Mariska Hargitay to Host Emmys; First Woman to Emcee the Show In 15 Years

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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First, the Knicks win and now this. NBC has tapped one of its primetime superstars to host the 78th Emmy Awards: “Law & Order: SVU” star and executive producer Mariska Hargitay will lead this year’s kudocast. That makes Hargitay the first woman to host the Emmys in 15 years — since 2011, when Jane Lynch hosted for Fox.

Hargitay will take the stage at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater on Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT; the ceremony airs live on NBC and Peacock.

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