The new season of The Bachelor has been a ratings disaster for Channel 10, delivering a record-low metro audience of just 360,000 viewers on Wednesday. And as network executives struggle to keep the flagship dating show afloat amid cancellation rumours, Jimmy Nicholson's contestants are 'desperately worried' about what it all means for their career prospects. Many of the women only applied for the show in order to become influencers or start podcasts - which the likes of Abbie Chatfield and Brittany Hockley have done in the past - and now they're panicking because no one is watching. 'Since making their social media accounts public some girls have had less than one hundred new followers,' a source told Daily Mail Australia on Friday. Not impressed! Fame-hungry Bachelor contestants are reportedly 'panicking' that they won't ever become influencers after Jimmy Nicholson's ratings plunge to new record lows 'Steph [Lynch] has only had just over 1,300 followers, while Jacinta [Boys] has picked up less than one hundred.' 'The girls are panicking that they won't get many followers or even their blue tick,' the insider added, referring to Instagram's verification badge for 'public figures'. According to another source, Jimmy's girls are particularly worried because only five contestants from last year's season - which delivered far better ratings than Jimmy's season has so far - got blue-tick verification 'Since making their social media accounts public some girls have had less than one hundred new followers,' a source told Daily Mail Australia on Friday. Pictured the contestants A third insider said: 'They don’t understand why people are not watching the show. 'They are p**sed off that nobody is following them. They were hoping the show would be as good as Honey Badger's [Nick 'The Honey Badger' Cummins' season in 2018]. Some girls were expecting 30k to 80k followers. Some are actually depressed that they put so much effort on the show and are not getting anything out of it.' Bondi fitness trainer Elena Wee is the most-followed contestant this season with 9,856 followers, while bookies' favourite Holly Kingston has just over 6,580 followers. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Friday, celebrity agent Max Markson reiterated his warning from earlier this month that wannabe influencers shouldn't quit their day job unless they have at least 100,000 followers. 'Look. They aren't getting a career out of this full stop. Unless you've got the numbers there's no career,' he said of this year's crop of Bachelor contestants. No influence here! Bondi fitness trainer Elena Wee is the most followed contestant with 9,856 followers, while fan-favourite Holly Kingston (pictured) sits at just over 6,580 followers 'All you've got to do is look at the recent Married At First Sight series; the numbers weren't there for them,' he explained. Markson reiterated you can make a decent living as an influencer at the 100,000 mark, but anything less than that just isn't a sustainable career. 'I look back at previous years, the girls, unless you've got decent numbers, you don't earn money from this. They have to keep doing a normal job,' he said. 'Don't quit your day job': On Friday, celebrity agent Max Markson warned, 'They aren't getting a career out of this full stop'. The Sydney-based talent agent, who represents the likes of Timm Hanly, Emma Roche and Jessika Power said the show's ratings speak for themselves Jimmy Nicholson's season of The Bachelor had the lowest-ever audience for a season premiere last week, and it's only been downhill from there. The ratings have since declined from 482,000 to 360,000 in a week, leading to rumours Channel 10 may be forced to cancel the show. The Bachelor continues Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 10 What went wrong? This is the lowest season launch for The Bachelor since it began airing in 2013. Pictured Jimmy Nicholson All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility