MacFarlane Won’t Return For Oscars, Tweets To ‘Traumatized Critics’

Comedian Seth MacFarlane will not be returning to host the Oscars. He does have some suggestions for the role, however. On Monday, MacFarlane tweeted the following: Follow @SethMacFarlane (image) Seth...
MacFarlane Won’t Return For Oscars, Tweets To ‘Traumatized Critics’
Written by Chris Crum
  • Comedian Seth MacFarlane will not be returning to host the Oscars. He does have some suggestions for the role, however. On Monday, MacFarlane tweeted the following:

    This doesn’t come as much of a shock, as MacFarlane indicated back in February that he wouldn’t host the Oscars again.

    MacFarlane’s Oscars ceremony was the most controversial one in recent memory, thanks to things like songs about celebrities’ boobs, but the ratings were there, so it would not be out of the question for the Academy to want him back. According to reports, the broadcast was up 20% over the previous year in the 18-49 raring. It was also 3% higher in overall viewers, hitting 40.3 million.

    Despite the controversy, MacFarlane’s performance had plenty of fans as well. Just look at the reactions to his February tweet about not returning.

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