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Dr. Laura is a syndicated American daytime television talk show hosted by radio advice personality Laura Schlessinger that premiered in September 2000. Distributed by Paramount, it featured Schlessinger dispensing moral and relationship advice to guests and callers. Gay-rights organisations organised protests and advertiser boycotts over her on-air comments about homosexuality, ratings remained low, and the show was cancelled after one season in 2001.
Schlessinger continued her long-running radio programme for years afterward.
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How good is Dr. Laura?
Dr. Laura scores 3.28/10 (Poor) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Talk Show category. Short run, low ratings, hostile critical reception, and controversy surrounding the host produced a broadly negative reputation.
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