I had no idea that it came back in 2008!

Yep! They brought it back because of the writers strike and since The Mole was reality tv they could use the show to fill the empty spaces of the shows that would be off the air cause of the strike. BUT I think the strike ended up ending as they were filming or something so the show basically aired with competition and ended up not getting good ratings at all. Kind of upsetting because I was hoping that this would revive the series

Well, isn't it comforting to know that being miserable is still better than being an idiot?