"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.

CBS spiked Colbert’s Talarico interview over FCC fears, but the ban only amplified both men in a digital ecosystem where suppression fuels virality. The post CBS Spiked Colbert’s Talarico Interview and Created the Biggest Campaign Ad of 2026 first appeared on Mediaite.

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr joked that Stephen Colbert had been prevented from airing an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate,