The Best TV Shows on RCTI

Every RCTI Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Check out the most acclaimed shows on RCTI, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for May 2025. Premiering in 1996 and 1997, Jin & Jun and Tuyul & Mbak Yul are among RCTI’s most celebrated shows. A broadcaster of distinction, RCTI has aired more than 20 shows between 1996 and 2013.

  • BIMA Satria Garuda
    BIMA Satria Garuda (2013)10.0

    The story of BIMA Satria Garuda begins in the Dunia Paralel ("Parallel World"), a world which is ruled by VUDO Empire and is on the verge of collapse. The Parallel World is a world that lives in perpetual darkness, where nature has no source of life because of VUDO's ambitions for power. Rasputin is the evil and cruel lord of VUDO. He wants to find another world, to seize its natural resources to revive the Parallel World and expand VUDO's powers. Two scientists on Earth manages to create a portal that connects the Earth and other galaxies, which on VUDO's advantage finally reveal a target world that can be seized. Ray Bramasakti is given the Power Stone Merah ("Red") from a mysterious young man named Mikhail to stop Rasputin and VUDO's evil attempts to take over Earth. By possessing the Power Stone Merah, Ray has the power to transform into BIMA, the Garuda Knight.

  • Jin & Jun
    Jin & Jun (1996)N/A

    Jin and Jun tell about the adventures of Junaidi (Jun) with a 3000-year-old genie he discovered in the South Sea. Feeling freed by Jun, the genie who got "Uncle Jin" as his nickname has served Jun as his confidant. Jun and Uncle Jin's exciting adventure begins.

  • Tuyul & Mbak Yul
    Tuyul & Mbak Yul (1997)N/A

    Ucil is a tuyul who has realized the right path, but Ucil is being chased by executioners sent by the Tuyul King. Ucil then ran away to the beach, where he met a sea genie named Kentung. Ucil's journey continues until he meets Yulia, or who is more familiarly called Mbak Yul. Mbak Yul lives with her younger sister Sandra and her cousin who works as an artist named Merry.

  • Jinny oh Jinny
    Jinny oh Jinny (1997)N/A

    Once upon a time in the Remisol Tribe, Solfami was sad because Papa Rehe was going to sacrifice herself as an offering to the gods. Knowing Papa Rehe's plan, Mama Rehe gave a ring that had magical powers to Solfami. With special knowledge, Mama Rehe reduced Solfami's body to put her in a large shell, and then brought Solfami to the beach. The Remisol tribe who knew that the clam contained Solfami chased after Mama Rehe, luckily she managed to throw the shell into the open sea. Hundreds of years later, Bagus, who was diving, found a large clam that turned out to contain Solfami. He then gives her a nickname, Jinny.

  • Panji The Millennium Man
    Panji The Millennium Man (1999)N/A

    Panji is a kind young man who runs an orphanage. He met Nadia, a journalist, when Panji tried to help Nadia who wanted to commit suicide. The two of them became close and Panji offered Nadia to stay with him at the orphanage. The story follows Panji's life as a newfound superhero after he crosses paths with Professor Adam who hides his colleague's latest creation from Donclo, an eccentric villain who pursues a bad intention.

  • Gerhana
    Gerhana (1999)N/A

    Gerhana is a soap opera that aired on RCTI from 8 January 1999 to 14 February 2003, starring Pierre Rolland, Dina Lorenza, Peggy Melati Sukma, and Ruhut Sitompul.

  • Angel
    Angel (2000)N/A

    Tells the story about Lala, a young girl who lost her mom but gained a fairy as her guardian angel.

  • Dini's Marriage
    Dini's Marriage (2001)N/A

    Dini is a smart high school girl who has loads of friends. She and her friends go to Bandung for a vacation, where she meets a guy named Gunawan and falls in love with him. At her birthday party, both of them were unable to control themselves and get intimate with each other. A few weeks later, Dini realizes that she is pregnant, thus her family forces Gunawan to marry her. From here, the domestic conflicts began.

  • ABG
    ABG (2002)N/A

    The lives of Ardi, Desi, and their friends in their high school lives.

  • Si Yoyo
    Si Yoyo (2003)N/A

    Satrio, nicknamed Yoyo, is a 23-year-old guy with a limited intelligence equivalent to an eight-year-old child, as he suffers from Mental Retardict. He sees life with all naivety, for him everyone is a friend and every problem is a playground that he must play with a smile. Yoyo spends his days spreading kindness and doesn't care if someone insults him.

  • What's Up with Love?
    What's Up with Love? (2003)N/A

    Cinta hoped that Rangga would return to Indonesia as promised, however, as months passed, Rangga never returned. In the midst of this turmoil, Taura fills in and their relationship becomes very close. One day Rangga finally came home and Cinta realized that her closeness to Taura was only a rebound.

