Emmy Producers on Recruiting Taylor Swift, The Ideas She Brought to the Show, and How This Year’s Telecast Wound Up Short

When you hire Mariska Hargitay to host the Emmys, the fact that she has a few friends in high places pays off.

And that starts with Taylor Swift.

“They’re genuine friends,” executive producer Dionne Harmon said.

“She’s like, ‘lemme hit Tay Tay!’” Emmy executive producers Jesse Collins, Harmon and Ja