The Master (Indonesian TV series)

*The Master*
The Master
Genre	Magic
Developed by	RCTI
Presented by	Nico Siahaan \| Adi Nugroho
Judges	Deddy Corbuzier; Romy Rafael; Melissa Karim
Country of origin	Indonesia
Original language	Indonesian
No. of seasons	5
Production
Executive producers	Untung Pranoto (2009); Fabian Dharmawan (2012)
Producers	Fabian Dharmawan (2009); Rachmat Welly and Sonny Palandeng (2012)
Running time	180 minutes or more (depends on the finalist's show)
Original release
Network	RCTI
Release	6 February 2009 –; 10 February 2012

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

Year	Season	Host
2009	1	Nico Siahaan
	2
	3
	4
2012	5	Adi Nugroho

Judge

Year	Season	Chief Judge	Judge (2)	Judge (3)	Guest Judge
2009	1	Deddy Corbuzier	Romy Rafael	Melissa Karim	–
	2
	3
	4
2012	5			–	Nadya Siddiqa Jessica Iskandar Luna Maya

Winner

Year	Season	Winner	Runner up
2009	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