{
  "id": 6700246,
  "title": "Jimmy Kimmel Brings James Talarico to YouTube After Being ‘Targeted by the FCC’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/jimmy-kimmel-brings-james-talarico-to-youtube-after-being-targeted-by",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T03:17:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/jimmy-kimmel-live-james-talarico-interview-youtube-fcc-threat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jimmy Kimmel brought Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico to \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\" on Thursday, but the full interview was instead released on YouTube. Kimmel explained that the decision was made in response to the FCC's targeting of the show for the crime of interviewing political candidates. Kimmel stated that the FCC wanted to control the network's editorial decisions, which he refused to accept. During their interview, Talarico discussed his opponent Ken Paxton's refusal to debate, as well as President Donald Trump and his RNC Midterm Convention. Talarico also noted that the network was facing financial threats from Elon Musk and former President Trump's dark-money super PAC. Kimmel revealed that the interview would not air on the linear show due to the FCC feud and that it would instead stream in full on YouTube. He emphasized that this decision was made to protect local stations, particularly ABC affiliates in Texas, who would have to deal with the FCC's interference. Kimmel joked about his long track record of interviewing political candidates, including Donald Trump, but noted that something seemed to have changed when Trump became president. The White House denied any threat from the FCC and accused Kimmel of creating a \"false narrative\" about the administration's policies.",
  "summary": "\"We are bypassing the public airwaves and hosting this interview on YouTube, even though our government would clearly prefer that we not do it at all,\" the ABC late night host says The post Jimmy Kimmel Brings James Talarico to YouTube After Being ‘Targeted by the FCC’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}