Shocker on 'American Idol'Favorite is Voted Off
There will be a stunning turn of events on "American Idol" tonight, because TMZ has learned one of the absolute favorites to win the competition will be eliminated.
Sources connected with the show tell TMZ ... producers are scrambling to persuade the judges to use their "save" on the contestant.
We're told producers actually thought 2 of the 3 contestants in the bottom tonight were strong candidates to win the entire competition.
And we're told the person who is booted tonight is the one producers thought was the strongest on the show, and they are as stunned over the vote as they were when Jennifer Hudson was kicked off the show.