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Emmy Awards highlights: Mariska Hargitay sings, Taylor Swift acts in a skit and Jean Smart wins
On September 14, 2026, Taylor Swift and host Mariska Hargitay appeared in a pre-recorded sketch during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.
Starring as her Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character Olivia Benson, Hargitay led her team to investigate whether Swift would attend the ceremony, requiring colleagues to 'think like Swifties.'
Analyzing a 'crime board,' Swift joined the SVU team to connect various clues, including the number 13—Swift's lucky number—and Abbott Elementary's 13 Emmy nominations.
Because the Kansas City Chiefs were playing in Kansas City that night, the team concluded 'Taylor Swift will not be at the Emmys,' Hargitay said.
The sketch demonstrated Swift's support for host Hargitay, reflecting a bond famously marked by the singer naming her cat Olivia Benson after the actress's iconic television character.
From the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and with the guidance of Mariska Hargitay, awards were awarded to excellence in the American television industry