The Grand Finale of the eighth season of American Idol took place on May 20, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast live on Fox. Kris Allen was announced the winner after a record-breaking "nearly one hundred million" votes were cast, defeating Adam Lambert. Guest performers included Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Queen Latifah, Black Eyed Peas, Keith Urban, Jason Mraz, and Kiss.

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  • The Grand Finale of the eighth season of American Idol took place on May 20, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast live on Fox. Kris Allen was announced the winner after a record-breaking "nearly one hundred million" votes were cast, defeating Adam Lambert. Guest performers included Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Queen Latifah, Black Eyed Peas, Keith Urban, Jason Mraz, and Kiss. American Idol season 7 winner David Cook also performed. Mikalah Gordon reported live via video feed from Conway, Arkansas and Carly Smithson was on the scene in San Diego, California, with fans of Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, respectively. In terms of ratings, while the broadcast easily won its timeslot and the target demographic by drawing an average of 28.8 million viewers, numbers were slightly lower compared to previous finales. The broadcast, however, widened its lead over the the No. 2 rated program relative to the previous finale. Compared to the 2008 finale, which attracted 31.7 million viewers, the show was the second-lowest rated finale after Season 1. Despite which, a world record was broken in terms of viewer votes. Just under 100 million were cast for the final, ahead of the 97.5 million lodged the previous year.
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  • The Grand Finale of the eighth season of American Idol took place on May 20, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast live on Fox. Kris Allen was announced the winner after a record-breaking "nearly one hundred million" votes were cast, defeating Adam Lambert. Guest performers included Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Queen Latifah, Black Eyed Peas, Keith Urban, Jason Mraz, and Kiss.
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