{"id":2287560,"date":"2026-02-18T15:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2287560"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:49:37","slug":"stephen-colberts-unaired-james-talarico-interview-hits-5-3-million-youtube-views-and-results-in-2-5-million-raised-for-talaricos-campaign-in-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stephen-colberts-unaired-james-talarico-interview-hits-5-3-million-youtube-views-and-results-in-2-5-million-raised-for-talaricos-campaign-in-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert\u2019s Unaired James Talarico Interview Hits 5.3 Million YouTube Views and Results in $2.5 Million Raised for Talarico\u2019s Campaign in 24 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/title\/tt3697842\/\">The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/a>\u201d was blocked on Monday by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/company\/co0070627\/\">CBS<\/a> from broadcasting its interview with Texas State Rep. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm12755814\/\">James Talarico<\/a> \u2014 fearing retribution from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/company\/co0280648\/\">FCC<\/a>. So, instead the conversation was posted on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/company\/co0202446\/\">YouTube<\/a> and other social media platforms, where at last count, the clip had been viewed more than 5.3 million times. Talarico also revealed on X that his campaign raised $2.5 million in the 24 hours after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm1994637\/\">Colbert<\/a> revealed he was barred from airing the interview.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s an astounding number for a video that has been up for less than 48 hours \u2014 and already puts it among the top political interviews that have ever been posted by \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/title\/tt3697842\/\">The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/a>\u201d since its launch in 2015. It\u2019s also easily the most-watched YouTube clip so far this year for \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076301\/\">The Late Show<\/a>\u201d \u2014 and its most-watched Colbert clip since one in September, where the host celebrated the return of fellow&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source m.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert\u201d was blocked on Monday by CBS from broadcasting its interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico \u2014 fearing retribution from the FCC. So, instead the conversation was posted on YouTube and other social media platforms, where at last count, the clip had been viewed more than 5.3 million times. 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