By not airing Colbert's interview with Talarico, CBS bowed to FCC pressure preemptively as the agency hasn't formally eliminated talk show equal time exemptions (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stephen-colbert-cbs-blocked-james-talarico-interview-fcc-equal-time-1236665220/
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