{"id":3501,"date":"2018-05-17T15:06:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=3501"},"modified":"2018-05-17T15:06:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:06:10","slug":"two-hour-musical-event-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-elvis-comeback-special-on-nbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/17\/two-hour-musical-event-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-elvis-comeback-special-on-nbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Hour Musical Event &#8220;The 50th Anniversary of the Elvis Comeback Special&#8221; on NBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3503\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/elvis-5-17-2018-05029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/elvis-5-17-2018-05029.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/elvis-5-17-2018-05029-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/elvis-5-17-2018-05029-260x172.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/elvis-5-17-2018-05029-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Celebrating one of the greatest musical events in television history, NBC will honor a true legend when it airs &#8220;<em>The 50th Anniversary of the Elvis Comeback Special,<\/em>&#8221; a look back at the network&#8217;s iconic 1968 special that put Elvis Presley back on the map.<\/p>\n<p>The special will air in 2019.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1614370457\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>From Ken Ehrlich, veteran executive producer of the Grammy Awards and a multi-Emmy Award nominee, the two-hour special will feature an all-star group of music superstars who will pay tribute to Elvis, recreating the spectacle &#8211; even the staging &#8211; of that legendary night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3502 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/elvis-5-17-2018-05019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/elvis-5-17-2018-05019.jpg 250w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/elvis-5-17-2018-05019-160x157.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Elvis&#8217; December 3, 1968, special was his first live television performance since 1961 and a monumental TV event. 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