The actress will be the first woman to host the Emmys in 15 years.

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The ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ star is the first woman to host the award show since Jane Lynch in 2011 Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025.

Mariska Hargitay will host for the upcoming 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. “It’s my great honor to host the 78th Emmy Awards — in the 100th birthday year of my beloved NBC — and celebrate this ...

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NBC took a turn out of leftfield when the network chose Mariska Hargitay as host of the 2026 Emmys. So, why did the event's producers pick her?

We love TV with all our hearts here at TVLine — so if anyone is the target audience for the Emmys, it's us! But we have to admit: Even we found ourselves squirming in our seats at times during this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards had a distinct bicoastal approach Monday night, and let's be ...

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 ...

Mariska Hargitay has spent decades leading investigations as Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU. Now, she’s leading television’s biggest night. The actress will host the 2026 Emmy Awards on September ...

Hollywood’s biggest night in television is back after a year of new beginnings. The 2026 Emmys will take place Monday, Sept.