Texas Democrat James Talarico sat down with "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert in an interview shared on YouTube after CBS blocked it from airing on the network.

"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.

Here's what to know about the Texas Senate candidate.

Stephen Colbert's sit-down with Texas State Rep. James Talarico reached 3 million views in just 18 hours Tuesday after the network pulled the interview from "The Late Show." The late night host pushed the interview with the Texas Democrat straight to the "Late Show" YouTube page after explaining on Monday's broadcast that he was told by CBS' lawyers that he couldn't air the segment due to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's enforcement of the

Late-night has found itself in the center of another brouhaha involving the Federal Communications Commission. The Late Show host Stephen Colbert made headlines last night when he said that CBS lawyers had prevented him from having Texas state representative James Talarico on Monday's episode as a result of new guidance from FCC Chair Brendan