A little-used FCC rule could make a comeback if commission Chair Brendan Carr has his way.

"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert said Thursday that the FCC is trying to "silence" him and fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers.

Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez said the guidance contrasts with the FCC's long-standing view that such programs are entitled to editorial discretion based on newsworthiness, not political favoritism.

The FCC has announced plans to enforce rules that late-night programs give equal time to opposing political candidates.

The FCC announced it will enforce its "equal opportunities requirement" for politicians who appear on network shows like "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The View."

"It's his latest attack on free speech and it's a joke," Kimmel said during his Thursday, Jan. 22 monologue

The late night hosts suggested the move that appeared to be targeted at programs like 'The View,' 'Late Night With Seth Meyers,' 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and 'The Late Show,' ending in four months, was less significant than it seemed in a fractured landscape and was more of an "attack on free speech.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is changing its rules exempting certain late-night and daytime talk shows from being required to provide equal airtime to opposing political candidates. “Importantly,

The Trump administration’s guidance will put new pressure on daytime and late-night TV hosts, and renew free expression concerns from Democrats.

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