‘Horizonte’, the program hosted by Iker Jiménez, has established itself as one of the undisputed leaders of prime time television. This space, which was born alternating investigative journalism, science and geopolitics, has completed its metamorphosis to become a key reference for the analysis of current political events in the country.
Recently, the presenter himself has been placed in the eye of the hurricane. In the midst of the investigations into José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for the controversial Plus Ultra case, The name of Iker Jiménez has come to light unexpectedly.
The growth of ‘Horizonte’ in recent months
‘Horizon’ born in 2020 following the success of the expert panels on COVID-19 in ‘Cuarto Milenio’. What began as a weekly special soon evolved into a daily broadcast, currently occupying the space of Monday to Thursday at 9:40 p.m. on Cuatro.
Its weight on the public agenda is such that faces with maximum media impact have passed through its set, from leading business and sports figures such as Florentino Perezto key profiles of current judicial and technological news such as Victor de Aldama or the hacker Chema Alonso (former member of the Executive Committee of Telefónica), going by the virologist Li-Meng Yan. Its success has translated into massive audience growth on the channel: until June 9, the show averaged 946,000 spectatorsreaching this same month its all-time high by breaking the 11% share barrier for the first time with 1,338,000 viewers.
The double confession between Iker Jiménez and Florentino Pérez in ‘Horizonte’ about “the virus of Real Madrid”
The appearance of Iker Jiménez in the latest report
In the midst of this maelstrom of success, Iker Jiménez has revealed what he describes as “a triple synchronicity”a twist worthy of a movie script that connects him directly with GertruZapatero’s secretary. All part of latest UDEF reportwhich includes a conversation where the assistant tells the former president: “Can you imagine what Iker Jiménez does with this… Their heads are going to explode”.
Upon being summoned, Jiménez began to investigate what was hidden on June 24, 1985 and its connection with the present. The surprise was capital: On June 24, 2025, Minister Félix Bolaños imposed the Grand Cross of San Raimundo de Peñafort on Zapatero. However, by looking back exactly 40 years, the program discovered that On June 24, 1985, Tomás Rodríguez Bolaños (former socialist senator) He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.“Gertru must also be a friend of synchronicities”Iker picked up, amazed.
To complete the enigma, the journalist realized live that the revelation of the case also coincided with the date at that time: “A triple, brutal synchronicity”.
