. >> one second he's ricky gervais, then donny osmond. hollywood needs to grow a thick skin. >> reporter: early results indicate this year's oscar ratings will be up from last year, especially among younger men. >> tough job. >> he did the best he could but this person will take it all the way. he know -- we know he can dance away from a defender but how about "dancing with the stars." >> that's on abc2 news at 6 which starts right now. >>> the perry hall shooter is given a sentence. >> when firefighters rescued a family pet, they'll have more help. the lifesaving donation they received today. >>> the teenager who shot a classmate inside the perry hall cafeteria on the first day will learn how long he will spend behind bars. chris? >> reporter: 3345 years in prison. that's the sentence handed down today. robert gladden, jr. had already agreed to plead guilty to attempted murder. after the sentencing prosecutors released this video of the interview gladden did. that's him wearing the same green shirt he had been wearing when the shooting h

. >> if you don't know who i am, just pretend i'm donny osmond. you'll be fine. but you probably recognize his comedy, in particular, "family guy," macfarlane created 15 years ago. where he voices most of the characters. his first feature film, "ted," has raked in $500 million worldwide. >> that's my bad. >> reporter: earning macfarlane an oscar nomination for best original song. forbes listing him as the 74th most powerful actor in the world last year. >> i think he's going to hit it out of the park. he is a big-time envelope pusher. and he may very well offend a few people that night. i'm personally looking for to that. >> reporter: this is a performance macfarlane has spent five months perfecting. but the only thing he'll reveal is he'll deliver what he thinks is funny. >> once you get through the opening, unless you do something really stupid, you're pretty much gold. >> reporter: macfarlane did meet with billy crystal for advice. but his favorite oscar host of all was johnny carson. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> hard to beat crystal, carson and bob

. >> if you don't know who i am, pretend i'm donny osmond. >> you probably recognize his comedy.ily guy" where he voices most main character autos oh good, lord you saw them together didn't you? >> the first feature film "ted" raked in $500 million world wide. best original song, forks listing him as the most powerful celebrity in the world last year ahead of charlize theron. >> i think he's going to hit it out of the park. he's a envelope pusher and may i'm looking forward to that. >> this is a performance he spent five years prg but the only thing he can reveal is that he'll deliver what he thinks is funny. >> getting through the opening unless you do something stupid you're pretty much gold he did meet with billy crystal but;á#vy saysp;m/z it's favorite host was johnny carson. >> you might have seen him host some roasts. he's edgey but should[ahç be fu. countdown with our official app. it has a dozen cameras, streaming video and cameras, oscars app available. >> our coverage begins at 2:00 this sunday with on the red carpet at the os stars, wul be -- you'll be able to watch th

you'll be -- donnie osmond. directed 2012's "ted." >> that's my bad. >> reporter: the highest grossing r-rated comedy ever. his shows including the animated series "family guy" -- >> dad! >> reporter: have one of the youngest audiences on tv. >> i want to congratulate the nominees and also to congratulate those who weren't foam natal. you can stop doing interviews where you pretend that you had such a great time making the movie. >> reporter: for the academy, they hope macfarlane is a middle ground as they hope younger hosts don't always mean younger viewers. in 2011, james franco and anne hathaway were panned. the age of viewers went up. even though macfarlane has a young fan base, they're counting on him to satisfy traditionalists. in the end it's not the hosts that determine viewership. >> it's the movies that are nominated and whether the general public feels like they have a connection to those movies. >> and ultimately the allure of younger stars like jennifer lawrence and jessica chastain may be the bigge