Stephen Colbert addresses FCC controversy over Texas Democrat interview
NBC News·2026-02-18 15:05

With growing tensions behind the scenes and on the air at CBS, late night Late Show host Steven Colbear called out his own network for the second night in a row. Here's the issue. On Monday, Colbear claimed the network blocked his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Terico from airing on TV out of fear of retaliation from the Federal Communications Commission.Then on Tuesday, CBS released a statement saying the show was not prohibited from airing the interview, but that network lawyers provided guid ...