The reaction to Zac Brown's guest-starring spot on Survivor 50 was met with criticism, with fans expressing concern that so much time was devoted to a celebrity fishing and giving his own confessionals during the show. This episode was IMDB's lowest-rated Survivor episode ever and caused fans to feel more than an entire tribe. However, Brown's involvement was not directly acknowledged, but the producers/producers responsible for the decision. This is not Brown's fault but the editing room floor, as they do with the actual players, who often end up with 90 percent of their experience ending up on the editing floor. The episode was also criticized as being an attempt to distract from the players and the game.