Kimmel says Talarico interview won't air on TV under regulatory pressure from FCC
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said the agency that regulates television "threatened" the show and that an interview with James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, will not air on television but on YouTube — thus bypassing any control or regulation by the Federal Communications Commission.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Sep 10, 2026 at 10:38 AM ET
- Coverage span: 8h 5m
- Coverage: 6 reports from 5 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 2 → 5 publications in 11h 16m
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PBS NewsHourTier A
Kimmel says Talarico interview won't air on TV under regulatory pressure from FCC(opens original report in a new tab)CBC NewsTier A
Kimmel says interview with Democratic candidate won't air on his network show, cites FCC threats(opens original report in a new tab)ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday will air on YouTube and not during the network broadcast, citing threats from the Federal… — CBC News
NBC NewsTier B
Jimmy Kimmel says show won't air interview with James Talarico on TV, citing FCC threats(opens original report in a new tab)Jimmy Kimmel announced that his show would not air his upcoming interview with Texas’ Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on television, citing the Trump administration’s threats against ABC. Kimmel said the… — NBC News
The Texas TribuneTier B
Jimmy Kimmel won’t air interview with James Talarico after threat from FCC(opens original report in a new tab)Kimmel was briefly suspended by ABC after the FCC threatened the network when he made a joke on air about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. — The Texas Tribune
CNBCTier B
Kimmel says interview with Senate candidate Talarico won't air on ABC amid FCC threats(opens original report in a new tab)ABC has come under increased pressure from the FCC, and the Trump administration has raised concerns about equal air time for political candidates. — CNBC
NBC NewsTier B
Jimmy Kimmel says show won’t air James Talarico interview on TV, citing FCC threats(opens original report in a new tab)The late-night host, who cited FCC threats, said his interview with the Texas Democratic Senate nominee would air instead on YouTube. — NBC News
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