Mariska Hargitay To Host 2026 Emmy Awards On NBC

Mariska Hargitay was front and center at NBCUniversal’s Emmy Kick-Off Luncheon, with everyone gathering around her for the traditional group photo. (You can watch the video below.) The beloved Law & Order: SVU star now will hold the same position on the Emmy stage as the host of the 78th awards on September 14, airing

The Emmy Awards, first held in 1949, were created to honor excellence in the television industry, and the first-ever winner was a show called 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.