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Talarico's Jimmy Kimmel interview racks up nearly 6M views on YouTube

Headline from Billings Gazette, from the development of Sep 11, 2026

Newest development Sep 12, 2026 · 2 reportsFCC Chairman Brendan Carr Accuses James Talarico Of Running A “Hoax” With Jimmy Kimmel Sit Down; YouTube Interview Nears 7 Million Views

Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico skipped television and went straight to YouTube — quickly racking up almost 6 million views.

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  1. Media Experts Raise Concern over Threats to use FCC Against Journalists, Entertainers

    Headline from WZMQ Marquette ·

  2. Names this update

    Talarico's Jimmy Kimmel interview racks up nearly 6M views on YouTube

    Headline from Billings Gazette ·

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    FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Accuses James Talarico Of Running A “Hoax” With Jimmy Kimmel Sit Down; YouTube Interview Nears 7 Million Views

    Headline from Deadline ·

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  1. Just the News

    Kimmel says Talarico interview will air only on YouTube, cites ABC's legal standoff with FCC (opens Just the News)

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    The late-night host said in his monologue Wednesday night that before interviewing Talarico, the Texas Democratic Senate nominee, he's interviewed major political figure "from Hillary Clinton ... to Donald Trump."

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Kimmel Moves Talarico Interview to YouTube Over FCC Equal-Time Warning (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Under pressure from the Trump-era FCC over equal-time concerns, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel say they will publish interviews with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on YouTube rather than air them on broadcast, citing threats to station licenses and local affiliates.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Jimmy Kimmel Says James Talarico Interview Won’t Air on TV After Trump’s FCC Threats (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The late night host announced that his interview with the Texas Senate candidate will only air on YouTube

  4. Variety

    ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Moves Interview With Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico From TV to YouTube Due to FCC Threats (opens Variety)

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    Another late-night talk show has pre-empted an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico: This time, it’s ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” On Wednesday’s episode of “JKL,” Kimmel revealed that his interview with Talarico, who’s running for Senate as the Texas Democratic candidate, won’t be aired on t…

  5. Deadline

    Kimmel Says Trump’s FCC Has Threatened Show, So His James Talarico Interview Will Air On YouTube Instead Of ABC (opens Deadline)

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    For the second time this year, James Talarico is being sent to YouTube. In February, Stephen Colbert announced that, after scheduling the Texas democrat as a guest on Late Night, CBS lawyers told him “we could not have him on the broadcast.

  6. Newsweek

    Jimmy Kimmel Says Trump FCC Threatened Him Over Talarico Interview (opens Newsweek)

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    Jimmy Kimmel said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will not air on television.

  7. The Hollywood Reporter

    Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview With James Talarico Heading to YouTube to Avoid FCC Hassle (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The late-night host alluded to ongoing problems between ABC and the FCC as the reason for the decision to move the sit-down with the Texas Senate hopeful from broadcast television.

  8. Breitbart News

    Jimmy Kimmel Pulls a Colbert: Lies About 'FCC Threats' Forcing Him to Air Talarico Interview on YouTube, Not ABC (opens Breitbart News)

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    Seven months after now-canceled "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert lied to America about his interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) being "censored" by the Trump administration, Disney's late-night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel is peddling the same lies.

  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Jimmy Kimmel says show won't air James Talarico interview on TV, citing FCC threats (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Jimmy Kimmel.

  10. Forbes

    Kimmel Says His Interview With Talarico Won’t Air On TV Due To FCC Threats (opens Forbes)

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    The situation echoes a similar controversy involving Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, where CBS refused to air Talarico’s interview over fears of violating the FCC’s “equal time” mandate.

  11. Bloomberg

    Kimmel Pulls Talarico Interview After Alleged FCC Threat (opens Bloomberg)

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    Late night television host Jimmy Kimmel said he decided not to air a scheduled interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico due to unspecified threats from the Federal Communications Commission.

  12. NOTUS

    Kimmel Says His Interview With James Talarico Won’t Air Due to FCC Pressure (opens NOTUS)

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    Kimmel said he would instead upload the segment on YouTube.

  13. The Hill

    Kimmel pulls Talarico interview after FCC threat (opens The Hill)

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    ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel said an interview he conducted with Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico will not air on broadcast because of what he called threats issued to his network by President Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

  14. The New Republic

    Jimmy Kimmel Exposes Trump’s Latest Censorship Attack Over Talarico (opens The New Republic)

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    President Trump is attempting to censor late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel. At the start of his show Wednesday night, Kimmel revealed in his monologue that his interview with Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico won’t air Thursday after the Federal Communications Commission threatened him, th…

  15. Media Research Center

    Kimmel Mourns FCC Compelling Him to Put Talarico Interview on YouTube (opens Media Research Center)

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    Kimmel Mourns FCC Compelling Him to Put Talarico Interview on YouTube admin Thu, 09/10/2026 - 09:35 Article URL https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2026/09/10/kimmel-mourns-fcc-compelling-him-put-talarico-interview-youtube Article Source NewsBusters Article Description Ahead of Novembe…

  16. Union Leader

    ABC's Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Senate candidate Talarico will not air on network (opens Union Leader)

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    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 Communications Commission.

  17. Fox News

    Kimmel reveals he's interviewing James Talarico under 'unusual circumstances,' citing FCC threats (opens Fox News)

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    Jimmy Kimmel said Wednesday his James Talarico interview will air on YouTube and not on TV, citing FCC threats against his show, ABC network, and affiliates.

  18. Phl17

    Kimmel pulls Talarico interview after FCC 'threat' (opens Phl17)

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    ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel said an interview he conducted with Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico will not air on broadcast because of what he called threats issued to his network by President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

  19. New York Post

    Jimmy Kimmel claims ABC scrapped James Talarico interview due to FCC threats (opens New York Post)

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    The late-night comedian told his Wednesday night audience that the “unusual circumstances” were decided after the FCC “threatened our show."

  20. FOX 8 Cleveland

    'Register to vote': Jimmy Kimmel says interview pulled after FCC threats (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel said an interview he conducted with Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico will not air on broadcast because of what he called threats issued to his network by President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

  21. Insider

    Jimmy Kimmel is fighting with Donald Trump's FCC again (opens Insider)

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    Jimmy Kimmel said his interview with Democrat James Talarico won't air on ABC due to concerns that the FCC could take issue with it.

  22. MyNorthwest

    Kimmel says interview with James Talarico won’t air on TV under pressure from the FCC (opens MyNorthwest)

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    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 Communication…

  23. MS Now

    Jimmy Kimmel provokes White House after pulling Talarico interview (opens MS Now)

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    And the FCC’s lone Democrat accused the Trump administration of waging a “campaign of censorship and control.”

  24. The Hill

    FCC commissioner: Kimmel's 'self-censorship' shows Trump's bid to 'control' media working (opens The Hill)

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    The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) lone Democratic commissioner is pointing to ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel's decision not to broadcast an interview with Texas Senate nominee James Talarico (D) as evidence of what she called the Trump administration's attempts to stifle free press.

  25. Texas Tribune

    Jimmy Kimmel won’t air interview with James Talarico after threat from FCC (opens Texas Tribune)

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    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.

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