Guess who's coming back to Homer for 'Alaska: The Last Frontier.' (It's Jewel)

After surviving the first presidential debate, the most-watched reality TV show off all time*, there are some important news tidbits to discuss in the Alaska reality TV world.

A new season of "Alaska's Ultimate Bush Pilots" aired on Monday just after the debate, but unfortunately for them it was hidden on the Outdoor Channel, a channel that is typically only on when your dad comes to visit and there isn't a golf tournament happening. Also, the commercials on the Outdoor Channel are insanely targeted to a specific audience. Here's a quick rundown of some of the gems:

1. An Arby's commercial about killing meats, with a hunter-orange Arby's logo at the end

2. A National Rifle Association commercial about Hillary taking away your guns as you are being robbed

3. A Gander Mountain ad with a variety of camo clothing

4. Another Second Amendment ad, but this one from the National Shooting Sports Foundation

5. An ad for beef jerky that touts it as the quiet snack alternative for hunters

Anyway, the show is about an Anchorage helicopter company, Tanalian Aviation, flying all over the place.

Next, there is a new sneak-peek promo video up for "Alaska: The Last Frontier." It kicks off with last winter's 7.1 magnitude earthquake. There's some camera footage of the shaking, then a montage of everything going wrong, including but not limited to: people falling, tractors almost tipping over, trees falling, bears, frantic women yelling "get the gun" and a helicopter being used to move what appears to be the frame of a greenhouse. You would think the most outrageous thing in this trailer would be when someone allows their surgery to be filmed, but no …

As the narrator explains, "After a decade away making music, the prodigal daughter returns." Jewel is going to be on this season of "Alaska: The Last Frontier." I can't believe it took six seasons to get her on the show. If there isn't a scene of her karaoke singing "Foolish Games" at the Alibi in Homer I will refuse to get excited about this. I guess I can settle for "You Were Meant for Me." But I'd prefer not to.

On "Bering Sea Gold," nothing very exciting is happening. Vern mounted a camera to what looked like a fish-shaped bath toy that a small child would play with so he could see what the divers were seeing. This is funny because I'm sure the producers are sitting in warm chairs looking at video footage that is much higher quality. Emily sang opera to a dog whilst Zeke complained about it. And the rest of it I think was just recycled quotes and footage from previous weeks.

Emily Fehrenbacher lives in Anchorage, where she reviews Alaska reality TV. You can reach her at realitycheck@alaskadispatch.com or on Twitter @ETFBacher.

*Seriously, 84 million people watched the debate. That's way more than any "American Idol" over the years. Someone must be producing this debate and election as a whole. Evidence: There are two people, with years of history in the spotlight, yelling at each other in a manufactured setting. Sometimes it sounds a little too scripted, and the hype leading up to the actual event was greater than the event itself. Not to mention a former lover being planted in the audience to stir up drama.