Emmy Producers on Recruiting Taylor Swift, the Ideas She Brought to the Show and How This Year’s Telecast Wound Up Short

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

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When you hire Mariska Hargitay to host the Emmys, the fact that she has a few friends in high places pays off. And that starts with Taylor Swift.

“They’re genuine friends,” executive producer Dionne Harmon said. “She’s like, ‘lemme hit Tay Tay!’”

Emmy executive producers Jesse Collins, Harmon and Janae Rouzon-Clay from Jesse Collins Entertainment and NBCUniversal live events and specials exec VP Jen Neal met with reporters immediately after Monday night’s Emmy telecast wrapped to share some behind-the-scenes details about this year’s show — and of course, the top questions revolved around Swift’s surprise appearance in a pre-tape parody of Hargitay’s “Law & Order: SVU.”

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