essential. really bad kotelevision. this was billed as the greatest show on earth, thev: wringling brothers is coming to a close. >> it's the end of the road for the greatest show on÷ú earth, i just four months the curtain falls on the one and one only, anht iconic road show that defid the circus experience for generations of children. in the end, ceo kenneth said the cus was simply too expensive to produce.mply too expensive its family has owned the show for the past 50 years. but ticket sells were÷ú declini and the circus's fate was sealed last year when it retired the popular elephant show. it said thenç it was inevitabl >> you can't fight city hall.