Executives worry about low ratings
In the season premiere, he delivered the worst ratings of all time.
Show bosses fear it will soon be canceled by ABC as viewership continues its downward trend.
Zach, 26, began Season 27 on Monday at the usual 8:00 p.m.
But the handsome leader’s limousine arrivals and the rose ceremony turned viewers off.
The premiere drew just 2.96 million viewers, compared to 3.54 million for the previous season’s premiere starring Clayton Echard.
Zack on social media
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Baccalaureate… fueling a shortage of nurses?
Fans have joked that a nationwide shortage of nurses is the result of the reality show.
One fan on Twitter said: ‘The bachelor’s degree is the sole cause of the national nursing shortage.
Four of the 30 candidates this season are nurses: Kaity, Katherine, Kylee and Genevie.
Zach faces backlash over ‘gaslighting’ contestant, concluded
Fans were also confused, as they started to Twitter to accuse Zach of pressing Jess after she expressed her feelings about not having a one-on-one date.
“At the start of the conversation he said ‘I feel so confident’ and then at the end of the conversation… he wasn’t? Because she was addressing his concerns.
“Did he sabotage that? Is that gaslighting? #The single person #baccalaureate“, asked one of them.
“Zach is the bad guy this season, prove me wrong #The single person‘, nodded a second.
A third confessed: ‘It was the purest form of gaslighting I’ve ever seen that just happened with Zach and Jess.’
“Not Zach lighting up Jess’ shit #The single person“complained another.
Zach faces backlash over ‘gaslighting’ contestant, sequel
“I told you from the start that I wasn’t going to fight for anyone. I told you that all I wanted was for someone to fight for me,” Jess replied. , as tears streamed down her face.
“So I’m not doing this. I’m not going to beg you, I’m not doing this.”
The contestant then got up from the sofa and Zach followed her to the door and out of the villa.
He later told the cameras that his mind was going “a million miles an hour” and that he was “lost”.
In a confessional, he broke down in tears saying it was the “last thing” he expected with Jess.
Zach helped her into the car and told her he “wishes it had been different.”
Zach faces backlash over ‘gaslighting’ contestant, sequel
The TV personality got defensive as he fired back, “I felt so comfortable with us, and now it’s about a one-on-one?”
“What am I missing?” he asked as Jess laughed uncomfortably through her tears.
“To not have a one-on-one, when in my position it’s a big deal, I just don’t know where you are. Like I’m confused,” she admitted.
The pair sat in awkward silence until Zach replied, “To be honest, I feel like there’s this disconnect.
“I don’t feel sure about that anymore and I feel nervous. I don’t know how you feel, but I don’t feel as confident,” he claimed, completely changing his tone from the start of the conversation.
“As hard as it is, and it pains me to say it,” he added.