"In a scorching takedown of his own bosses at the network on Monday night, Colbert mocked CBS for enforcing Federal Communication Commission chair Brendan Carr's new federal guidance on political airtime as one made out of fear of the Trump administration. The host, whose show will be shut down in May, told viewers that the sitdown that network lawyers had called his team directly to block the interview with Talarico from airing on cable, relegating it to the show's YouTube channel."
"Carr signalled in a January letter that exemption to the FCC's equal time rule, which requires broadcasters to offer comparable airtime to rival candidates, may not automatically apply to entertainment talk shows, saying determinations could hinge on whether there was a partisan motivation in booking a candidate. Carr specifically called out ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and Colbert in a subsequent interview."
CBS executives blocked The Late Show's interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico from airing on cable and allowed only a YouTube posting. Network lawyers cited Federal Communication Commission guidance from chair Brendan Carr regarding the equal-time rule and its potential inapplicability to entertainment talk shows. Stephen Colbert revealed the network decision on-air and said he was forbidden to show or name Talarico, then defied the naming ban. Carr's letter warned exemptions could depend on perceived partisan motivation. Talarico posted the interview online and accused the FCC and the Trump administration of trying to suppress the content, prompting public and journalistic backlash.
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