The speedo contest to start the show... they do this to the men each season, now. It's pretty creepy. They don't have the women on The Bachelor do string bikini contests or anything, so it's pretty clear the producers know it's gratuitous and skeezy, but the women who watch would only complain if it were the women forced to strip down to next to nothing and prance on stage in front of the whole world. I always wonder how they would react if just one guy said, "Nope, I'm not dancing in a marble bag on national TV. I know what show I signed up for and all, but..."
And yes, the "Always Be Cam" guy is not doing any favors for A&M so far. However, on a group date of 8 guys, how much time could a random 9th visitor really have cost anyone? I found the odd chicken nugget incident far more annoying.