{"id":17729,"date":"2021-02-23T15:28:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T20:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=17729"},"modified":"2021-02-23T15:28:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T20:28:09","slug":"trutv-greenlights-backyard-bar-wars-a-hilarious-send-up-of-the-classic-diy-competition-series-hosted-by-comedian-chris-distefano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/23\/trutv-greenlights-backyard-bar-wars-a-hilarious-send-up-of-the-classic-diy-competition-series-hosted-by-comedian-chris-distefano\/","title":{"rendered":"truTV Greenlights &#8220;Backyard Bar Wars,&#8221; A Hilarious Send-Up of the Classic DIY Competition Series Hosted by Comedian Chris Distefano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17730\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bar-art.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bar-art.jpg 700w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bar-art-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>truTV announced today that it has greenlit &#8220;<strong><em>Backyard Bar Wars<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a new home reno series with a comedic spin &#8211; each episode pits two neighbors against each other in the ultimate backyard build-off to see who can create the buzziest at-home bar on the block. 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