{"id":54707,"date":"2023-05-25T15:16:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T19:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54707"},"modified":"2023-05-25T15:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T19:16:32","slug":"bounce-tv-to-honor-tina-turner-this-saturday-may-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/25\/bounce-tv-to-honor-tina-turner-this-saturday-may-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Bounce TV to Honor Tina Turner This Saturday, May 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54708\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tina-Turner-Simply-the-Best.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tina-Turner-Simply-the-Best.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tina-Turner-Simply-the-Best-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Bounce TV, the popular broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, will pay tribute to music legend and American icon Tina Turner with a special presentation of the acclaimed 2021 documentary &#8220;<strong><em>Tina Turner: Simply the Best<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; Saturday, May 27 @ 9PM ET\/8PM CT. Turner &#8211; the beloved singer and entertainer who became known as the &#8220;Queen of Rock &amp; Roll&#8221; &#8211; passed away yesterday at the age of 83.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Tina Turner: Simply the Best<\/em>&#8221; is also being made available on Brown Sugar, Bounce&#8217;s subscription video-on-demand service, and FAST channel Bounce XL will air the special Sunday, May 28 @ 7PM ET\/6PM CT.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4166354225\" 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<h4>About Bounce<\/h4>\n<p>Bounce (@bouncetv) features a programming mix of original series and movies, theatrical motion pictures, off network series, specials and events designed for African American audiences. 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