The Master (Indonesian TV series) explained

Genre:Magic
Developer:RCTI
Presenter:Nico Siahaan (2009)
Adi Nugroho (2012)
Judges:Deddy Corbuzier
Romy Rafael
Melissa Karim (2009)
Country:Indonesia
Language:Indonesian
Num Seasons:5
Executive Producer:Untung Pranoto (2009)
Fabian Dharmawan (2012)
Producer:Fabian Dharmawan (2009)
Rachmat Welly and Sonny Palandeng (2012)
Runtime:180 minutes or more (depends on the finalist's show)
Channel:RCTI

The Master is an Indonesian reality television show aired on RCTI. It is a competition between stage magicians in which the winner is decided by viewer vote. It first aired 6 February 2009, and has the slogan "Mencari Bintang Tanpa Mantera" ("Finding a star without charm"). The show consists of some magicians performing their magic and trying to become The Master. In every episode, one contestant who receives the lowest SMS vote is eliminated from the competition. After each act, the judges (3–4) give their comments. The host is Nico Siahaan. The Master became Indonesia's most popular TV series, with 11.4 million viewers.

Produced by Fabian Dharmawan, who is also the show runner for Indonesian Idol 2012 and X Factor Indonesia, The Master sets a very high standard for a talent search show which still holds a record breaking performance in TV ratings, 11.4/44 in audience share in the finale of The Master: Duel Inauguration Limbad VS Joe Sandy in 2009.

Performers

Host

YearSeasonHost
20091Nico Siahaan
2
3
4
20125Adi Nugroho

Judge

YearSeasonChief JudgeJudge (2)Judge (3)Guest Judge
20091Deddy CorbuzierRomy RafaelMelissa Karim
2
3
4
20125Nadya Siddiqa
Jessica Iskandar
Luna Maya

Winner

YearSeasonWinnerRunner up
20091Joe SandyAbu Marlo
2LimbadDenny Darko
3RizukiBayu Gendeng
4CosmoIvan
20125Oge ArthemusBow Vernon

Achievement