  • Lesson Learned
    Lesson Learned (2004)N/A

    Centered around Ana, Hikmah invites viewers to surrender only to Allah and to be faithful in His path despite the trials. Behind all trials, there is definitely a lesson waiting. God gives trials to make humans stronger and closer to Him.

  • Shallots & Garlic
    Shallots & Garlic (2004)N/A

    A modern take on the famous folk tale, Bawang Merah-Bawang Putih (Shallots & Garlic). Alya (Bawang Putih) and Siska (Bawang Merah) are neighbors who go to the same high school. Alya grew up in a rich family and lived happily with her parents, Yasmin and Indra. Meanwhile, Siska, who was considered the closest neighbor by Alya's family, lives with her mother, Rika. They presented themselves as good people until Yasmin fell ill, they killed her when she was hospitalized as part of their scheme to seize Indra's wealth. The plan was successful as Indra later asked Rika's hand into marriage and brought her and her daughter to move into Alya's house. In front of Indra, they pretended to be a very kind and loving mother and daughter, but when Indra was away, Siska and Rika always tortured Alya.

  • Sad Stories on Sunday
    Sad Stories on Sunday (2004)N/A

    Imel is popular at her school, but she never responds to any boy who approaches her because her father is a womanizer causing her to have a trust issue. One day, his father went bankrupt and died. Imel and her mother, Ira, were forced to stay at the house of Ira's older brother. Unfortunately, his family isn't very welcoming of them.

  • Pendant
    Pendant (2005)N/A

    Manda and Indy are a loving pair of sisters. Their mother died while giving birth to Indy. Since then, Manda and Indy lived alone with their father. One day, on his way home, their father died due to an accident. After their father's death, Manda and Indy decided to find their grandfather only with a photo in their hand. Before they left, Manda gave Indy a heart-shaped pendant bearing the name of his mother, Rianty. Meanwhile, Manda wore a pendant bearing the name of their father, Indra. But on the way they got separated. Years went by, suddenly Manda met someone who claimed to be Indy.

  • My Child is Not My Child
    My Child is Not My Child (2005)N/A

    Bayu, a recently discharged employee at his office, faced a great crisis when his pregnant wife, Rona, was declined from the hospital in a moment of labor. His kindhearted neighbor, Nico, helps him to take care of the money as his wife, Vivian, is going to labor as well. Despite the kindness, Bayu is still at the lowest point of his life and decides to switch his daughter with Nico & Vivian's daughter so that she can live in a well-off family. Thus, the journey of Tatia and Adel begins as they were switched at birth yet always crossed paths and near their real parents.

  • Office Boy
    Office Boy (2006)N/A

    OB tells the story of funny incidents at the OKTV television station office. All these incidents often occur due to the naivety of Sayuti, the Office Boy in the office. Placed in the kitchen, the innocent Sayuti has to interact with fellow workers, such as Odah, who acts like a ruler, Ismail, who often acts cool, and Susi, a janitor who falls in love with Sayuti.

  • Teenage Bride
    Teenage Bride (2006)N/A

    Amelda (Amel) and Fabian (Abi) have been matched since they were very young. Now Amel is in high school, very obsessed with matchmaking, she is sure that her soul mate is a handsome, romantic man. The same thing happened to Abi, who was very sure that his soul mate was a beautiful and elegant woman. However, it turns out that Abi and Amel eventually met at Amel's school, with Abi as a new teacher. But unlike Abi's expectations, it turned out that Amel was too ignorant and childish. On the other hand, Amel was also disappointed, because Fabian was far from being the prince of her dreams, just a teacher who was stiff and curt when spoken to.

  • Doo Bee Doo
    Doo Bee Doo (2007)N/A

    Ariel, Bias, & Cody panic when they find a baby who was taken along with Ariel's shopping from the taxi. They tried to return the baby but circumstances forced them to take the baby back to the boarding house, even though there was a prohibition on keeping pets or bringing younger siblings, let alone children, so they had to hide the baby from the boarding house owner. Because they had no experience taking care of babies, they had a hard time taking care of the baby they named Sheyna.

  • Upik Abu & Laura
    Upik Abu & Laura (2008)N/A

    Oppie is a smart hardworking orphan from a low-class family. She lives with her older brother, Rangga, in a house that also serves as a shelter for orphans and abandoned children. Meanwhile, Laura is a spoiled arrogant girl, who only finds fun as her life purpose thanks to the luxurious living provided by her conglomerate. Both of them attend Bentara Budaya High School, one of the famous high schools in Jakarta, where Laura is popular as a rich girl who likes parties, while Oppie is popular because of her intelligence & scholarship. They didn't like each other yet they always crossed path.