{"id":21063,"date":"2021-05-16T16:23:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T21:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=21063"},"modified":"2021-05-16T16:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T21:23:34","slug":"abc-cancels-five-series-see-what-wont-be-returning-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/16\/abc-cancels-five-series-see-what-wont-be-returning-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Cancels Five Series See what Won&#8217;t be Returning this Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21064\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ax.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ax-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>ABC has pulled the plug on three sitcoms and two dramas. 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