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  Fox wants new deals with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson

  March 19, 2009
  Fox has no plans on messing with what's working, and intends to keep judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson all in their American Idol judging seats after their current contracts expire over the course of the next two years -- at least according to the network's reality chief Mike Darnell.
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  'American Idol' cuts Alexis Grace, reveals the season's Top 10 finalists

  March 19, 2009
  Alexis Grace was revealed to be the third finalist eliminated from American Idol's eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  'American Idol's Top 11 finalists take to the stage and perform live

  March 18, 2009
  American Idol's Top 11 eighth-season finalists took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's second finals round.
   
  The Top 11 -- consisting of Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Megan Joy Corkrey, Anoop Desai, and Matt Giraud -- all sang Grand Ole Opry songs for the competition's sometimes infamous "Country Week," with country superstar Randy Travis serving as the week's mentor.
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  Former 'American Idol' finalists not fans of new The Judges' Save twist

  March 17, 2009
  Given his surprise boot from American Idol after making it to the Top 8 of the show's seventh season, former finalist Michael Johns would seemingly be one of the biggest supporters of the new "The Judges' Save" rule change.
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  'American Idol' cuts Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez, reveals twist

  March 12, 2009
  Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez were revealed to be the first two finalists eliminated from American Idol's eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  'American Idol's Top 13 finalists take to the stage and perform live

  March 11, 2009
  American Idol's Top 13 eighth-season finalists took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the first finals round for the Fox reality competition.
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  'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul returns to home near suicide site

  March 11, 2009
  Paula Abdul is apparently going home.
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  'American Idol' picks remaining finalists and reveals Top 13 twist

  March 6, 2009
  American Idol has apparently revealed its "big surprise." 
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  'American Idol' advances Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre and Jorge Nunez

  March 5, 2009
  American Idol determined its third group of three eighth-season finalists last night, with Wednesday night's live results show revealing that Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, and Jorge Nunez had advanced to the Top 12 finals after receiving the most home viewer votes for their performances during Tuesday night's broadcast of the season's third and final semifinals group.
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  'American Idol's final 12 semifinalists take to the stage, perform live

  March 4, 2009
  The third and final group of 12 semifinalists from American Idol's Top 36 took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's eighth season.
   
  Once again singing hits from the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the final group consisted of Von Smith, Taylor Vaifanua, Alexander Wagner-Trugman, Arianna Afsar, Ju'Not Joyner, Kristen McNamara, Nathaniel Marshall, Felicia Barton, Scott MacIntyre, Kendall Beard, Jorge Nunez and Lil Rounds.

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