I really think this is a year the committee should ignore the ratings when trying to find a host.
It's the 60th anniversary, they should really just pull in as many Broadway legends as they can get. We can worry about Ellen and Barbra and Hugh next year, but this year, I think it would be nice if they just said "F*ck it - Bring on Elaine Stritch, Carol Channing, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Cook, Angela Lansbury, Jennifer Holliday, George Hearn, Nathan Lane, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, etc."
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson