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").
In every episode, one contestant who receives the lowest SMS vote is eliminated from the competition.
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.