{"id":43214,"date":"2022-09-27T14:57:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=43214"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:57:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:57:48","slug":"actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series &#8220;Buying Back the Block&#8221; (wt)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43215\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Actor, comedian, producer, and real estate investor Mike Epps is an Indianapolis native on a mission to revitalize his childhood street in the newly greenlighted HGTV series<strong><em> Buying Back the Block<\/em><\/strong> (wt). Mike and his wife, television producer and design enthusiast Kyra Epps, who&#8217;ve already transformed an abandoned firehouse on the block into their stunning new family home, will continue improving the neighborhood and restoring a sense of community with more property renovations. The duo will update each house, adding modern amenities and keeping the original charm, to create affordable and beautiful places for families to buy or rent. Driven by his passionate vision, Mike will be hands-on as he oversees the projects, including the overhaul of his grandmother&#8217;s house, alongside his expert construction team. The three-episode series is slated to air in summer 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kyra and I are restoring two homes on the block, one was my grandmother&#8217;s house from the 1960s,&#8221; said Mike. &#8220;Our kids will see us work firsthand, nail by nail, to rebuild these homes and our community. Our goal is to inspire legacy and family for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-907450906\" 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;Our two little ones are growing up on the same block as Mike did in the &#8217;70s,&#8221; said Kyra. &#8220;Over the last two years, Mike and I realized that we needed to be close to our families more than ever. We decided to spend more time in Indianapolis so our children could understand the importance of family and their family history. I am excited to bring my design style to the neighborhood for future families to experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Buying Back the Block<\/em><\/strong> (wt) is produced by GoodStory Entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor, comedian, producer, and real estate investor Mike Epps is an Indianapolis native on a mission to revitalize his childhood street in the newly greenlighted HGTV series Buying Back the Block (wt). Mike and his wife, television producer and design enthusiast Kyra Epps, who&#8217;ve already transformed an abandoned firehouse on the block into their stunning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43215,"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":[3942,165,376,348],"class_list":["post-43214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-buying-back-the-block","tag-hgtv","tag-home-renovation","tag-real-estate"],"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>Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series &quot;Buying Back the Block&quot; (wt) - 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\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series &quot;Buying Back the Block&quot; (wt)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Actor, comedian, producer, and real estate investor Mike Epps is an Indianapolis native on a mission to revitalize his childhood street in the newly greenlighted HGTV series Buying Back the Block (wt). Mike and his wife, television producer and design enthusiast Kyra Epps, who&#8217;ve already transformed an abandoned firehouse on the block into their stunning [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/\" \/>\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=\"2022-09-27T18:57:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"406\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\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=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series &#8220;Buying Back the Block&#8221; (wt)\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-27T18:57:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/\"},\"wordCount\":292,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Buying Back the Block\",\"hgtv\",\"home renovation\",\"real estate\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/\",\"name\":\"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series \\\"Buying Back the Block\\\" (wt) - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-27T18:57:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg\",\"width\":666,\"height\":406},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series &#8220;Buying Back the Block&#8221; (wt)\"}]},{\"@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":"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series \"Buying Back the Block\" (wt) - 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\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series \"Buying Back the Block\" (wt)","og_description":"Actor, comedian, producer, and real estate investor Mike Epps is an Indianapolis native on a mission to revitalize his childhood street in the newly greenlighted HGTV series Buying Back the Block (wt). Mike and his wife, television producer and design enthusiast Kyra Epps, who&#8217;ve already transformed an abandoned firehouse on the block into their stunning [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2022-09-27T18:57:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":666,"height":406,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series &#8220;Buying Back the Block&#8221; (wt)","datePublished":"2022-09-27T18:57:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/"},"wordCount":292,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg","keywords":["Buying Back the Block","hgtv","home renovation","real estate"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/","name":"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series \"Buying Back the Block\" (wt) - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg","datePublished":"2022-09-27T18:57:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mike-epps.jpg","width":666,"height":406},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/27\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-newly-greenlighted-hgtv-series-buying-back-the-block-wt\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in Newly Greenlighted HGTV Series &#8220;Buying Back the Block&#8221; (wt)"}]},{"@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\/09\/mike-epps.