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Pundit Turns Game-Show Host

TV Week, Friday, April 13, 2007 11:15 AM

CBS has hired right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson to host a game show pilot called "Who Do You Trust?" In the show, strangers bet on how much they trust each other, as they build relationships through playing games, a concept loosely based on the experiment "prisoner's dilemma," in which participants weigh cooperation against betrayal for reward and punishment.

The project is shooting this month. Carlson has appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" and hosts the political gabfest show "Tucker" on MSNBC. Duties for the host of "Trust" include interviewing guests to get information about their motivations, in theory, bringing his experience into play.

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