Or he talked to her, asked her what she likes to watch, and she said she puts on any channel for background noise. Or he added a section because he found the op

Or he talked to her, asked her what she likes to watch, and she said she puts on any channel for background noise. Or he added a section because he found the option interesting even if his aunt didn't care for it. Or something else. You're extrapolating a ton from the phrase "better than soaps?"