ABC bosses are set to let Wil Anderson loose on the federal election, giving the OK to a series of extra-length specials of 'Gruen Transfer', to air during the federal election.

Called The Gruen Nation, the show promises to "run an X-Ray" over the federal election uncovering the tricks political advertisers use to get their messages out.

Political insiders, and campaign veterans, will join advertising gurus Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft to dissect each week’s events as they unfold.

“An election campaign is about show business. But while everyone else will be busy discussing the business, at Gruen Nation we’re only interested in the show,” says Producer Jon Casimir.

“We’ll be trying to find out why is the election jingle extinct? And, if Filippino politicians can make campaign ads dressed as superheroes, why can’t ours?”

Whether it is a million dollars spent on an advertising campaign or a hundred dollars spent on a haircut or a tie, Gruen Nation will be there to decode what’s going on for the audience and point out the many strategies political parties use to influence voters.

“If the ABC is the national broadcaster, then Gruen Nation is the national bullshit detector,” says the show’s host Wil Anderson.

