Whatever philosophy they use in the production of their episodes, it must be successful. After all, of your own admission, you watched "years of Cheerleaders". And, many others did as well.
I think it's all about the editing. They have their footage. They know how many episodes they need per Cheerhab team. And someone has to make it work. With Eddie sick they may have anticipated more usable footage than they obtained. Also, each episode needs a clear beginning and ending with something to capture our interest in between. But, all that happened was Orby talked to the coaches.
Keep watching though. I have it on good authority that things are about to get good. Have Kleenex close at hand. You may need it.