This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. After 53 years on air, the Spanish-language ...

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 ...

Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Craig Ferguson and Jay Leno have all left their long-running late-night perches. And now Mario Kreutzberger (known by his stage name Don Francisco), the Chilean-born ...

The world's longest-running TV variety show is ending on Saturday. "Sabado Gigante" has loomed large in living rooms across the U.S. and Latin America for more than half a century. Commentator Cynthia ...

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.

“Sabado Gigante,” a Saturday night tradition in millions of Hispanic households around the globe for more than 53 years, ended its run a ratings winner for Univision over the weekend. Nielsen ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — It had a good run. That’s for sure. After 53 years on air, Sábado Gigante will celebrate its final episode Saturday with a “star-studded send-off” and a “giant” celebration. The ...

Reporting from MIAMI BEACH — Mario Kreutzberger is maneuvering his white Land Rover down a one-way street. He’s driving slowly one moment, cutting off other cars the next, drawing honks from other ...

The longest-running variety show in history, created and hosted by 74-year-old Chilean TV icon Mario Kreutzberger, signs off on Sept. 19. By Billboard Staff Don Francisco is getting a send-off worthy ...

Univision has cancelled Sábado Gigante, a Spanish-language weekly variety show, after 53 years on the air, the Miami Herald reports. Sábado Gigante -- literally "Gigantic Saturday" -- mixes talent ...

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 ...

"Sabado Gigante" is going off the air in September after appearing on TV for 3,000 Saturdays in a row. What you need to know if you've never heard of the longest-ever running variety show or its ...