▁Crit ics ▁and ▁view ers ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁format ▁had ▁been ▁d um bed ▁down ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁out ▁from ▁any ▁other ▁day time ▁talk ▁show . ▁The ▁bit ing ▁r het or ic ▁that ▁worked ▁well ▁on ▁radio ▁seemed ▁over ly ▁har sh ▁for ▁face - to - face ▁disc ourse , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁sympath etic ▁nature ▁of ▁most ▁other ▁day time ▁hosts ; ▁the ▁radical ▁change ▁in ▁Sch less inger ' s ▁de mean or ▁from ▁her ▁radio ▁persona ▁left ▁view ers ▁cold . ▁The ▁television ▁show ▁failed ▁to ▁generate ▁the ▁energy ▁and ▁interest ▁of ▁Sch less inger ' s ▁radio ▁show . ▁ ▁The ▁cred ibility ▁of ▁Sch less inger ' s ▁television ▁program ▁also ▁suffered ▁during ▁its ▁first ▁month , ▁when ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁reported ▁that ▁Sch less inger ▁had ▁used ▁show ▁staff ▁to ▁f als ely ▁pose ▁as ▁guests ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁A ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁episode ▁named ▁" Read in ', ▁Writ in ', ▁and ▁Che atin '" ▁featured ▁a ▁so - called ▁college ▁student ▁who ▁special ized ▁in ▁professional ▁note - t aking . ▁On ▁the ▁next ▁day ' s ▁show , ▁" Get ting ▁to ▁the ▁Alt ar ," ▁the ▁same ▁guest ▁appeared ▁in ▁different ▁hair ▁and ▁make up ▁and ▁said ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁woman ▁living ▁with ▁her ▁boy friend . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁woman ▁was ▁San - D ▁Duch as , ▁a ▁research er ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁whose