Sábado Gigante

Sábado Gigante is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment. From its start in 1962, it has been hosted by Chilean TV star Mario Kreutzberger under the stage name of Don Francisco. Pedro De Paul began serving as co-host in 1986; that role was taken over by Javier Romero in 1991. As of 2012 it airs Saturday nights at 8 p.m. ET on Univision; as such, the program is currently one of only three remaining first-run primetime programs airing on Saturday nights on any of the American commercial broadcast television networks, along with CBS's 48 Hours Mystery and Fox's COPS. A new episode has been produced every week throughout the show's history, with no reruns. As of October 27, 2012, it celebrates its 50th anniversary.