{"id":38739,"date":"2022-06-16T01:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=38739"},"modified":"2022-06-16T01:00:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T05:00:57","slug":"the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series &#8220;Colosseum&#8221; on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The HISTORY\u00ae Channel will debut &#8220;<strong><em>Colosseum<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a new premium documentary series beginning Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT. The eight-part series vividly brings to life the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity &#8211; the Colosseum.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/embed\/2043539011971\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFrom the savage truth of a gladiator&#8217;s life as a slave-warrior to the fascinating ways Rome&#8217;s Emperors used the vast amphitheatre to demonstrate total power, &#8220;<strong><em>Colosseum<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; offers viewers a unique and personal look inside history&#8217;s most iconic empire. Each episode pinpoints one of eight key and diverse characters &#8211; all based on real people from history. Spanning several hundred years, the series unfolds chronologically, from the arena&#8217;s astonishing opening day to its very last games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Colosseum<\/em>&#8221; utilizes dramatic live-action sequences and special effects to infuse excitement into the personal narrative of each historic character. The premium series features commentary with leading experts, world-renowned scholars, and more.<\/p><div id=\"morty-57000266\" 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>&#8220;<em>Colosseum<\/em>&#8221; is produced for The HISTORY\u00ae Channel by October Films and Motion. Jim Greayer serves as showrunner for October Films. Executive producers for October Films are Jos Cushing, Chris Muckle, and Matt Robins. Series producer is Johanna Woodford Gibbon. Executive producers for Motion are Richard Foster and Chet Fenster. Eli Lehrer, Mary E. Donahue, Mike Stiller, and Brooke Townsend serve as executive producers for The HISTORY\u00ae Channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HISTORY\u00ae Channel will debut &#8220;Colosseum,&#8221; a new premium documentary series beginning Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT. The eight-part series vividly brings to life the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity &#8211; the Colosseum. From the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"0","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[769,3056],"class_list":["post-38739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-gladiators","tag-roman-history"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series &quot;Colosseum&quot; on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series &quot;Colosseum&quot; on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The HISTORY\u00ae Channel will debut &#8220;Colosseum,&#8221; a new premium documentary series beginning Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT. The eight-part series vividly brings to life the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity &#8211; the Colosseum. From the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-16T05:00:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series &#8220;Colosseum&#8221; on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-16T05:00:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/\"},\"wordCount\":247,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"gladiators\",\"roman history\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/\",\"name\":\"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series \\\"Colosseum\\\" on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-16T05:00:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp\",\"width\":666,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series &#8220;Colosseum&#8221; on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series \"Colosseum\" on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series \"Colosseum\" on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]","og_description":"The HISTORY\u00ae Channel will debut &#8220;Colosseum,&#8221; a new premium documentary series beginning Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT. The eight-part series vividly brings to life the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity &#8211; the Colosseum. From the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2022-06-16T05:00:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":666,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series &#8220;Colosseum&#8221; on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]","datePublished":"2022-06-16T05:00:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/"},"wordCount":247,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp","keywords":["gladiators","roman history"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/","name":"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series \"Colosseum\" on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp","datePublished":"2022-06-16T05:00:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp","width":666,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/the-history-channel-to-debut-new-8-part-premium-documentary-series-colosseum-on-sunday-july-17-9pm-et-pt-video\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The History Channel to Debut New 8-Part Premium Documentary Series &#8220;Colosseum&#8221; on Sunday, July 17 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colosseum-6-16-2022-05009.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40001,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/17\/tonight-the-new-series-colosseum-premieres-on-sunday-july-17-on-history-9pm-et-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":38739,"position":0},"title":"TONIGHT! The New Series &#8220;Colosseum&#8221; Premieres on Sunday, July 17 on History @ 9PM ET [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"July 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The eight-part series vividly brings to life the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity\u2013the Colosseum. From the savage truth of a gladiator\u2019s life as a slave-warrior to the fascinating ways Rome\u2019s Emperors\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ColosseumBB.