Season eight premiered on January 13, 2009. Mike Darnell, the president of alternative programming for Fox, stated that the season would focus more on the contestants' personal life. Much early attention on the show was therefore focused on the widowhood of Danny Gokey.[citation needed]
What year did the eighth season of American Idol first air?
2009
Season eight premiered on January 13, 2009.
Season eight premiered on January thirteen, two thousand nine.
What year did the eighth season of American Idol first air?