Aquí y Ahora (Here and Now) is a Spanish-language newsmagazine that is broadcast on the Univision television network in the United States on Sundays at 10:00 pm ET and 9:00 CT. The show was launched in 1998 and is presented by Ilia Calderón. Aquí y Ahora presents stories that document the Latino experience in the United States. In 2012, the show achieved national attention as it aired an investigation[1] on the Fast and Furious scandal, for which it later received a Peabody Award.[2]
The show aired originally as a quarterly special edition and began weekly broadcasts on March 30, 2000, with Teresa Rodríguez, María Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos as co-anchors. It originally aired on Thursdays at 10:00 PM Eastern Time and Pacific Time/9:00 PM Central Time. In 2009 or 2010, the timeslot changed to Tuesdays at 10:00 PM Eastern and Pacific Time/9:00 PM Central Time. In 2012, Univision announced the show would air on Sundays at 7:00 PM Eastern and Pacific Time/6:00 PM Central Time.
In-depth investigation on failed Operation Fast and Furious that revealed how guns that crossed the border as part of a government undercover operation caused dozens of deaths in Mexico.[1][3]
Recounts the story of one of the world’s most wanted fugitives Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán at the juncture of his latest capture by the Mexican authorities in February 2014. The special set a record breaking weekly performance with over 1.6 million viewers.[4][5]