''The Master'' is an
Indonesian reality television show aired on
RCTI
RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is a West Jakarta-based Indonesian free-to-air television network. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, original ...
. 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
Magician or The Magician may refer to:
Performers
* A practitioner of magic (supernatural)
* A practitioner of magic (illusion)
* Magician (fantasy), a character in a fictional fantasy context
Entertainment
Books
* ''The Magician'', an 18th-ce ...
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
Judge
Winner
Achievement
*
2010 Panasonic Gobel Awards for favorite talent show
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Indonesian reality television series
RCTI original programming
Television magic shows
2009 Indonesian television series debuts
2012 Indonesian television series endings