Overview
- The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will air live on NBC and stream on Peacock on Monday, Sept. 14, with Mariska Hargitay as host.
- Hargitay is also credited as an executive producer on the telecast and won two Creative Arts Emmys for her HBO documentary My Mom Jayne, boosting her visibility going into the show.
- A writing room led by former Colbert head writer Ariel Dumas has been crafting Hargitay’s material and reportedly worked on the SVU set to tailor the host’s voice.
- Producers confirmed planned moments for the live broadcast, including Noah Kahan performing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' for the In Memoriam and onstage reunions for Charlie’s Angels and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- The Television Academy moved seven categories to the Creative Arts ceremonies to shorten the primetime program, a choice producers defended as a way to improve pace and give the host more room, and the Emmys’ broadcast 'wheel' contract comes up for renegotiation in 2027.