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60876,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/24\/actor-and-comedian-mike-epps-improves-his-indianapolis-hometown-in-buying-back-the-block-premiering-wednesday-november-8-9-and-10am-et-pt-on-hgtv\/","url_meta":{"origin":43214,"position":0},"title":"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in &#8220;Buying Back the Block&#8221; Premiering Wednesday, November 8, @ 9 and 10AM ET\/PT on HGTV","author":"morty","date":"October 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Actor and Comedian Mike Epps Improves His Indianapolis Hometown in BUYING BACK THE BLOCK Premiering Wednesday, November 8, @ 9 and 10 AM ET\/PT on HGTV Buying Back the Block premieres Wednesday, November 8, @ 9 and 10AM ET\/PT on HGTV. Actor, comedian, producer and real estate investor Mike Epps\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\/10\/Buying-Back-the-Block.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Buying-Back-the-Block.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Buying-Back-the-Block.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":109113,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/10\/mike-epps-returns-to-the-stage-with-one-hour-stand-up-special\/","url_meta":{"origin":43214,"position":1},"title":"Mike Epps Returns to the Stage with One-Hour Stand-Up Special","author":"morty","date":"December 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Comedy superstar Mike Epps returns to the stage for his fifth Netflix stand-up special, Delusional. With his signature charm and sharp humor, Epps delivers a fresh set packed with big laughs and memorable moments, sharing hilarious and unfiltered stories of how a little delusion and a lot of hustle made\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\/12\/Mike-Epps-Stand-Up-Special-20251210.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mike-Epps-Stand-Up-Special-20251210.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mike-Epps-Stand-Up-Special-20251210.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mike-Epps-Stand-Up-Special-20251210.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22818,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/23\/hgtv-greenlights-new-series-married-to-real-estate-wt-with-property-pros-egypt-sherrod-and-husband-mike-jackson\/","url_meta":{"origin":43214,"position":2},"title":"HGTV Greenlights New Series &#8220;Married to Real Estate&#8221; (wt) with Property Pros Egypt Sherrod and Husband Mike Jackson","author":"morty","date":"June 23, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Powerhouse real estate broker and designer Egypt Sherrod, best known from the popular HGTV series Property Virgins and Flipping Virgins, will star in a newly greenlighted series on the network alongside her husband, builder Mike Jackson. Slated to air in early 2022, Married to Real Estate (wt) will feature eight\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\/10\/hgtv-logo-blue-e1618431219287.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":39051,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/22\/hgtv-gets-personal-with-tarek-and-heather-rae-el-moussa-in-newly-greenlighted-follow-doc-series-the-flipping-el-moussas-wt\/","url_meta":{"origin":43214,"position":3},"title":"HGTV Gets Personal with Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa in Newly Greenlighted Follow-Doc Series &#8220;The Flipping El Moussas&#8221; (wt)","author":"morty","date":"June 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"HGTV has greenlighted a new eight-episode docu-series following the personal and professional journey of fan-favorite newlyweds and real estate experts, Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa. The Flipping El Moussas (wt) will document the headliner couple as they tackle a house move, a major renovation, and their emotional\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\/06\/Flipping-El-Moussas-6-22-2022-05005-feat.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Flipping-El-Moussas-6-22-2022-05005-feat.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Flipping-El-Moussas-6-22-2022-05005-feat.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":93866,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/13\/drew-and-jonathan-scott-share-their-passion-for-ranch-life-in-hgtvs-newly-greenlighted-series-chasing-the-west-wt\/","url_meta":{"origin":43214,"position":4},"title":"Drew and Jonathan Scott Share Their Passion for Ranch Life in HGTV&#8217;s Newly Greenlighted Series &#8220;Chasing the West&#8221; (wt)","author":"morty","date":"February 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Before they rose to Property Brothers fame, home renovation and real estate experts Drew and Jonathan Scott grew up on a cattle ranch, and now they will bring their personal experience to buyers longing for a taste of adventure in the newly greenlit HGTV series Chasing the West (wt). 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\/2025\/02\/hgtv20250213.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hgtv20250213.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hgtv20250213.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hgtv20250213.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":106190,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/01\/all-bets-are-off-as-hgtv-pairs-celebrities-with-star-designers-in-new-vegas-based-season-of-mega-hit-rock-the-block-slated-for-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":43214,"position":5},"title":"All Bets Are Off as HGTV Pairs Celebrities With Star Designers in New Vegas-Based Season of Mega-Hit &#8220;Rock the Block&#8221; Slated For 2026","author":"morty","date":"October 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"HGTV will head to Las Vegas for the biggest gamble yet when it pairs its top stars with celebrities who share a passion for design in a new sizzling season of the blockbuster home renovation competition Rock the Block, currently the network's highest-rated series. Slated to premiere in early 2026,\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\/10\/Ty-Pennington-Rock-the-Block.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ty-Pennington-Rock-the-Block.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ty-Pennington-Rock-the-Block.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ty-Pennington-Rock-the-Block.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43214","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=43214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}