{"id":4164,"date":"2018-09-28T15:11:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T20:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2018-09-28T15:11:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T20:11:48","slug":"abc-debuts-truth-and-lies-jonestown-paradise-lost-while-cbs-and-fox-roll-out-more-premieres-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/28\/abc-debuts-truth-and-lies-jonestown-paradise-lost-while-cbs-and-fox-roll-out-more-premieres-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Debuts &#8220;Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost&#8221; While CBS and FOX Roll Out More Premieres Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TONIGHT ON CBS<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4161\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cbs-prem-fri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cbs-prem-fri.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cbs-prem-fri-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cbs-prem-fri-560x264.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cbs-prem-fri-260x122.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cbs-prem-fri-160x75.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>Tonight on FOX<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4160\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fox-prem-fri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fox-prem-fri.jpg 624w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fox-prem-fri-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fox-prem-fri-560x264.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fox-prem-fri-260x123.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fox-prem-fri-160x75.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/abc_jonestown.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4165 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/abc_jonestown-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/abc_jonestown-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/abc_jonestown-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/abc_jonestown-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/abc_jonestown-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/abc_jonestown-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/abc_jonestown.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>SERIES PREMIERE:<\/strong> 8:00PM ABC <em><strong>Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost<\/strong><\/em> The 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre is documented, which features interviews from leader Jim Jones&#8217; two surviving sons, while video, audiotapes, and FBI documents are used to explore questions about the horrific events that transpired.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2038906942\" 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><strong>SEASON PREMIERE:<\/strong> 8:000PM CBS <strong><em>&#8220;MacGyver&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> Three months after MacGyver quit the Phoenix Foundation and moved to Nigeria, he decides to move past his differences with his father and come back after he discovers that Jack has been targeted by a murderous dictator whom he double-crossed. 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