{"id":27690,"date":"2021-10-11T17:45:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=27690"},"modified":"2021-10-11T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:45:39","slug":"hgtv-renews-popular-renovation-series-rock-the-block-for-a-new-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/11\/hgtv-renews-popular-renovation-series-rock-the-block-for-a-new-season\/","title":{"rendered":"HGTV Renews Popular Renovation Series &#8220;Rock the Block&#8221; for a New Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17350\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rock-the-block.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rock-the-block.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rock-the-block-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rock-the-block-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rock-the-block-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rock-the-block-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/>\nHGTV has picked up another season of Rock the Block, its mega-hit home renovation competition series. 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