{"id":7913,"date":"2020-01-11T17:04:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T22:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7913"},"modified":"2020-01-11T17:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T22:04:57","slug":"usa-network-renews-straight-up-steve-austin-for-season-2-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/11\/usa-network-renews-straight-up-steve-austin-for-season-2-video\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Network Renews &#8220;Straight Up Steve Austin&#8221; for Season 2 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7908\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/straight-up-steve-autin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/straight-up-steve-autin.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/straight-up-steve-autin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/straight-up-steve-autin-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/straight-up-steve-autin-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/straight-up-steve-autin-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>USA Network today announced it has picked up hit unscripted series STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN for a second season. 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It&#8217;s a unique twist on the standard interview show, with no studio, no couch and no cue cards &#8212; just a straight up good time and good old-fashioned American fun.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3218161942\" 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<p>Season 2 guests are to be announced. 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