Kimmel says Talarico interview won't air on TV under regulatory pressure from FCC
Summary
Jimmy Kimmel said the FCC, a government agency that regulates TV, pressured his show not to air an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. To avoid FCC rules, the interview will be shown on YouTube instead of TV.Key Facts
- Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show won’t air the interview with James Talarico on television due to pressure from the FCC.
- The FCC is the agency that regulates broadcast television in the U.S.
- The interview will be posted on YouTube to bypass FCC regulations.
- Stephen Colbert also moved a Talarico interview online earlier over similar FCC concerns.
- The FCC’s “equal time” rule requires TV stations to offer similar airtime to all political candidates but was not usually applied to talk shows before the Trump administration.
- Anna Gomez, a Democratic FCC commissioner, criticized the FCC’s actions as censorship.
- ABC, which owns Kimmel’s show, sued the FCC over early license reviews linked to diversity policies, calling it a threat to their network.
- President Trump publicly criticized Kimmel over previous jokes, contributing to tensions between the FCC and the network.
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