Ellen DeGeneres to Host Oscars?
According to this report, Ellen DeGeneres will host the 2007 Oscars, which I think is a damn stupid idea. John Stewart may have not been great but he’s precisely the demographic the Oscars are losing year after year. Ellen’s sitcom went off the air in 1998. She now hosts an afternoon talk show. Great stuff I’m sure, but who is the Ellen DG audience? Stay at home moms? Gay folk? Doesn’t it feel a little like Tony Danza being asked to host? Doesn’t it feel a little too light and chatty for the Oscars? Is Ellen bigger than I’m aware of?
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I don’t think this is nearly as bad as, say, Rosie O’Donnell hosting the Oscars. Ellen still has a bit of punch. Not much, but some. I think ABC top brass is considering the suburban audiences that watch the show. Perhaps they view Ellen as someone with crossover panel: in with the daytime gossip crowd, in with the top end of the 18-34 demographic who remember her sitcom.
I don’t think this is nearly as bad as, say, Rosie O’Donnell hosting the Oscars. Ellen still has a bit of punch. Not much, but some. I think ABC top brass is considering the suburban audiences that watch the show. Perhaps they view Ellen as someone with crossover panel: in with the daytime gossip crowd, in with the top end of the 18-34 demographic who remember her sitcom.
Could be. Is her daytime show on ABC?
Could be. Is her daytime show on ABC?
Nope. Syndicated by Warner Brothers/TelePictures.
She must be doing something right. She’s won the Daytime Emmy for talk show hosting the last two or three years in a row. And I know that the NBC station in NY that airs her show moved it to 4pm weekdays, so maybe she’s trying to go for a broader audience (as opposed to just the stay-at-homes)…?
Nope. Syndicated by Warner Brothers/TelePictures.
She must be doing something right. She’s won the Daytime Emmy for talk show hosting the last two or three years in a row. And I know that the NBC station in NY that airs her show moved it to 4pm weekdays, so maybe she’s trying to go for a broader audience (as opposed to just the stay-at-homes)…?
No, what you’re forgetting is that post 9/11, she hosted the twice-rescheduled Emmys and hit it out of the park. She struck the right tone, was incredibly funny and didn’t get in anyone’s way. I think she’s the t.v. equivalent of comfort food, so they seem to be going for her affability and reliability.
I also think hosting the Oscars is a no-win proposition.
No, what you’re forgetting is that post 9/11, she hosted the twice-rescheduled Emmys and hit it out of the park. She struck the right tone, was incredibly funny and didn’t get in anyone’s way. I think she’s the t.v. equivalent of comfort food, so they seem to be going for her affability and reliability.
I also think hosting the Oscars is a no-win proposition.