongst those who do.