diff --git a/recommendation_engine.py b/recommendation_engine.py
index 17972d6..dfb1f9b 100644
--- a/recommendation_engine.py
+++ b/recommendation_engine.py
@@ -110,14 +110,17 @@ class Engine:
 
         # If the most recent event is "login," initialize grid videos.
         if user.get('events', [{}])[0].get("event")=="login":
+            rec = self.get_recommendations(playlists, user)
             return {
                 'user': {
                     'keywords': user.get('keywords', {})
                 },
-                'videos': self.get_recommendations(playlists, user),
+                'videos': rec["videos"],
                 "_debug": {
-                    "top_user_keywords":top_user_keywords,
-                    "top_user_characters":top_user_characters
+                    "top_user_keywords": top_user_keywords,
+                    "top_user_characters": top_user_characters,
+                    "top_user_playlists": rec["top_user_playlists"],
+                    "top_global_playlists": rec["top_global_playlists"]
                 }
             }
 
@@ -144,14 +147,17 @@ class Engine:
 
         # if there were no grid events for all, initialize all grids.
         if len(prev_grid_list) < video_num:
+            rec = self.get_recommendations(playlists, user)
             return {
                 'user': {
                     'keywords': user.get('keywords', {})
                 },
-                'videos': self.get_recommendations(playlists, user),
+                'videos': rec["videos"],
                 "_debug": {
-                    "top_user_keywords":top_user_keywords,
-                    "top_user_characters":top_user_characters
+                    "top_user_keywords": top_user_keywords,
+                    "top_user_characters": top_user_characters,
+                    "top_user_playlists": rec["top_user_playlists"],
+                    "top_global_playlists": rec["top_global_playlists"]
                 }
             }
 
@@ -215,8 +221,8 @@ class Engine:
             vids_exclude = [e.get("playlist") for e in prev_grid_list]
             while None in vids_exclude:
                 vids_exclude.remove(None)
-            video = self.get_recommendations(playlists, user, vids_exclude)
-            rec_list += [(i, video[i]) for i in next_playlist_index]
+            rec = self.get_recommendations(playlists, user, vids_exclude)
+            rec_list += [(i, rec['videos'][i]) for i in next_playlist_index]
 
 
             rec_list = sorted(rec_list, key=lambda k:k[0])
@@ -227,8 +233,10 @@ class Engine:
                 },
                 'videos': videos_,
                 "_debug": {
-                    "top_user_keywords":top_user_keywords,
-                    "top_user_characters":top_user_characters
+                    "top_user_keywords": top_user_keywords,
+                    "top_user_characters": top_user_characters,
+                    "top_user_playlists": rec["top_user_playlists"],
+                    "top_global_playlists": rec["top_global_playlists"]
                 }
             }
 
@@ -269,9 +277,16 @@ class Engine:
             playlists,
             key=lambda playlist: -score[playlist['name']]
         )
+        # Record the following for debug view input
+        top_user_playlists = [{
+            'name': playlist['name'], 
+            'tags': playlist['tags']
+            'score': score[playlist['name']]
+            } for playlist in playlists[:channels['userKeywords']]]
+
         videos = playlists[:channels['userKeywords']]
         playlists = playlists[channels['userKeywords']:]
-        # For each playlist, compute global keyword score
+       # For each playlist, compute global keyword score
         score = {}
         for playlist in playlists:
             score[playlist['name']] = random.random()
@@ -282,15 +297,26 @@ class Engine:
             playlists,
             key=lambda playlist: -score[playlist['name']]
         )
+        # Record the following for debug view input
+        top_global_playlists = [{
+            'name': playlist['name'], 
+            'tags': playlist['tags']
+            'score': score[playlist['name']]
+            } for playlist in playlists[:channels['globalKeywords']]]
+
         videos += playlists[:16 - channels['userKeywords']]
         # Shuffle playlists (randomize layout) and shift clips (randomize start)
         random.shuffle(videos)
-        return [{
-            'clips': video['clips'],
-            'position': random.choice([i for i in range(len(video["clips"])) if video["clips"][i].get("pass",False)!=True]),
-            'name': video['name'],
-            'tags': video['tags'],
-        } for video in videos]
+        return {
+            'videos': [{
+                'clips': video['clips'],
+                'position': random.choice([i for i in range(len(video["clips"])) if not video["clips"][i].get("pass")]),
+                'name': video['name'],
+                'tags': video['tags'],
+            } for video in videos],
+            "top_user_playlists":top_user_playlists, 
+            "top_global_playlists": top_global_playlists
+        }
 
 
     def update_user_playlists(self, user, watch_cutoff = 0.9):
@@ -349,7 +375,7 @@ class Engine:
 
 
     def get_next(self, user, position):
-        # Update self_playlists first to reflect changes
+        # Update self_playlists to reflect user log history
         playlists = self.update_user_playlists(user)
         
         grid_events = {}
@@ -362,8 +388,8 @@ class Engine:
                 break
         prev_grid_list = sorted([v for v in grid_events.values()], key=lambda k:k['index'])
         vids_exclude = [e.get("playlist") for e in prev_grid_list]
-        video = self.get_recommendations(playlists, user, vids_exclude)[position]
-        return video
+        rec = self.get_recommendations(playlists, user, vids_exclude)
+        return rec["videos"][position]
 
     def update_state(self, data):
         for key in data: