Funny how you said no one was out there. From all reports from friends this weekend sounded like an ice fishing contest on the pond.
I don’t know all the facts however I believe the crew typically films the show Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday which airs on the following Sunday.
If that was the case, I too was out there last Monday-Wednesday (not on the distant flats though) and definitely was nice and quiet compared to a weekend. Hardly any folks out of the resort.
Weekdays relative to weekends, you cannot even compare. This past weekend had to have been a circus in many areas.