As a fan base grows and ages the probability of it developing deep fractures increases towards one -- Soras' First Law of Fandoms
Under the circumstances, we've been shockingly nice -- GLaDos, paraphrased
Fascinating, well for that I would say that if you can get the Hub then pony episodes come around with high frequency. I'm more puzzled they would ask on a Sunday y'know, since I'm sure all of them have it downloaded and its well Sunday not Ponyday. I would buy say pulled out a laptop no problem. I think I found the solution to this conundrum.
Knowing they were being reported on they asked for it to happen at the reporter's behest as real time demonstration.