Séptimo día

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Séptimo día

Format	Newsmagazine
Created by	Manuel Teodoro
Presented by	(Season 1) Manuel Teodoro and Adriana Vargas (Season 2) Manuel Teodoro and Silvia Corzo
Starring	Marcela Pulido, Eccehomo Cetina, Andrés Marín, et al.
Country of origin	Colombia
Production
Running time	24 minutes (may vary)
Broadcast
Original channel	(Season 1) Canal Uno (1996-1998), Caracol TV (1998-2000) (Season 2) Caracol TV
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original run	(Season 1) 1996-2000 (Season 2) 10 June 2007 – Present
External links
Official website

Séptimo día (Spanish: "Seventh day") is a Colombian television newsmagazine broadcast by Caracol TV on Sunday evenings. It proclaims itself as "a weapon against injustice".

Séptimo día first aired in 1996 on Canal Uno, when Caracol TV was still a production company. At the time it was presented by its creator, Manuel Teodoro, and Adriana Vargas. The show was successful, but also had to face a the large amount of sues against it, which was the reason Caracol TV pulled it out of air in 2000. Eventually, Caracol TV won all the legal suits.

A new season of Séptimo día started on 10 June 2007, presented by Teodoro and Silvia Corzo.

[edit] Format

The format is somewhat similar to CBS 60 Minutes, featuring three long-form news stories. Séptimo día usually undertakes its own investigations.

One of the stories deals with controversial issues, such as euthanasia, organ donations or even the Colombian armed conflict.

As its American counterpart, many stories focus on allegations of wrongdoing and corruption, but instead politicians or corporations, Séptimo día deals with companies, businesses or persons who usually practice scams and who are denounced by the viewers. They are commonly either subjected to an interview, or try to evade contact with the Séptimo día crew altogether, either by written notice or by simply fleeing from the approaching journalist and their camera crew.

The third story is often a more light-hearted report or a profile.