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 referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and . The games were also reportedly broadcast in Latin American and Asian countries.
A team from Liechtenstein competed in one of the heats instead Switzerland. The season was won by the team from Ettlingen, West Germany, the runner-up being the team from La Neuveville, Switzerland.
Participants 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
Heats Heat 1 Heat 1 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 2 June 1976 on the Arena in Nîmes, France, presented by Guy Lux and . 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 Heat 2 was hosted by RAI on 16 June 1976 at the Palasport di San Siro in Milan, Italy, presented by Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti. 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 Heat 3 was hosted by TSI on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 23 June 1976 in Caslano, Switzerland, presented by and . 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 Heat 4 was hosted by the BBC on 14 July 1976 at Roundhay Park in Leeds, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring. 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 Heat 5 was hosted by RTB on 11 August 1976 in Liège, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Michel Lemaire. 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 Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 25 August 1976 at the inner courtyard of the Deutschordenschloß in Bad Mergentheim, West Germany, presented by Erhard Keller and . 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 Heat 7 was hosted by NCRV on 8 September 1976 at Stadspark in Groningen, Netherlands, presented by and . 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
Qualifiers 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
Final The final was hosted by the BBC on 22 September 1976 in Blackpool, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring. 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
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