{"id":50894,"date":"2023-03-01T17:47:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T22:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=50894"},"modified":"2023-03-01T17:47:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T22:47:03","slug":"hgtv-orders-eight-more-episodes-of-rico-to-the-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/01\/hgtv-orders-eight-more-episodes-of-rico-to-the-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"HGTV Orders Eight More Episodes of &#8220;Rico to the Rescue&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HGTV has picked up eight new episodes of the freshman series <strong><em>Rico to the Rescue<\/em><\/strong>. During the series, builder Rico Le\u00f3n and his team, designer Poonam Moore and chief estimator Matt Plowman, help Denver homeowners resolve issues with previous contractors and salvage their renovations. 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