[a] Informe Semanal is produced by Televisión Española news services and besides on La 1, it is broadcast on 24 Horas news channel, on TVE Internacional and on RTVE Play.
With 52 years on air, it is referred as the milestone television news magazine in Europe and it is Televisión Española's most awarded program.
[2] The program's format is based on the American program 60 Minutes from CBS, that consists of four reports about themes as current affairs, economy, politics, society and culture.
In 1978 Erquicia left the direction of the program and was replaced by Jorge Martínez Reverte and for some time the format was changed and live interviews were featured.
In January 2021, the journalist Cristina Olea interviewed former US President Barack Obama for Informe Semanal.