{"id":19339,"date":"2021-04-06T18:50:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T23:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=19339"},"modified":"2021-04-06T18:50:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T23:50:03","slug":"abc-announces-pickup-of-new-unscripted-series-when-nature-calls-w-t-based-on-bbc-studios-comedy-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/06\/abc-announces-pickup-of-new-unscripted-series-when-nature-calls-w-t-based-on-bbc-studios-comedy-format\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Announces Pickup of New Unscripted Series &#8220;When Nature Calls&#8221; (W\/T) Based on BBC Studios Comedy Format"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12918\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ABC-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ABC-logo.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ABC-logo-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ABC-logo-560x318.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ABC-logo-260x148.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ABC-logo-160x91.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ABC Announces Pickup of New Unscripted Series <strong><em>When Nature Calls<\/em><\/strong> (W\/T) Based on BBC Studios Comedy Format<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;<em>When Nature Calls<\/em>&#8221; (WT) is a one-hour unscripted comedy series that looks at the lighter side of the natural world. 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