Gold Derby confirms Emmys Sept. 14 host

Gold Derby on August 6 posted ceremony details for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards, listing Monday, September 14, as the air date and Mariska Hargitay as host. The trade site said the telecast will begin live at 5 p.m. Pacific and 8 p.m. Eastern. The Television Academy’s awards calendar also lists the 78th Emmy Awards for September 14 at 5:00 p.m. ### Where did the September 14 date come from? The Television Academy has already published September 14, 2026, on its Emmy Awards page, where it lists the 78th Emmy Awards at 5:00 p.m. and final-round voting beginning August 17. Gold Derby’s August 6 post matches that date and gives the full live telecast timing as 5:00 p.m. PT and 8:00 p.m. ET. (goldderby.com) April 30 brought another earlier marker. NBC said then that Jesse Collins Entertainment would produce the 78th Emmy Awards airing live Sept. 14 on NBC and Peacock, according to a press release carried by The Futon Critic. That same release said the Creative Arts Emmy Awards were scheduled for Sept. 5 and Sept. 6. (televisionacademy.com) ### How firm is the Mariska Hargitay host report? Gold Derby’s August 6 ceremony page lists “CEREMONY HOST: Mariska Hargitay.” The site did not list presenters or performers, marking both as to be announced. July 7 provides a second public reference. An NBC press release, also carried by The Futon Critic, said “Mariska Hargitay to Host 78th Emmy Awards on NBC” and described the telecast as airing live on Monday, Sept. 14 on NBC and Peacock. (thefutoncritic.com) The Television Academy’s July 8 nominations coverage also referred to the 78th Emmy Awards as being hosted by Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay. (goldderby.com) ### What exactly has been announced so far? Gold Derby’s posting is narrow and specific: date, time, host, with presenters and performers still to come. That means the main new public-facing confirmation is not a broader production rollout but a compact set of ceremony details. The Television Academy’s awards page fills in part of the surrounding calendar. (thefutoncritic.com) It lists nominations on July 8, 2026, final-round voting on August 17, 2026, and the 78th Emmy Awards on September 14, 2026. ### Where will viewers be able to watch? NBC and Peacock are the named outlets for the ceremony in both the April 30 and July 7 NBC press materials surfaced by The Futon Critic. (goldderby.com) The Television Academy’s nominations coverage also said the show would air live coast-to-coast on NBC and stream on Peacock from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE. (televisionacademy.com) Gold Derby’s item focused on the timing rather than distribution, but its listed 5 p.m. PT and 8 p.m. ET start aligns with the coast-to-coast live framing in the Academy and NBC materials. ### What comes next before the telecast? August 17 is the next date on the Television Academy’s published calendar, which marks the start of final-round voting. (thefutoncritic.com) The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are then scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, before the main Primetime Emmy ceremony on Monday, Sept. 14. (televisionacademy.com) (goldderby.com)