{"id":97297,"date":"2015-03-07T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T11:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=97297"},"modified":"2015-03-07T11:20:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T11:20:19","slug":"harris-doubts-oscar-host-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/harris-doubts-oscar-host-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris doubts Oscar host return"},"content":{"rendered":"
Neil Patrick Harris has said he doubts he will ever present the Oscars again, following his much-criticised hosting of the event this year.<\/p>\n
The actor told The Huffington Post: “I don’t know that my family nor my soul could take it.”<\/p>\n
Ratings for this year’s televised ceremony were down 16% on last year, and the lowest for six years.<\/p>\n
Harris’s stint as host came in for a bashing, with criticism it was flat and even “embarrassing” in places.<\/p>\n
He had previously won plaudits for his hosting of the Tony Awards, which appeared to suit his style more having a Broadway background himself.<\/p>\n
Asked if he read the reviews, he said: “I didn’t keep up with it obsessively, but it was interesting to see just what people thought landed and didn’t.”<\/p>\n