Record no. MRB-2026-005904

Longest-Running TV Variety Show with the Same Host

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Chilean-created variety program Sabado Gigante, hosted throughout its run by Mario Kreutzberger ("Don Francisco"), aired continuously from 1962 until 2015. Guinness World Records recognizes it as the longest-running television variety show with the same presenter, a 53-year span that began on Chilean television.