{"id":25493,"date":"2021-08-26T17:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T21:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=25493"},"modified":"2021-08-26T17:06:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T21:06:14","slug":"the-circus-returns-to-showtime-sunday-september-19-8pm-et-pt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/26\/the-circus-returns-to-showtime-sunday-september-19-8pm-et-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Circus&#8221; Returns to Showtime Sunday, September 19 @ 8PM ET\/PT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4077\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/showtime-the-circus-logo-550-e1536636692360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"344\" \/>THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH returns for an eight-episode run this fall, kicking off on Sunday, September 19 @ 8PM ET\/PT on SHOWTIME. 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