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'Sabado Gigante' Signs Off
Now we turn to a program that's popular across all ages and backgrounds. The Univision show Sabado Gigante is a three-hour, Spanish-language, Saturday night variety show that's often goofy and campy. It airs in 40 countries and has tens of millions of viewers every week, including two million here in the US.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readNow we turn to a program that's popular across all ages and backgrounds. The Univision show Sabado Gigante is a three-hour, Spanish-language, Saturday night variety show that's often goofy and campy. It airs in 40 countries and has tens of millions of viewers every week, including two million here in the US. But come September, those viewers will have to find something else to watch on Saturday nights. After more than half a century, Sabado Gigante is going off the air.
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The full episode
3 of 5Migrant Boat Disaster, 'Sabado Gigante,' and a History of American Radicalism- 0:00Dying at Europe's Doorstep
- 9:42TV Roundup: 'Louie' and 'Daredevil'
- 17:17'Sabado Gigante' Signs OffYou’re reading this
- 26:38A History of America's Radical Underground
- 43:19How 4/20 Became 420