Kimmel says interview with Talarico won’t air on TV after threats from Trump’s FCC
Host says he’s interviewing Senate candidate ‘under unusual circumstances’ and it will be posted on YouTube Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel has said an 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…
Jimmy Kimmel, host of the late-night TV show that airs on ABC, announced on Wednesday that an upcoming interview he had planned with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico from Texas will not be aired on television due to threats from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the Trump administration. Kimmel said he had interviewed various political figures in the past, including Donald Trump during his 2015 presidential campaign and before he became president.
However, he claimed that the FCC threatened his show, ABC and its affiliates, based on Kimmel's editorial decisions regarding guest bookings. Kimmel decided to post the interview on YouTube instead, considering the potential issues local stations in Texas might face. The interview with Talarico comes amid increased FCC scrutiny of broadcast television under the Trump administration.
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