{"id":21684,"date":"2021-05-26T20:20:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T01:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=21684"},"modified":"2021-05-26T20:20:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T01:20:56","slug":"nbc-is-the-official-home-for-the-summer-games-with-four-new-series-three-returning-favorites-and-an-hourlong-olympic-themed-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/26\/nbc-is-the-official-home-for-the-summer-games-with-four-new-series-three-returning-favorites-and-an-hourlong-olympic-themed-special\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Is the Official Home for the Summer Games with Four New Series, Three Returning Favorites, and an Hourlong Olympic-Themed Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21685\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/nbc-summer-games.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/nbc-summer-games.jpg 593w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/nbc-summer-games-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/>NBC, the network for the Summer Games boasts a lineup of new competition and game shows, returning favorites, and an Olympic-themed special. 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