By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that daytime and late-night TV talk shows featuring interviews with political candidates must comply with "equal time" rules that give airtime to views of opposing candidates and that the shows cannot rely on a 2006 decision that suggested they were exempt.

With election season around the corner, the Federal Communications Commission issued a broadside on Wednesday aimed at late-night and daytime shows that air political interviews. The agency stated that shows like “The View” and “The Tonight Show” may not be considered “bona fide” news programs,

FCC appears to be taking a dim view of whether late-night and daytime TV talk shows that interview politicians deserve an exemption from the 'equal time' rules

"For years, legacy TV networks assumed that their late night & daytime talk shows qualify as 'bona fide news' programs - even when motivated by purely partisan political purposes," FCC Chairman Brenda

With four months until ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ ends, the host revealed the finale date while appearing on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers.’ Colbert told Meyers, "It feels real now," adding that “what I really love is the

Late-night host Stephen Colbert addressed rumors about his future on Tuesday, including one about possibly running for office during an interview with Seth Meyers.