{"id":58710,"date":"2023-09-06T23:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=58710"},"modified":"2023-09-06T23:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:00:29","slug":"the-circus-returns-sunday-october-8-on-paramount-with-showtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/06\/the-circus-returns-sunday-october-8-on-paramount-with-showtime\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Circus&#8221; Returns Sunday, October 8, on Paramount+ with Showtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58711\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TheCircus_S08.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TheCircus_S08.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TheCircus_S08-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Fresh off a fourth Emmy\u00ae nomination, THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH returns to streaming with six new episodes on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan, beginning Sunday, October 8, and premieres that day @ 7PM ET\/PT on SHOWTIME linear. 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