2013 Oscars Ratings: Seth MacFarlane Bumps Up Numbers From 2012—How Does He Rank Against Previous Hosts?

by Jenna Mullins Mon., Feb. 25, 2013 2:20 PM PST

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Last night, Seth MacFarlane joked that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler would be asked to be Oscar hosts next year, but based on the ratings, the Academy might want the Family Guy boss back again!

The 2013 Oscars brought in 40.3 million viewers, up from the 2012 Oscars' (hosted by Billy Crystal) 39.3 million.

The broadcast hasn't broke 40 million viewers since 2010, when Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin pulled double hosting duty.

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So how did MacFarlane and his Jewish jokes fare in comparison to notable previous Oscar hosts? Let's take a look:

Billy Crystal (1998): 57.3 million
David Letterman (1995): 48.9 million
Billy Crystal (2000): 46.5 million
Whoopi Goldberg (1994): 46.3 million
Billy Crystal (1993): 45.9 million
Whoopi Goldberg (1999): 45.6 million
Billy Crystal (1992): 44.4 million
Billy Crystal (2004): 43.6 million
No host (1970): 43.4 million
Donald O'Connor and Fredric March (1954): 43 million
Steve Martin (2001): 42.9 million
Billy Crystal (1991): 42.8 million
No host (1989): 42.8 million
Chris Rock (2005): 42.2 million
Chevy Chase (1988): 42 million
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin (2010): 41.6 million
Billy Crystal (1997): 40.8 million
Whoopi Goldberg (2002): 40.5 million
Seth MacFarlane (2013): 40.3 million
Billy Crystal (1990): 40.2 million
Bob Hope and Conrad Nagel (1953): 40 million
Ellen DeGeneres (2007): 39.9 million
Billy Crystal (2012): 39.3 million
James Franco and Anne Hathaway (2011): 37.6 million
Hugh Jackman (2009): 36.9 million

He fell short of Billy Crystal's Titanic-sized ratings in 1998, but surpassed the likes of James Franco, Anne Hathaway, Ellen DeGeneres and Hugh Jackman.

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