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### Kimmel Moves Senate Interview to YouTube Over FCC Threats

Ars Technica • September 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET

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ABC's Jimmy Kimmel announced he will interview Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico tonight, but the interview will air only on YouTube rather than broadcast television due to threats from the Federal Communications Commission. Kimmel has been a target of the Trump FCC's attacks on ABC and its parent company, Disney. In his monologue, Kimmel noted that for over 20 years he regularly interviewed political candidates on broadcast TV, including figures like Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump. He said, 'something has changed,' referencing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's threats to revoke ABC station licenses over alleged 'news distortion.' This follows Disney briefly suspending Kimmel last year after Carr warned of license revocations. In April, the Carr FCC ordered an early license review for all eight ABC-owned TV stations, one day after Donald Trump and Melania Trump publicly called for ABC to fire Kimmel over a joke. The FCC claims the license review stems from allegations that ABC's diversity, equity, and inclusion practices violate anti-discrimination rules. By moving the interview to YouTube, Kimmel aims to protect local stations that hold FCC licenses from further regulatory trouble.

Kimmel emphasized that the shift to digital-only broadcasting represents a departure from standard practice, where such interviews would normally air across local stations nationwide. He did not elaborate on the specific content of his upcoming conversation with Talarico, who is challenging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the US Senate.

The broader context reflects escalating tensions between the Trump administration and major media outlets, with the FCC leveraging its licensing authority in unprecedented ways.

[Read original article](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/kimmels-abc-show-wont-air-interview-with-democrat-because-of-trump-fcc-threats/)

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