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 month did American Idol begin airing its eighth season?
January
Season eight premiered on January 13, 2009.
Season eight premiered on January thirteen, two thousand nine.
What month did American Idol begin airing its eighth season?