{"id":7508,"date":"2019-12-11T21:06:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T02:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7508"},"modified":"2019-12-11T21:06:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T02:06:53","slug":"the-circus-returns-to-showtimer-in-january-ahead-of-the-crucial-iowa-democratic-caucuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/11\/the-circus-returns-to-showtimer-in-january-ahead-of-the-crucial-iowa-democratic-caucuses\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Circus&#8221; Returns to Showtime(R) in January Ahead of the Crucial Iowa Democratic Caucuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7509\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-circus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-circus.jpg 432w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-circus-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-circus-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-circus-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>THE CIRCUS returns for its fifth season on Sunday, January 26 at 8PM ET\/PT on SHOWTIME, a week before the crucial Iowa Democratic caucuses. After covering the burgeoning field of Democratic presidential candidates and their campaigns around the country, along with the Ukraine scandal that led to the historic impeachment inquiry into President Trump&#8217;s conduct, season four had its finale on November 10. 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