‘The View,’ Other Late-Night Shows to Be Affected by FCC’s New Guidance

The Federal Communications Commission has issued new guidance about the requirement for compliance with its equal time rule, and it seems to follow through on a promise made by Commissioner Brendan Carr in relation to The View. Back in September 2025, after his public pressure against ABC and its affiliates led to the (ultimately temporary) suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Carr took a victory lap on certain podcasts, and when asked whether he would go after the daytime talk show, which many conservatives perceive as being too anti-Donald Trump, he outlined his plan. “Over the years, the FCC has developed a body of case law … and has suggested that most of these late-night shows,…