a am u ▁tribe , ▁Ell is ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁contest ant ▁voted ▁off ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁Ell is ▁became ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁several ▁nation ally ▁tele vised ▁programs . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁T act ical ▁to ▁Pract ical ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁T act ical ▁to ▁Pract ical ▁With ▁Hunter ▁Ell is ), ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁The ▁History ▁Channel ▁as ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁took ▁a ▁historical ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁common ▁consumer ▁electronic ▁products ▁which ▁origin ated ▁as ▁military ▁research ▁projects . ▁It ▁last ed ▁for ▁three ▁seasons , ▁with ▁ 3 8 ▁episodes ▁air ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 - 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁ ▁began ▁co - host ing ▁ 9 ▁on ▁the ▁Town , ▁a ▁half - hour ▁program ▁air ing ▁five ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁on ▁K C AL - TV ▁( channel ▁ 9 ), ▁an ▁independent ▁station ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁began ▁hosting ▁another ▁show ▁on ▁The ▁History ▁Channel , ▁called ▁Man , ▁M oment , ▁Machine . ▁Epis odes ▁of ▁this ▁show ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁historical ▁consequences ▁of ▁the ▁moment ary ▁interaction ▁between ▁a ▁particular ▁individual ▁and ▁a ▁specific ▁technology . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ell is ▁became ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁Dig ging ▁for ▁the ▁Tr uth , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁became ▁host ▁of ▁In ▁Harm ' s ▁Way .