Sounds about like what I would expect.
My boat has a grill, an adaptation I setup that is pretty functional. However, I was not interested in "being on TV", I've shot a few TV segments before for other things, and also help a friend of mine product a TV show. It's a LOT of work just to create a little bit of content. Good way to kill half a day, as you found out
Hopefully you get some good exposure when the series comes out, from your vague description (I understand you can't say much), it sounds like it could be neat.