It's so weird to think of it, for hispanic people, it feels like it's been on forever.
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Spanish-language TV staple 'Sábado Gigante' to end run after 53 years on air
"Sabado Gigante," the longest-running television show without a repeat in history, will end its run on Univision
The campy show, which has aired for 3,000 Saturday nights without interruption, features Chilean ringleader Mario Kreutzberger, better known as Don Francisco. He is known for going from wearing silly hats during madcap contests to earnestly interviewing First Lady Michelle Obama. While the show is scheduled to run its final episode Sept. 19, Kreutzberger isn’t quite ready to hang it up.
The 74-year-old showman will host entertainment specials on Univision and help develop future projects for the network, as well as continue to host "TeletonUSA," a telethon that is held every year to raise money for disabled children.
"Sábado Gigante," which means "Giant Saturday," is Univision’s longest-running program. With more than five decades under its belt, it is the longest-running variety show in TV history — and elicits the feel of a bygone era.
The show airs in more than 40 countries and boasts tens of millions of weekly viewers, including about 2 million in the United States, most of them in Miami, New York and Los Angeles. That’s a feat, in part, because the show is broadcast on a traditionally difficult night in American television.
The show has helped Univision to rank No. 6 in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults 18 to 49 on Saturday nights, regardless of language.
For many Latinos — Spanish-speaking or not — Don Francisco and "Sábado Gigante" have been a form of entertainment comfort food. And how could they not be? Most Latinos can’t remember a time when the show hasn’t been on the air.
Honestly yes, it was trash. To think that some people watch that predictable mess every week is pitiful. On the bright side, that show helped me discover that Tengo Tu Love song by Siete so I'll miss some of the music guests.
Don Francisco is a legend, I don't watch it they were airing Sabado Gigante lately in my country but I haved paid dust to it, but I remember hearing about it since I was a child so it's a lost for latin people in the USA, I only watch Caso Cerrado, it's a mess
If Don Francisco doesn't want to do it anymore, they should phase in a new host.
its so corny and ridiculous 
