Sábado Gigante (English translation: "Giant Saturday" or "Gigantic Saturday"; known officially as Sábado Gigante Internacional outside Chile) is a Spanish-language television program that was broadcast by Univision in the United States. It was also Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running television variety series in history. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment. From its start in 1962, it was hosted by Chilean TV star Mario Kreutzberger under the stage name of Don Francisco. Pedro de Pool and Rolando Barral began serving as co-hosts in 1986; that role was taken over by Javier Romero in 1991.
| Also known as | 'Show Dominical (1962–1963 Chile)
Sábados Gigantes (1963–1992 Chile) Sábado Gigante (1986-2015 U.S.) |
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| Created by | Don Francisco (1962-2015)
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| Presented by | Don Francisco (1962-2015)
Rolando Barral (1986-1988) Pedro de Pool (1988–1991) Javier Romero (1991–2015) |
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starring
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judges
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voices of
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music by
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| No. of seasons | 53
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| Running time | Approx. 2 hours, 15 minutes (without commercials)
3 hours (with commercials) |
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| Distributor | Canal 13 1962-2015 (Chile)
Spanish International Network (1986-1987) (U.S.) Univision (1987-2015) (U.S.) |
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first shown in
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| Original release | August 5, 1962 (Chile)
April 12, 1986 (U.S.) – September 19, 2015 (Chile) September 19, 2015 (U.S.) |
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| Related shows | Siempre Niños
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