I'm hopeful that this will raise the content level of shows, and that viewers will learn something new with each episode. OTOH, the next step might be somethin

I'm hopeful that this will raise the content level of shows, and that viewers will learn something new with each episode. OTOH, the next step might be something like VH1's Pop Up Video, where small bits of barely-relevant information showed up in on-screen bubbles, announced by one of the most annoying sound-effects ever.