Members and guests of the audition weekends will be communicated to invited students in advance. With Harper Chadwick, Tiffany Chadwick, Susan Harper, Meg Nemeth, Emily Neubauer, Melanie Pino-Elliott, Laura Reiss, Joey. Staring Cassidy Banks, Tiffany Watson, Charlotte Cross and Kylie Sinner. CROSS: Well, because it's a more crowded field at this time. The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 and continued until September 4.