Television icon Don Francisco is making a comeback, stepping back into the very studio that once hosted his iconic variety show “Sábado Gigante.” The beloved Chilean entertainer, whose real name is Mario Kreutzberger, built a decades-long career entertaining Spanish-speaking audiences across the Americas, and now he’s set to launch a brand-new program on Univision, the major US Spanish-language network.
According to reports, the new show will debut at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Viewers who miss the live broadcast, or who prefer streaming, will be able to catch the program on ViX, Univision’s streaming platform that has become a go-to destination for Spanish-language content in the United States and beyond.
While details about the show’s format and content remain limited, the announcement has stirred excitement among longtime fans who grew up watching “Sábado Gigante,” a program that ran for decades and became a cultural staple in Latino households across the US and Latin America. Don Francisco’s return to that same studio space adds a nostalgic touch to what network executives hope will be a fresh chapter in his storied broadcasting career.
Want to learn more about this milestone moment for Spanish-language television? Check out the full story from El Diario de Hoy.
Source: Don Francisco regresa al estudio de ‘Sábado Gigante’ con un nuevo programa en Univision (El Diario de Hoy).
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