{"id":20607,"date":"2021-05-07T17:03:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T22:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20607"},"modified":"2021-05-07T17:03:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T22:03:37","slug":"abc-announces-the-cast-of-the-ultimate-surfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/07\/abc-announces-the-cast-of-the-ultimate-surfer\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Announces the Cast of &#8220;The Ultimate Surfer&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20608\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ultimate-surfer-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ultimate-surfer-poster.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ultimate-surfer-poster-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/> Get stoked for the two-night premiere of ABC&#8217;s new summer series &#8220;<strong><em>The Ultimate Surfer<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; airing Monday, August 23, and Tuesday, August 24 (10:00-11:00PM. 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