CBS denies it pulled Colbert’s Talarico interview

The Hill
by Dominick Mastrangelo
February 17, 2026
CBS denies it pulled Colbert’s Talarico interview
CBS is denying an accusation from Stephen Colbert, the network’s top comic and host of “The Late Show,” that it prevented him from airing an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Colbert during his Monday show told viewers that attorneys for CBS told him “in no uncertain terms” that “we could not have…
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Originally published on The Hill on 2/17/2026