The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 'The Greatest Show on Earth' ended it’s 146-year run at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. The show was streamed live on its website and Facebook Live, with at least 19,000 viewers tuned in. The circus announced in January that they would end its run due to declining attendance and social pressure from animal activists. CEO Kenneth Feld said to the crowd before the show started