Crow were saved, the decision came down to Battle, Tolliver and Melanie Amaro; Cowell believed that Amaro had the potential to win the competition. Week 2 (November 2/3) Theme: American Anthems Group performance: "Without You" Musical guest: Outasight ("Tonight Is the Night") Judges' votes to eliminate Cowell: The Stereo Hogzz – based on the final showdown performance. Abdul: InTENsity – based her decision on her experience working with both groups. Scherzinger: InTENsity – believed that The Stereo Hogzz were more prepared. Reid: InTENsity – gave no reason. However, voting statistics revealed that InTENsity received more votes than The Stereo Hogzz which meant that if Reid sent the result to deadlock, InTENsity would have been saved and The Stereo Hogzz would have been eliminated. Week 3 (November 9/10) Theme: Songs from movies Group performance: "Save the World" Musical guests: Willow Smith ("Fireball") and Jessie J ("Domino") Judges' votes to eliminate Reid: The Stereo Hogzz – said he did not like their song choices through the competition. Scherzinger: The Stereo Hogzz – based on her support of "female empowerment", even though she liked both groups. Abdul: Lakoda Rayne – originally wanted to abstain from voting, but Jones told her that if she abstained, Cowell would vote before Abdul but later reiterated that if she abstained, The Stereo Hogzz would have automatically been eliminated by default as Reid and Scherzinger had already voted to eliminate The Stereo Hogzz and Cowell would not be required to vote, she eventually voted to keep The Stereo Hogzz to give Cowell an opportunity to send the result to deadlock. Cowell: The Stereo Hogzz – based on who he thought had a greater potential to win the competition. Week 4 (November 16/17) Theme: Rock Group performance: "We Will Rock You" Musical guest: Rihanna ("We Found Love") Judges' votes to eliminate Reid: Stacy Francis – backed his own act, Astro. Scherzinger: Astro – backed her own act, Stacy Francis. Abdul: Stacy Francis – gave no reason. Cowell: Stacy Francis – despite chastising Astro for his attitude and not showing respect, he thought Astro had a better chance of winning the competition. However, voting statistics revealed that Francis received more votes than Astro which meant that if Cowell sent the result to deadlock, Francis would have been saved and Astro would have been eliminated. Week 5 (November 22/23) Theme: Giving Thanks Group performance: "Raise Your Glass" / "So What" Musical