If History is going to keep airing new seasons of "The Curse of Oak Island" for the foreseeable future, then viewers feel as if the show needs a definitive facelift — with more of the focus being placed on the historical aspect of things, rather than the monetary finds.
"I'm pretty sure they will never find anything of value," noted Redditor u/AnySignature7753 in a recent "Oak Island" discussion thread. "I'm still amazed by the number of tunnels down there, and I'm interested by the history of the island," the user said. "I wish they would take more time talking about the history of the island at this point." Redditor u/elwebst wrote, "This is it – I've never thought there was an actual treasure, what with all the searching over the centuries, but I do want to see the tapestry of the island's history woven for us all to see." Redditor u/DLoIsHere added, "As a longtime subscriber to archaeology magazines, I really came to enjoy [the history] aspect of the show. Especially given that they weren't discovering anything else."
Overall, viewers believe that the ultimate thing that works best for "Oak Island" is that the entire show is rooted in the science of archelogy and discovering things from the past. "The archaeology bits I found to be genuine, authentic," said Redditor u/byrneo. "There's an educational, wholesome component there that just adds to the family dynamic of the show, where a parent could see real science being applied by real archaeologists in an interesting meaningful way ... and see their kids sort of invest in that and get excited by that. It hurts the show by not having them there."
