Stephen Colbert

He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers who called us directly that we could not have him on the broadcast.

Now, here's the thing.

I don't usually say this to a guest, but if people are watching this right now, it's because they found us online, on YouTube.

I did an act of the show that's on tonight explaining why.

It's not the first time you've caused some drama.

FCC opening probe into The View after appearance by Tallarico.

Do you mean to cause trouble?

We've given the opportunity to get those shareholders exactly what they deserve, which is complete clarity and certainty about what the value of these deals are.

And what we're certain is, is that the Netflix deal to acquire these assets is the best deal, generates the best value for their shareholders.

And they think so too.

That's why they recommend the deal and why they reiterated recommending that deal post this.

So give them seven days to put their money where their mouth is.

Whenever talking to me, the corporation put out

This press release, this statement, in it they say the Late Show was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Representative James Tallarico.

The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal time rule for two other candidates, including Representative Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled.

The Late Show decided to present the interview through its YouTube channel with on-air promotion on the broadcast rather than potentially providing the equal time options.

So we obeyed our network and put the interview on YouTube where it's gotten millions of views.

And I can see why.

Tallarico is an interesting guy.

I don't know if he should be the senator, but it was a good discussion.