Will she get canceled? Bethenny Frankel is being described as 'cold' on her talk show which continues to see low ratings

PUBLISHED: 15:03 EST, 25 October 2013 | UPDATED: 15:55 EST, 25 October 2013

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She thought it was a dream come true. But lately having her own talk show seems to have become a bit of a nightmare for Bethenny Frankel.

On Friday RadarOnline reported the New Yorker's ratings continue to be low. The day before, PageSix claimed the beauty has been 'cold' to her audience, and even her staff, and that she's not really involved in the show that much.

Bethenny's reps did not return calls to MailOnline.

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On the couch: Bethenny Frankel, seen here with Vanilla Ice on October 17, has been accused of being 'cold' on her talk show, according to a Thursday report

With one million viewers, the mouthy brunette - who's in the middle of a nasty divorce with her Bethenny Ever After co-star Jason Hoppy - is trailing behind Queen Latifah (1.5 million), Wendy Williams (1.7 million) and Steve Harvey (2 million).

It's not as if she hasn't tried to drum up ratings for her show which saw its debut in September. She went makeup free during an October 15 episode with Carmen Electra and she also got Vanilla Ice to comment on Miley Cyrus on October 17. Other guests have included Elizabeth Hurley, Andy Cohen and Nick Cannon.

But she hasn't been able to land an A-lister like Sandra Bullock or Jennifer Aniston.

Baring it all: The former reality show star has made strides to drum up ratings like going makeup free with Carmen Electra on October 15

Bethenny's Real Housewives Of New York cast mates haven't been running to the former Apprentice star's couch either.

Radar reports that the talker even had Ellen DeGeneres stop by - via satellite - on October 16 to drum up the numbers, but it didn't help.

According to the ratings ending the week of Oct. 13, Bethenny is still the second highest rated new show, but in overall household rankings she’s only bringing in slightly more viewers than Arsenio, The Test and Trisha.

PageSix insists that the former Bravo stunner, 42, has not put her heart into the show.

'[Her] standoffish demeanor has offended some of her daytime show’s staffers and even the studio audience,' the report says.

Their insiders say audience members have complained via email. 'She’s cold and only walks in when she has to tape and walks out,' adds their source.

Trying to juggle it all: The brunette with her daughter Bryn on Wednesday (left) and with Jason Hoppy, with whom she is divorcing, in 2012 (right)

Another source claims she 'isn’t around for the producing and planning of the shows.'

Bethenny's rep told the daily, 'There’s not a single solitary aspect of the show that Bethenny is not involved in, from every flower in her guests’ dressing room to the paint on the walls, to every single meeting.'

And yet another source says the feedback has actually been 'overwhelmingly positive.'

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Peanut_lees, Leics, 2 hours ago

Its a really BAD show, she's just dreadful on it and too desperate to be heard. saw maybe 10 mins of the show on 2 different occaisions, cringeworthy and very boring.

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I KNOW WHO I AM, Somewhere in the, United States, 2 hours ago

Knew it would fail along with the Kardashian woman's chat show! A misjudgement on Ellen's part about this woman's broad appeal (or lack thereof). When I've 'dipped' into Queen Latifah's show I also see something that will fail.