American Idol announced a significant change to its elimination rules last night.

But it wasn't enough to save Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez.

These contestants received the lowest number of viewers votes, following less-than-impressive Michael Jackson renditions on Tuesday night. However, in a twist deemed the "judges' save," Ryan Seacrest stated that the panel would receive one opportunity this season to overturn the viewers and keep a singer around.

This meant that Murry and Nunez each auditioned again for the panel... only to be told by the judges that it was, indeed, time to go home.

Did the viewers, and then the judges, make the right call in elimination Jorge Nunez and Jasmine Murray?

"The whole point of this competition is America votes for who they want to save," Simon Cowell said. "If someone happens to be at the bottom, and we think they deserve another chance, we're going to give them another chance."

That wasn't the case last night, though. Sorry, Jorge and Jasmine.

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