I do remember one long-timer (over 30 years of sobriety) mentioning watching it, but then she also admitted to watching Fox "News," which was certainly a disappointment. 
And AA is different in different places, though all meetings use the same literature. There's an older gentleman (mid 80s) who I see at meetings who has over 45 years and he recommends literature meetings. He was very helpful for a beginners' group that was my "home group" until this pandemic. I made sure that they had supplies - like books and cookies and coffee - and anything else that needed to be done. But since it's held at a treatment center where there are residents, it has yet to start up again. During the beginning of the pandemic, most groups shut down for the duration or had Zoom meetings online, but that's tough for beginners or for those who just got out of rehab. *sigh*
As for medications, it it's a prescription, that's not a problem. As I said, when I was first sober I had a prescription to help me sleep and I can think of others I know who were prescribed the same thing. The only issue would be illegal drugs - but there's NA (Narcotics Anonymous) for that. I've been to all manner of meetings except for NA, since that was never my issue.
And I do have a friend that often does phone meetings, they have those too - where you can just listen. And one of my jobs for my groups has been to order coins - for people having AA anniversaries - and I've noticed the site where I've ordered them for years offers online meetings, though I've never tried them. AA has all sorts of meetings, the important thing is to find whatever works for you. My first home group was a women's meeting where I made friends - and found my terrific sponsor - and felt more comfortable there. 
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