[retrokitten]

The judges can "save" an eliminated contestant. But the decision has to be unanimous--all four judges must say yes.

At least it's not as horrible as we all thought it would be. It's still sort of dumb. None of the people they mentioned would have been saved except for Jennifer Hudson (who I think went 6th). They are still just ticked Taylor Hicks won.

[TonyWpi]

I don’t think Simon would have saved Jennifer. He didn’t like her and was pimping hard for Fanatzer.

Last year’s Michael Johns may have been saved by this new “rule.”

Other than that, it’s pretty lame.

[silent_jonny]

They are still just ticked Taylor Hicks won.

Exactly.

If they can't use their veto after the Top 5 then they probably wouldn't be able to save one of the better singers anyway, so I don't get the point. Unless it's just to create an extra level of tension when someone is eliminated.

"Will you save Jorge?"

LOL!!!