TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008

**2-NIGHT, 4-HOUR SEASON PREMIERE, PART 1**—"AMERICAN IDOL"—(8:00-
10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-In Stereo

THE DREAM CONTINUES AND IT'S BIGGER THAN EVER AS "AMERICAN IDOL"
RETURNS TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, ON FOX

Part Two of the 2-Night, 4-Hour Premiere Event Airs Wednesday,
January 16

The No. 1 show on television returns for an all-new season with new
contestants, new dreams and, of course, the best and worst auditions.
For Season Seven, AMERICAN IDOL travels to San Diego, Dallas, Omaha,
Charleston, Miami, Atlanta and Philadelphia in search of the next
American Idol. On tonight's episode the search for the next AMERICAN
IDOL begins in Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love,"

Don't miss the episodes that everyone will be talking about, as
AMERICAN IDOL premieres with a special two-hour event, airing
Tuesday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ID-701/702) (TV-PG L)

Host: Ryan Seacrest

Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson

Source FOX Press Release