''Dahsyat'' (, also stylized as ''dahSyat'') is an Indonesian

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broadcast daily on

Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia RCTI (abbreviated from ''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is an Indonesian free-to-air television broadcaster. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, origi ...

(RCTI). The first episode of ''Dahsyat'' since 24 March 2008. The show broadcasts subject matter related to music, and each show is two hours long. It was initially presented by

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Raffi Ahmad Raffi Farid Ahmad (born 17 February 1987) is an Indonesian actor, presenter, singer, entrepreneur, media personality, and film producer. He is of the Sundanese people, Sundanese and Pakistani descent and is the founder of RANS Entertainment. Ea ...

, and

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. Presenters have since included a variety of actors, directors, comedians, and musicians. As evidence of its popularity, Indonesian TV audiences voted ''Dahsyat'' their Favorite Music & Variety Show in the Panasonic Awards for five consecutive years from 2010 to 2014 and 2016. In 2016, ''Dahsyat'' subsequently had winning for Most Popular Morning Program at the Indonesian Television Awards.

Dahsyat presenters

The Dahsyat presenters have not been immune to controversy during the show's lengthy run. In June 2010,

left the show after video clips surfaced allegedly showing her taking part in sex acts with

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from the band, Peterpan (now known as

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) and with Cut Tari.

's house was raided by police looking for drugs, including

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and

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in 2013. Indonesia's agency responsible for monitoring narcotics charged Ahmad with possession and distribution of category one narcotics; Ahmad spent three months in an outpatient drug rehabilitation clinic. The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) repeatedly reprimanded

for coarse humor, which included references to male genitalia and jokes about transvestites, rape and, overweight people. He subsequently died in

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on March 27, 2015 of

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Fixed presenter

Co-presenter

Former presenters

Popularity

The daily ''Dahsyat'' show draws millions of viewers. On 12 Dec 2014, the show had a TVR of 1.3 and a share of 12.7%, ranking it 62nd. On 14 Dec 2014, the show had a TVR of 2.0 and a share of 18.7%, ranking it 25th. ''Dahsyat'' has made efforts to improve ratings. The show followed SCTV's '' Eat Bulaga! Indonesia''s by offering prizes and instituted the new Gaspol format focused on dance events, similar to

Trans TV PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia, commonly known as Trans TV, is an Indonesian Terrestrial television, free-to-air television broadcaster based in South Jakarta that was launched on December 15, 2001, and is owned by Chairul Tanjung. Programm ...

's ''

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''s Caesar Dance. However, the show's programming has been widely criticized by viewers for a decline in music, increased attention on the presenters' personal lives, long advertisements, and frequent presenter changes. These criticisms have been compounded by both the success of rival show ''Inbox'' on SCTV and incidents involving the presenters, notably Raffi Ahmad's drug charges and a reprimand by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission for insulting Islam.

New format

On August 27, 2013, ''Dahsyat'' launched the Gaspol dance event format, adding a DJ.

Dahsyatnya Awards

Dahsyatnya Awards is an awards ceremony for Indonesian music, hosted by the Dahsyat presenters and airing on the same television station,

RCTI RCTI (abbreviated from ''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is an Indonesian free-to-air television broadcaster. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, origi ...

. The show first was held on April 19, 2009. In 2015, the 2014 Dahsyatnya Awards show won the category "Best Special Event" at 2015 Panasonic Gobel Awards.

Special guest stars

Special guest stars have included politicians like

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;. several Miss World winners including:

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- Miss World 2013 and

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the CEO of the Miss World Organization. Musical guests have included:

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international Singer and Ambassador of

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, finalist on

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- Filipino international Singer, host and model,

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- Malaysian international Singer,

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- English Pop Rock Band, Lee Ji-hoon - South Korean singer and actor, *

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- Canadian composer,

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- Japanese singer,

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a contestant on American Idol 2010,

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- Japanese Acoustic Group,

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and

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performer,

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a contestant on American Idol 2011,

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- Dutch Rock Band,

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a Chinese singer,

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the Japanese Girl Group;

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the Canadian Rock Band,

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an American Rock Band, and

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a Japanese recording artist. Other musical guests have included: The American heavy metal band

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the Australian singer, Eru the Korean singer and actor,

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a Korean Boy Group, Filipino singer and actor

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the Australian Boy Group,

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a contestant on American Idol 2008, Sinclarity an American Acoustic Group,

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the English singer,

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the Japanese Rock Band, Dutch Rock Band

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the Japanese singer, Irish singer

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an American singer, Korean Pop Grou Lunafly,

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a Dutch singer, and Danish rock band

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. Footballer guests have included:

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and

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(Italy),

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, David May and

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(England),

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(Sweden),

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and

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(Spain),

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(the Netherlands)

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(Algeria),

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(Ukraine), Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira and Roque Junior (Brazil),

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(France) and

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(Portugal). Other guests from varied backgrounds have included:

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a comedian lipsync duo from the

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, Paul O'Brien the Australian actor,

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and

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American basketball players,

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from The X Factor Australia 2012, and World motivational speaker Nick Vujicic.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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on okezone.com Indonesian music television series 2008 Indonesian television series debuts RCTI original programming