SANTIAGO, Chile – For sheer longevity and number of viewers, nothing on American television compares to the variety show Sabado Gigante, or Giant Saturday. Week after week for 40 years, this ...

A look at the lasting impact of Don Francisco's Sabado Gigante on television. Oct. 26, 2012— -- This Saturday night is no different from so many other Saturday nights, because live from Miami, it ...

(USA TODAY) -- "Qué, Qué?" The repeated cry of "why?" over social media was all that could be said in light of the news: Sábado Gigante, the TV variety show that has been an institution in Latin and ...

Aug 17, 2013— -- Musician brothers Raul and Mexia grew up watching their dad's band perform on 'Sabado Gigante' -- Univision's longest running program, and the world's longest running variety TV ...

Adios, “Sabado Gigante”: Univision is ending its top-rated variety show after a staggering 53-year run. Host and creator Don Francisco (his stage name, real name Mario Kreutzberger) will stay with the ...

"Sábado Gigante" is a Spanish language TV phenomenon that has entertained audiences for decades, both in Latin America and here in the United States. This morning, Mo Rocca will show us: If you like ...

Univisions’s Sábado Gigante, the longest-running variety series in television history, will end its spectacular 53-year run September 19, the network said today. Host and creator Don Francisco — real ...

Sábado Gigante will end its 53-year run as the longest running variety program in television history this Saturday, September 19. For over half a century, tens of millions U.S. and Latin American ...

Even people who never saw “Sabado Gigante” have probably seen a parody of it. The over-the-top Spanish-language variety show -- which broadcaster Univision is shutting down after 53 years -- has been ...

Some television shows are around so long that you assume that, like zombies and certain plastics, they simply cannot die. That was certainly the case for “Sábado Gigante,” the weekly Spanish-language ...

After 53 years on the air, Sabado Gigante is finally coming to a close this Saturday. Airing on Univision, the seminal Spanish television program was a constant source of entertainment on Saturday ...