{"id":77135,"date":"2024-10-03T18:36:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T22:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=77135"},"modified":"2024-10-03T18:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T22:36:20","slug":"espn-to-air-15-years-of-30-for-30-special-on-october-6-celebrating-iconic-documentary-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/03\/espn-to-air-15-years-of-30-for-30-special-on-october-6-celebrating-iconic-documentary-series\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN to Air &#8220;15 Years of 30 for 30&#8221; Special on October 6, Celebrating Iconic Documentary Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77136\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/30-for-30.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/30-for-30.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/30-for-30-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ESPN is set to broadcast <em><strong>15 Years of 30 for 30<\/strong><\/em>, a special one-hour presentation honoring 15 years of the award-winning documentary series, <em>30 for 30<\/em>. 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