{"id":53372,"date":"2023-04-24T18:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T22:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=53372"},"modified":"2023-04-24T18:24:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T22:24:34","slug":"hgtv-heads-to-zambia-for-safari-resort-renovation-in-first-africa-based-series-renovation-wild-premiering-monday-may-15-9pm-et-pt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/24\/hgtv-heads-to-zambia-for-safari-resort-renovation-in-first-africa-based-series-renovation-wild-premiering-monday-may-15-9pm-et-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"HGTV Heads to Zambia for Safari Resort Renovation in First Africa-based Series &#8220;Renovation Wild&#8221; Premiering Monday, May 15, @ 9PM ET\/PT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53373\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/restorartion-wild.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/restorartion-wild.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/restorartion-wild-300x157.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Two Zambian safari resorts will get the HGTV treatment in the network&#8217;s first-ever Africa-based series, <strong><em>Renovation Wild<\/em><\/strong>, premiering Monday, May 15, @ 9PM ET\/PT. 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