Given the task definition and input, reply with output. Given a passage and a question, find the answer to the question based on the passage. The answer should consist of only one word that lies in the span of only one of the sentences in the passage.

Paragraph: The Sinner is an American drama television series based on the novel of the same name by Petra Hammesfahr . The series was ordered on January 17 , 2017 . The USA Network eight - episode limited series premiered on August 2 , 2017 and concluded on September 20 , 2017 .
Question: how many episodes in the tv show the sinner


eight