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 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.
The Master boosted the popularity of judge Deddy Corbuzier and started a new wave of magic entertainment in Indonesia.
Performers
Host Year Season Host 20091Nico Siahaan23420125Adi Nugroho
Judge Year Season Chief Judge Judge (2) Judge (3) Guest Judge20091Deddy CorbuzierRomy RafaelMelissa Karim–23420125 –Nadya SiddiqaJessica IskandarLuna Maya
Winner Year Season Winner Runner up2009 1 Joe Sandy Abu Marlo 2 Limbad Denny Darko 3 Rizuki Bayu Gendeng 4 Cosmo Ivan 2012 5 Oge Arthemus Bow Vernon
Achievement 2010 Panasonic Gobel Awards for favorite talent show
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