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ColosseumBB.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ColosseumBB.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22174,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/09\/new-cnn-original-series-history-of-the-sitcom-and-jerusalem-city-of-faith-and-fury-premiere-this-july\/","url_meta":{"origin":38739,"position":1},"title":"New CNN Original Series &#8220;History of the Sitcom&#8221; and &#8220;Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury&#8221; Premiere This July","author":"morty","date":"June 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"CNN Original Series is set to debut two new docuseries this July; History of the Sitcom premiering with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, July 11 @ 9PM and 10 PM ET\/PT, and Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury on Sunday, July 18 @ 10PM ET\/PT. Following in the footsteps of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cnn-logo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22993,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/28\/cnn-original-series-is-set-to-debut-two-new-docuseries-this-july-history-of-the-sitcom-premiering-with-back-to-back-episodes-on-sunday-july-11-9pm-and-10pm-et-pt-and-jerusalem-city-of-fait\/","url_meta":{"origin":38739,"position":2},"title":"CNN Original Series is set to debut two new docuseries this July; &#8220;History of the Sitcom&#8221; premiering with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, July 11 @ 9PM and 10PM ET\/PT, and &#8220;Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury&#8221; on Sunday, July 18 @ 10PM ET\/PT.","author":"morty","date":"June 28, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Following in the footsteps of the popular CNN Original Series examining The Movies and The Story of Late Night, History of the Sitcom reunites audiences with the television friends, families, and co-workers they grew up with while introducing cutting-edge comedies that are sure to be your next binge-watch. The eight-part\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cnn-original-series.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cnn-original-series.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cnn-original-series.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":98181,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/15\/kevin-costners-the-west-to-premiere-on-the-history-channel-with-back-to-back-episodes-beginning-memorial-day-9pm-et-pt-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":38739,"position":3},"title":"&#8220;Kevin Costner&#8217;s The West&#8221; to Premiere on The History Channel with Back-to-Back Episodes Beginning Memorial Day @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"April 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The HISTORY Channel\u2122 is set to premiere \"Kevin Costner's The West\" on Monday, May 26 @ 9PM ET\/PT with back-to-back episodes followed by a special presentation of episode three on Tuesday, May 27 @ 8PM ET\/PT before returning to its regularly scheduled airdate and time of Mondays @ 9PM ET\/PT.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kevin-Costners-The-West.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kevin-Costners-The-West.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kevin-Costners-The-West.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":98430,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/17\/the-history-channel-to-premiere-epic-2-part-documentary-event-sitting-bull-beginning-on-tuesday-may-27-9pm-et-pt-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":38739,"position":4},"title":"The History Channel to Premiere Epic 2-Part Documentary Event &#8220;Sitting Bull&#8221; Beginning on Tuesday May 27 @ 9PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"April 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The HISTORY Channel\u2122 is set to premiere its new epic, two-night documentary event executive produced by Appian Way Productions on Tuesday, May 27 and Wednesday, May 28 @ 9PM ET\/PT. Narrated by Mo Brings Plenty (\"Yellowstone\") and starring Kul Wica\u0161a Lakota actor Michael Spears (\"Dances with Wolves,\" \"1923\"), the four-hour\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sitting-Bull.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sitting-Bull.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sitting-Bull.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63175,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/14\/the-history-channel-to-premiere-the-harlem-hellfighters-executive-produced-and-narrated-by-good-morning-america-co-anchor-robin-roberts-on-sunday-february-4-9pm-et-pt\/","url_meta":{"origin":38739,"position":5},"title":"The History Channel to Premiere &#8220;The Harlem Hellfighters&#8221; Executive Produced and Narrated by &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; Co-Anchor Robin Roberts on Sunday, February 4 @ 9PM ET\/PT","author":"morty","date":"December 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The HISTORY\u00ae Channel will premiere its new one-hour documentary \"The Harlem Hellfighters\" executive produced and narrated by \"Good Morning America\" co-anchor Robin Roberts, with RadicalMedia producing in association with Rock'n Robin Productions, on Sunday, February 4 @ 9PM ET\/PT. The insightful and empowering documentary explores the leadership, sacrifice, and valor\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/harlem-hell-fighters.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/harlem-hell-fighters.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/harlem-hell-fighters.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}