Stephen Colbert called out his CBS bosses again on Tuesday (February 17) night after the network publicly claimed it didn’t prohibit The Late Show from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico.
As previously reported, on Monday’s (February 16) Late Show, Colbert told his audience that CBS lawyers said he couldn’t interview Talarico on the program. This was due to the FCC’s “equal-time rule,” which requires broadcasters to provide equal time to each political candidate running for office. (Despite late-night interviews long being exempt from the rule, the Donald Trump-appointed chair has issued new guidance indicating a plan to target late-night shows and other talk shows.)
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