American Idol Season 6 Blog

Idol tore through Minneapolis with a vengenance, with over 10,000 hopefuls packing the local stadium to audition, but only 17 getting through.

The first episode of the new season of American Idol wasn't without several shots at the auditioners in Minneapolis including Randy's comment: "Minneworst."

But there were some diamonds amongst the rough in the Twin Cities. Read accounts of their peformances below... including the good and the bad.

Tomorrow night, Idol continues it's premiere with another two-hour special, this time from Seattle. And the show from the Emerald City promises to be a doozy. "It was the worst city ever," said Simon. And by looks of the auditions, one of the strangest ever too.