Poll of the week: Ellen seen as refreshing change

After taking a few months off from asking about new judge Ellen DeGeneres, I decided to ask IDOL LIVE readers what their thoughts on her are now that we've all seen her in (pre-taped) action for the latest edition of the poll of the week.

Not surprisingly, 13 people think she's great, good for a majority (54%) of all those who chose to partake in the poll. There were five loyal Paula Abdul fans and four people who think she's not bad but should "tone it down." This sounds about right based on what we've seen of her judging skills.

In the latest edition of the poll of the week series, readers are asked of who their favorite Top 24 contestant is. Voting will be open for exactly one week.

She's great 13 (54%)
She's good but needs to tone it down 4 (16%)
She's just aight, dawg 2 (8%)
She's not very good but can improve 0 (0%)
Please bring back Paula 5 (20%)

Total votes: 24