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 ...

What will people do on Saturday evenings? That’s the biggest question in social media as people react with shock that “Sabado Gigante” is ending its 53-year run. Times writer Yvonne Villarreal wrote, ...

MIAMI -- "Sabado Gigante," television's longest-running variety show is calling it a wrap after 53 years. The Miami-based Univision network announced Friday that "Sabado Gigante" will end its weekly ...

Don Francisco will host his iconic variety show “Sabado Gigante” for the last time Saturday night, ending an era largely defined by one man’s ability to inspire generations of Latinos around the world ...

From the stage where he’s entertained millions of Latinos with his booming voice and clownish persona, Mario Kreutzberger -- better known far and wide as Don Francisco -- made his first comments about ...

I vividly remember the first time I caught a glimpse of an episode of Sábado Gigante on my abuelito's TV as a kid. I just kind of sat there for a while, watching the chaos unfold on the screen and ...

Mario Kreutzberger, in his role as Don Francisco, gestures during taping of "Sabado Gigante" in Miami in 2006. The iconic variety show, which began in Chile 53 years ago, will end its run in 2015.

TV legend Don Francisco is relinquishing his reign as king of Saturday nights – kind of. The longtime “Sabado Gigante” host is reportedly adding on two hosts to his show, which he has hosted solo for ...

Rudd doesn't speak Spanish and is confused by the beloved, quirky variety show. By Ashley Iasimone Sábado Gigante ended in 2015, but SNL brought the long-running variety show back to TV, at least via ...

It’s the end of another TV era: Univision announced on Friday morning that “Sábado Gigante,” the hugely successful show that was a mainstay on Spanish TV for 53 years, will end after this current ...

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 ...