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The 15th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1979. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Yugoslavia 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 Ascona (Switzerland), Saint-Gaudens (France), Donji Milanovac (Yugoslavia), Chioggia (Italy), Brussels (Belgium), Bonn (West Germany), St Albans (United Kingdom), and Cascais (Portugal). The grand final was held in Bordeaux (France). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .[1] [2]
The season was won by the team from Bar-le-Duc, France, being the runner-up the team from Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia.[3]
| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow | |
 | Antenne 2 | F | Green | |
 | RAI | I | Blue | |
 | RTP | P | Orange | |
 | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red | |
 | BBC | GB | Red | |
| ARD | D | Light blue | ||
| JRT | YU | White and blue |
Heat 1 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 29 May 1979 in Ascona, Switzerland.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CH | Ascona | 45 | |
| 2 | GB | Arun | 44 | |
| 3 | I | Ancona | 40 | |
| 4 | P | Braga | 38 | |
| 5 | D | Unterschleißheim | 34 | |
| 5 | YU | Tetovo | 34 | |
| 7 | B | Tubize | 27 | |
| 8 | F | Digne-les-Bains | 26 |
Heat 2 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 13 June 1979 in Saint-Gaudens, France.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YU | Zrenjanin | 53 | |
| 2 | I | Aosta | 47 | |
| 3 | D | Mering | 45 | |
| 4 | B | Beringen | 38 | |
| 5 | CH | Romont | 33 | |
| 5 | GB | Henley-on-Thames | 33 | |
| 7 | P | Aveiro | 28 | |
| 8 | F | Saint-Gaudens | 21 |
Heat 3 was hosted by TV Belgrade on behalf of JRT on 27 June 1979 in Donji Milanovac, Yugoslavia.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YU | Donji Milanovac | 48 | |
| 2 | CH | Weggis | 43 | |
| 3 | GB | North Walsham | 35 | |
| 4 | B | Theux | 34 | |
| 5 | D | Starnberg | 32 | |
| 6 | P | Horta | 29 | |
| 7 | F | Saint-Chamond | 28 | |
| 8 | I | Castel San Pietro Terme | 23 |
Heat 4 was hosted by RAI on 11 July 1979 in Chioggia, Italy.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | Chioggia | 46 | |
| 2 | GB | Dudley | 44 | |
| 3 | F | Troyes | 43 | |
| 4 | B | Izegem | 38 | |
| 4 | D | Aurich | 38 | |
| 6 | CH | Monthey | 29 | |
| 7 | P | Évora | 26 | |
| 8 | YU | Bar | 23 |
Heat 5 was hosted by RTBF and BRT on 25 July 1979 in Brussels, Belgium.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YU | Belgrade | 51 | |
| 2 | CH | Zürich | 46 | |
| 3 | F | Paris | 40 | |
| 4 | D | Neumünster | 38 | |
| 5 | B | Brussels | 35 | |
| 6 | I | Rome | 30 | |
| 7 | GB | Kingston-upon-Thames | 27 | |
| 8 | P | Lisbon | 26 |
Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 8 August 1979 in Bonn, West Germany.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Bonn | 47 | |
| 2 | YU | Karlovac | 43 | |
| 3 | I | Merano | 42 | |
| 4 | GB | Douglas | 40 | |
| 5 | F | Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 36 | |
| 6 | P | Funchal | 32 | |
| 7 | CH | Trélex | 28 | |
| 8 | B | Mouscron | 20 |
Heat 7 was hosted by the BBC on 21 August 1979 in St Albans, United Kingdom.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Bar-le-Duc | 52 | |
| 2 | YU | Banja Luka | 49 | |
| 3 | B | Lierde | 42 | |
| 4 | GB | St Albans | 40 | |
| 5 | D | Bad Segeberg | 39 | |
| 6 | CH | Roveredo | 33 | |
| 7 | I | Ragusa | 23 | |
| 8 | P | Albufeira | 14 |
Heat 8 was hosted by RTP on 5 September 1979 in Cascais, Portugal.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | Bury | 43 | |
| 2 | CH | Rorschach | 41 | |
| 2 | F | Rochefort-Samson | 41 | |
| 4 | D | Aichach | 38 | |
| 5 | YU | Nova Gorica | 35 | |
| 6 | B | Eupen | 32 | |
| 6 | P | Cascais-Estoril | 32 | |
| 8 | I | Eboli | 26 |
The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YU | Zrenjanin | 1 | 53 | |
| F | Bar-le-Duc | 1 | 52 | |
| D | Bonn | 1 | 47 | |
| I | Chioggia | 1 | 46 | |
| CH | Ascona | 1 | 45 | |
| GB | Bury | 1 | 43 | |
| B | Lierde | 3 | 42 | |
| P | Braga | 4 | 38 |
The final was hosted by Antenne 2 on 19 September 1979 in Bordeaux, France.
| Place | Country | Town | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Bar-le-Duc | 50 | |
| 2 | YU | Zrenjanin | 43 | |
| 3 | B | Lierde | 40 | |
| 4 | CH | Ascona | 37 | |
| 5 | I | Chioggia | 33 | |
| 6 | D | Bonn | 30 | |
| 6 | GB | Bury | 30 | |
| 8 | P | Braga | 27 |