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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

MIAMI (AP) – After receiving a standing ovation from his emotional audience, Don Francisco, the popular host of "Sabado Gigante," tried to explain why television's longest-running show is coming to an ...

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 ...

The Univision network announced Friday that the show "Sabado Gigante," which has been on Spanish television for 53 years, will end after this season. According to a statement from Univision, the final ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

After more than half a century, Sabado Gigante, or "Gigantic Saturday," is going off the air. For years, the variety show was one of the few "family" shows broadcast across the Spanish-speaking world.

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 ...

MIAMI (AP) — 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 broadcast on ...