On September 10, 2026, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel pulled an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico from ABC broadcast, posting it on YouTube instead and citing FCC 'threats' from the Trump administration. By September 12, Talarico dismissed Trump's nickname for him during the online interview.
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A conversation with the Democratic Senate hopeful from Texas will move off air because of what the late night host called F.C.C. “threats” against his show and network.
Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico appeared on YouTube on Thursday evening instead of ABC’s broadcast after Kimmel said President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission had threatened him, ABC, affiliates and local stations over “traditional editorial decisions” and guest bookings [deadline.com#1][thewrap.com#1][variety.com#1][texastribune.org#1]
***The late night host announced that his interview with the Texas Senate candidate will only air on YouTube*** Jimmy Kimmel says that his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will not air on TV after President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) threatened Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, their affiliates, and local stations. During his Wednesday monologue, K
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). Kimmel told his audience he has interviewed candidates for office in election years for decades, including...
***Kimmel’s interview with James Talarico will be shown on YouTube, the late night host announced*** Jimmy Kimmel’s upcoming interview with Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico will not air on ABC, the talk show host announced, citing the network’s legal troubles with Trump’s FCC as the cause. The late night host shared the news during his opening monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday, beg
Interview will air on YouTube instead of late-night talkshow after FCC ‘threatened’ show and ABC Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel has saidan upcoming interview with the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas James Talarico will not air on ABC, the US network that broadcasts his show, after the federal media regulator “threatened” his show, ABC and its local affiliates. “Tomorrow night I’ll be inter
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ABC's Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Senate candidate Talarico will not air on network Reuters
Jimmy Kimmel will be interviewing Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico "under unusual circumstances," posting the interview directly to YouTube, rather than airing it on TV during Jimmy Kimmel Live. In Wednesday night's episode, Kimmel said this was out of concern for retaliation from the Trump administration's FCC: [Trump's] FCC has threatened me, threatened our […]
Jimmy Kimmel announced on Wednesday night 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.
ABC has come under increased pressure from the FCC, and the Trump administration has raised concerns about equal air time for political candidates.
Jimmy Kimmel says the federal agency regulating television has "threatened" his show.
Jimmy Kimmel posted his interview with Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on YouTube rather than air it on ABC after saying the Federal Communications Commission had threatened him, his show, ABC, its affiliates and local stations over “traditional editorial decisions” and guest bookings [deadline.com#1][thewrap.com#1][seattletimes.com#1][nytimes.com#1][latimes.com#1]. Kimmel sa
Talarico talk to be on YouTube to save ABC stations the hassle of dealing with FCC.
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. “Jimmy Kimmel’s decision to keep his interview with a Senate candidate off the air...
That Jimmy Kimmel can't air an interview with James Talarico because of FCC threats should be an international scandal. # BrendanCarr # FCC # Consolidation # NoDisney # NoHulu # NoESPN # NoSinclair # NoNexstar # NoCBS # NoABC # ShariRedstone # Paramount # FirstAmendment # USPol
Kimmel says interview with James Talarico won’t air on TV under pressure from the FCC AP News
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel‘s planned Thursday interview with Texas Senatorial hopeful James Talarico didn't air on ABC broadcast TV because network lawyers were worried about Trump FCC censorship and reprisal. Instead, the interview will air on the late-night show’s YouTube channel, Kimmel stated during his latest late night Jimmy Kimmel Live monologue: https://youtu.be/gIbSEScdV2o?t=534 "You know, for
Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was posted on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” YouTube channel instead of airing on ABC television after Kimmel said the Federal Communications Commission had threatened him, the show, ABC and local affiliates over “traditional editorial decisions” and guest bookings [arstechnica.com#1][theverge.com#1][nbcchicago.com#1][texastr
Jimmy Kimmel has been blocked from airing an interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico after threats from the 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.
The White House denies Kimmel's allegations regarding his interview with James Talarico, accusing the TV host of "play acting".
The Trump admin is restoring a monument to Confederate treason at Arlington National Cemetery as a matter of speech. In other news, his FCC is threatening Jimmy Kimmel, ABC & affiliates if they air his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. https:// digbysblog.net/2026/09/10/god- emperor-of-doom/
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico brushed off President Trump's nickname for him, "Talafreako," in an interview posted online by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. “I think his nicknames are getting cornier and cornier,” Talarico told Kimmel, who earlier this week said ABC decided against airing the interview over what Kimmel called threats from the Federal Communications...
🔴 @keithedwards DT tried to stop this… but it leaked! Jimmy Kimmel's interview with Texas DEM candidate James Talarico was not broadcast on television due to FCC equal-time regulations and was instead posted directly to YouTube; it was never actually "leaked." https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=RAfjd09_qrQ