..and the first contestants to be axed were revealed! What a full pack episode it was last night eh? But first, the twists: the producers have decided to introduce the Judges Save, a new rule that allows the panel to save one contestant from elimination. The stipulations: the Save may be invoked only once until the top 5; the decision must be unanimous among the judges; and the week the Save is used, nobody goes home, but two are sent packing the next week. Simon Cowell explained that Judges Save is intended to ensure the strongest remain in American Idol. As for the contestants who got eliminated, watch the videos

With his eager smile and enthusiastic manner, Puerto Rican Jorge Nunez was seen as someone with the ability to expand the show’s already vast legions of fans. However, after his underwhelming rendition of “Never Can Say Goodbye” Tuesday night, he found himself fighting for his “American Idol” survival. Jazmine Murray, a teenager from Mississippi, had initially wowed the judges during the audition rounds with her commercial appeal and big voice. But in the more recent weeks, she stumbled vocally through performances and suffered from a growing lack of confidence. Her performance at 4-minute mark:

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