User blog comment:Masta Shake1/Total Drama Global Takedown: Ep 1 - Round the World, Again. Part 2/@comment-27157772-20171104005924/@comment-4091721-20171104174454

Yah, but Nick need that screen time to help establish himself.

Veronica on the other hand I could see going one of two ways: either she's fodder, or she sticks around for a while (6 to 8 episodes maybe), she gets a "victory" in that she learns to (at least somewhat) repent from her ways, and gets eliminated shortly after that.