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Where to watch Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas' James Talarico

Talarico's interview with Stephen Colbert became the focus of a dispute over CBS and the FCC's equal-time rule.

Where to watch Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas' James Talarico
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
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Stephen Colbert said CBS blocked his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over concerns about the FCC’s equal-time rule. Colbert released the interview on YouTube, while the article describes wider scrutiny of how the rule may apply to talk shows.

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Texas Senate candidate whose interview was blocked from the broadcast and later posted online

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U.S. representative and Democratic Senate primary rival mentioned in the newspaper's endorsement of Talarico

Donald Trump
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President referenced as a critic of whom Talarico has spoken and in connection with a reported settlement

ALSO MENTIONED  Brendan Carr, FCC chairman whose guidance was cited as a source of broadcasters' concern; Stephen Colbert, Late-night host who challenged CBS's decision and released the interview online

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CBS Does Not Air Colbert Interview With James Talarico

Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico did not air on CBS television and was later posted online. Coverage centers on CBS’s equal-time guidance and disagreement over whether it barred the broadcast or led the show to choose not to air it. Left-leaning outlets frame the decision as political pressure on speech and note the interview’s online reach and possible campaign benefit. Center outlets focus on competing accounts of CBS’s equal-time guidance, while some track the interview’s reach and fundraising. Right-leaning outlets emphasize CBS’s account of legal guidance and challenge claims that the FCC or Trump stopped the interview.

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