'Sabado Gigante' to end 53-year run.

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MIAMI -- 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 Sept. 19.

The Spanish-language program created by its Chilean-born host, the boisterous presenter known as Don Francisco, has been Univision's most popular show.

Univision did not say why it was ending "Sabado Gigante.''

The network says Don Francisco, whose real name is Mario...

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