Cuarto milenio explained

Genre:Mystery
Director:Fernando Rodriguez
Presenter:Iker Jiménez
Carmen Porter
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Num Seasons:15
List Episodes:462
Executive Producer:Mediaset España
Channel:Cuatro

Cuarto milenio is a Spanish television program directed and presented by journalist Iker Jiménez and Carmen Porter. The program has been broadcast weekly on television channel Cuatro since November 2005, being the channel's longest running program.

The program explores a wide variety of topics, usually related to mystery and enigmas, though frequently reaching afield.[1] [2] They include conspiracy, archaeology, history, criminology, astronomy, medicine, physics, zoology, psychology, parapsychology[3] and ufology.[4] [5] It regularly feature experts in various disciplines, like psychiatrists, physicists, physicians, historians, anthropologists, criminologists, astronomers, naturalists, writers or journalists.[6]

Cuarto Milenio has been acknowledged to have an established place on Spanish television, not only due to its longevity, but also to its following and recognizability, having been considered a television phenomenon.[2] [7] [8] Alternatively, it has been criticized as pseudoscientific,[9] pointing to its treatment of esoteric and conspiratorial fields,[10] [11] and praised as a program of investigation and divulgation,[12] [13] standing out by its consistent presence of scientific authorities and specialists as guests.[12] [14]

The program has spawned two spin-offs; La mesa del coronel, a geopolitical program presented in 2019 by Col. Pedro Baños, and Horizonte, produced by the same team and ongoing since 2020.

Team

Old team

Specials

On May 16, 2006, Cracking the Code aired, marking the theatrical release of The Da Vinci Code. The director and presenter of Cuarto Milenio conducted a special program that addressed the secrets and controversies raised by the book. On December 25, 2006, The Exodus Decoded special aired. This program discussed the documentary and research done by Felix Golubev and Simcha Jacobovici, about a proposed Jewish exodus from Egypt.

In 2007 the program aired a special about Jesus. A special emphasis was given to the apocryphal gospels.

In July 2008 a special on Chernobyl aired.

In April 2012 they presented a special about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Collections

Colección Cuarto milenio was a book-DVD collection that included best programs of the first few seasons, which were available weekly in kiosks.[15] There was another set released in 2011.

Seasons

Cuarto Milenio is the oldest program of Cuatro, having been broadcast continuously since the channel began service in November 2005. The best ratings for the show were in the third season (2007–2008), with an average audience share of 13.2% (897,208 viewers). During the following seasons, the show has maintained an average audience of 600,000 viewers per night, representing around 10% of the audience share, the only program on Cuatro to reach such a high percentage.

SeasonDateProgramsnº
1November 2005 – June 2006361–36
2September 2006 – June 20074537–80
3September 2007 – June 20084681–124
4September 2008 – June 200945125–166
5September 2009 – June 201036167–202
6September 2010 – June 201140203–242
7September 2011 – July 201242243–284
8September 2012 – July 201346285–330
9September 2013 – July 201444331–374
10September 2014 – July 201544375–418
11 September 2015 – July 201644419–462
12September 2016 – July 2017463

Awards

Criticism

Cuarto Milenio has been criticized for endorsing pseudoscience, spreading misinformation, and trivializing real world atrocities.

In a 2008 episode of the show, an image of a fake newspaper article from the satirical news website The Onion parodying the Stock Market, was depicted as an legitimate article from 1929.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: En las entrañas de Cuarto Milenio, la nave del misterio de Iker Jiménez. Fernández. Lola. October 25, 2015. El Mundo. October 31, 2020. Spanish.
  2. Web site: 'Cuarto Milenio', el fenómeno sociológico de Iker Jiménez. May 30, 2010. Diario de Mallorca. October 30, 2020. Spanish.
  3. Web site: Psicofonías en Cuarto Milenio. YouTube.
  4. Web site: Fenómeno OVNI en Cuarto Milenio. YouTube.
  5. Web site: Esculturas estraterrestres en Cuarto Milenio. YouTube.
  6. Web site: Los invitados más ilustres de 'Cuarto Milenio': Todos tienen un misterio que contar. May 29, 2017. Cuatro.com. October 31, 2020. Spanish.
  7. Web site: "Tal y como está la televisión es un misterio que 'Cuarto milenio' dure tanto". Lakunza. Rosana. January 27, 2020. Noticias de Navarra. October 30, 2020. Spanish.
  8. Web site: El mes 'paranormal' de Iker Jiménez: predijo el Covid, salió de Mediaset y reventó Youtube. April 4, 2020. El Español. October 30, 2020. Spanish.
  9. Programas divulgativos y periodismo de misterio ¿telebasura o rigor informativo?. Inmaculada. Berlanga Fernández. Comunicar: Revista Científica Iberoamericana de Comunicación y Educación. 1134-3478. 31. 2008. 765–770.
  10. Web site: "Eres como Ferreras": rebelión interna en la nave del misterio de Iker Jiménez. August 16, 2020. Prieto. Carlos. Barragán. Carlos. El Confidencial. October 30, 2020. Spanish.
  11. Web site: Pseudociencia y arqueología en España . Domínguez-Solera . Santiago David . January 12, 2010. Revista de arqueología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Spanish.
  12. Web site: Iker Jiménez, abducido por la Covid. Gonzálvez. Paula M.. October 3, 2020. Huffington Post. October 6, 2020. Spanish.
  13. Web site: La ascensión de Iker Jiménez. Sanguino. Juan. October 3, 2020. El País. October 6, 2020. Spanish.
  14. Web site: Martín. Sánchez. TVE lanza un antídoto contra Iker Jiménez: 'La navaja de Ockham'. December 5, 2019. Merca2. Spanish.
  15. Web site: Tercera colección en libro-dvd de Cuarto Milenio . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20101004001940/http://www.cuatro.com/cuarto-milenio/la-coleccion/ . 2010-10-04 . 12 October 2010 . Cuatro.
  16. Web site: Cuarto Milenio, mejor programa de divulgación de 2006 para los lectores de ¡Vaya Tele!. January 12, 2007. Espinof. October 30, 2020. Spanish.
  17. Web site: Galardón a la mejor cabecera gráfica . 6 May 2010 . 21 June 2010 . Ikerjimenez.com . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20100518121820/http://www.ikerjimenez.com/noticias/cuarto-milenio-medalla-plata-festival-nueva-york/index.html . 18 May 2010 . dead .
  18. News: Nueva York premia la pequeña pantalla española . 4 May 2010 . 21 June 2010 . . es . Agencias . Madrid.
  19. Web site: Cuarto Milenio' consigue el título de MEJOR PROGRAMA DE INVESTIGACIÓN en los Premios Telemagazine 2019 . January 27, 2020 . January 27, 2020 . Telemagazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20200109122821/https://twitter.com/telemgzn/status/1213431192059437056 . January 9, 2020 . Spanish . bot: unknown .

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