Complex sentence: The show received negative reviews across the board following its premiere; the program's second episode, instead of the game, consisted of Gleason sitting on a stool on a bare stage and apologizing for the previous week's show.
Split into simpler sentences: The show received negative reviews across the board following its premiere. The program's second episode, instead of the game, consisted of Gleason sitting on a stool on a bare stage and apologizing for the previous week's show.