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

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 […] ...