Stephen Colbert's sit-down with Texas State Rep. James Talarico reached 3 million views in just 18 hours Tuesday after the network pulled the interview from "The Late Show." The late night host pushed the interview with the Texas Democrat straight to the "Late Show" YouTube page after explaining on Monday's broadcast that he was told by CBS' lawyers that he couldn't air the segment due to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's enforcement of the

Dickerson’s appearance comes about two months after he and his former co-host, Maurice DuBois, left CBS Evening News. The pair was replaced by former CBS Mornings co-anchor Tony Dokoupil, who was promoted to the position by new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.

The YouTube numbers quickly outpaced recent high-profile segments, including Bad Bunny’s pre-Super Bowl appearance and Michelle Obama’s interview

The Late Show' host and CBS made headlines after a dispute over a pulled interview—Newsweek readers are divided on the issue.