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The 12th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1976. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Milan (Italy), Liège (Belgium), Bad Mergentheim (West Germany), Groningen (Netherlands), Nîmes (France), Caslano (Switzerland), and Leeds (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Blackpool (United Kingdom). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .[1]
A team from Liechtenstein competed in one of the heats instead Switzerland. The season was won by the team from Ettlingen, West Germany, being the runner-up the team from La Neuveville, Switzerland.[2] [3]
| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RTB / BRT | B | Yellow | |
 | Antenne 2 | F | Purple | |
 | RAI | I | Blue | |
 | NCRV | NL | Orange | |
 | SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold | |
 | No broadcaster | FL | ||
 | BBC | GB | Red | |
| ARD | D | Light blue |
Heat 1 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 2 June 1976 on the Arena in Nîmes, France.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | Jesolo | 41 | |
| 2 | D | Trostberg | 40 | |
| 2 | NL | Pijnacker | 40 | |
| 2 | CH | Huttwil | 40 | |
| 5 | F | Nîmes | 37 | |
| 6 | GB | Blackpool | 34 | |
| 7 | B | Blankenberge | 26 |
Heat 2 was hosted by RAI on 16 June 1976 at the Palasport di San Siro in Milan, Italy.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CH | Roche | 37 | |
| 2 | D | Lippstadt | 36 | |
| 2 | NL | Weert | 36 | |
| 4 | B | Schaerbeek | 34 | |
| 5 | F | Toulon | 29 | |
| 6 | I | Bollate | 26 | |
| 6 | GB | Tamworth | 26 |
Heat 3 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 23 June 1976 in Caslano, Switzerland.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | Newbury | 46 | |
| 2 | CH | Caslano | 43 | |
| 3 | F | Arbois | 36 | |
| 4 | I | Amalfi | 33 | |
| 5 | D | Birkenfeld | 32 | |
| 6 | B | Wezembeek-Oppem | 31 | |
| 7 | NL | Zutphen | 24 |
Heat 4 was hosted by the BBC on 14 July 1976 at Roundhay Park in Leeds, United Kingdom.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | Kirklees | 45 | |
| 2 | D | Traunstein | 41 | |
| 3 | NL | Oldekerk | 38 | |
| 4 | CH | Füllinsdorf | 32 | |
| 5 | F | Villefranche-sur-Saône | 25 | |
| 7 | B | Tournai | 24 | |
| 6 | I | Riva del Garda | 23 |
Heat 5 was hosted by RTB on 11 August 1976 in Liège, Belgium.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CH | La Neuveville | 45 | |
| 2 | NL | Hilvarenbeek | 40 | |
| 3 | B | Liège | 36 | |
| 4 | D | Bad Füssing | 33 | |
| 5 | F | Agen | 31 | |
| 6 | GB | Thurrock | 30 | |
| 7 | I | Perugia | 22 |
Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 25 August 1976 at the inner courtyard of the Deutschordenschloß in Bad Mergentheim, West Germany.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Geel | 46 | |
| 2 | D | Alsfeld | 45 | |
| 3 | GB | Redcar | 34 | |
| 4 | CH | Brissago | 31 | |
| 5 | F | Douai | 29 | |
| 6 | I | Milazzo | 25 | |
| 7 | NL | Valkenisse | 24 |
Heat 7 was hosted by NCRV on 8 September 1976 at Stadspark in Groningen, Netherlands.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Ettlingen | 42 | |
| 2 | GB | Edinburgh | 37 | |
| 3 | NL | Groningen | 35 | |
| 4 | FL | Liechtenstein | 34 | |
| 5 | F | Saint-Gaudens | 32 | |
| 6 | B | Aalter | 29 | |
| 7 | I | Silvi Marina | 21 |
The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | Newbury | 1 | 46 | |
| B | Geel | 1 | 46 | |
| CH | La Neuveville | 1 | 45 | |
| D | Ettlingen | 1 | 42 | |
| I | Jesolo | 1 | 41 | |
| NL | Hilvarenbeek | 2 | 40 | |
| F | Arbois | 3 | 36 |
The final was hosted by the BBC on 22 September 1976 in Blackpool, United Kingdom.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Ettlingen | 52 | |
| 2 | CH | La Neuveville | 41 | |
| 3 | B | Geel | 40 | |
| 4 | F | Arbois | 33 | |
| 5 | GB | Newbury | 27 | |
| 6 | NL | Hilvarenbeek | 21 | |
| 7 | I | Jesolo | 18 |