American Idol (season 8) had Paula Abdul as the host.
 In the ninth season, Idol's six-year extended streak of perfection in the ratings was broken, when NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 17 beat Idol in the same time slot with 30
=== 20022016: Fox ======= Season 1 ====The first season of American Idol debuted as a summer replacement show in June 2002 on the Fox network

