{"id":1626,"date":"2016-12-08T18:16:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T23:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2016-12-08T18:17:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T23:17:30","slug":"discoverys-new-series-the-wheel-is-the-ultimate-survival-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/08\/discoverys-new-series-the-wheel-is-the-ultimate-survival-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery&#8217;s New Series THE WHEEL is the ultimate survival challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1625\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/discovery-the-wheel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/discovery-the-wheel.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/discovery-the-wheel-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>THE WHEEL<\/strong><\/em> dares six participants to survive in six distinctly grueling landscapes across South America. 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Participants don&#8217;t know when or why the wheel will turn &#8211; nor that their stint at each spot is determined by the rotation of the moon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Wheel<\/em><\/strong> Starts January 13th at 10PM<br \/>\n[countdown id=&#8221;1481238996&#8243; format=&#8221;dHMS&#8221; serverSync=&#8221;true&#8221; alwaysExpire=&#8221;false&#8221; compact=&#8221;false&#8221; tickInterval=&#8221;1&#8243; counter=&#8221;until&#8221; template=&#8221;default&#8221; until=&#8221;01,13,2017,22,00&#8243; labels=&#8221;Years,Months,Weeks,Days,Hours,Minutes,Seconds&#8221; labels1=&#8221;Year,Month,Week,Day,Hour,Minute,Second&#8221; compactLabels=&#8221;y,m,w,d&#8221;]<\/p><div id=\"morty-2664683566\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Equipped only with light survival packs and SOS devices that can be used at any time to quit the challenge and call for help, they must fend for their lives by procuring food, water, and shelter. 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