Jimmy Kimmel interview with Senate candidate Talarico won't air on ABC

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Set us as preferred ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico won’t air on broadcast television amid the network’s high-stakes skirmish with the Federal Communications Commission.Kimmel, during his Wednesday night monologue, said his talk with the 37-year-old Texas Democrat would instead stream on his show’s YouTube channel — depriving ABC viewers and TV stations of a potentially newsworthy interview with Talarico, who has been surging in the polls.The Texas race is shaping up as a key contest in what could help decide control of the U.S.Senate in the mid-term elections.

Talarico is running against Texas Republican Atty.Gen.

Ken Paxton, who has been endorsed by President Trump.Kimmel alluded to the Walt Disney Co.network’s ongoing dispute with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr as the reason for the switch.

This spring, Carr’s Media Bureau ordered ABC to submit to an early review of its TV station licenses for Disney’s eight owned stations.The FCC launched the review a day after President Trump demanded Kimmel be fired after First Lady Melania Trump became upset over a joke the comedian told on his program, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”ABC has since sued the FCC, alleging Trump’s disdain for Kimmel and other ABC programs has fueled the FCC’s heavy-handed approach to the network, in violation of its 1st Amendment rights.Kimmel pointed to the “unusual circumstances” in his monologue.“For the whole 20-plus years of our show, in fact, I’ve been interviewing Americans who are running for office with no problem at all, just like [David] Letterman did, [Jay] Leno did, Arsenio [Hall], etc.

etc.,” Kimmel said.“I’ve interviewed a lot of political candidates — from Hilary Clinton to Ted Cruz to Donald Trump.” Hollywood Inc.

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