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Jeux sans frontières
Season 1
No. of teams4 countries
Winners Ciney, Belgium
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network
Original release26 May (1965-05-26) –
15 September 1965 (1965-09-15)
Season chronology
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Season 2

The first season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in summer 1965. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The competition features teams from towns from those countries competing against each other two by two, broadcast live from both competing towns to all the participating broadcasters via the Eurovision network. The winners of this edition were the cities of Ciney, Belgium, and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France. [1]

Overview

Jeux sans frontières ("Games Without Borders" in French) is an international television game show, based on the French programme Intervilles which was first broadcast in 1962. It was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which owned the format. In non-French-speaking countries, the show had alternative titles. It is also widely known as It's a Knockout , the title of the BBC's domestic version and national selection for the programme. The idea of the show came from French President Charles de Gaulle, whose wish was that French and German youth would meet in a series of games to reinforce the friendship between the two countries. [2]

Format

In its original conception, teams from Belgium, France, West Germany, and Italy competed each week in head-to-head competition between two cities or towns from two of the four competing countries. There would be sports events, but also studio-based quizzes each week. Eventually, all teams would have competed against each other and the teams with the highest cumulative points for each nation from the series would meet in two semi-finals, with the two winners meeting in the final. [3]

Participants

CountryBroadcasterCodeColourCities
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTB BYellow Binche
Stavelot
Ciney
Flag of France.svg  France ORTF FGreen Dax
Orange
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI IDark Blue Camogli
Orvieto
Ischia
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ARD DRed Warendorf
Siegburg
Lemgo

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted on 26 May 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Warendorf 4
2F Dax 0

Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted on 9 June 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1F Orange 7
2I Camogli 5

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted on 23 June 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1B Binche 4
2D Siegburg 4

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted on 7 July 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1F Saint-Amand-les-Eaux 4
2B Stavelot -2

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted on 21 July 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1I Orvieto 10
2D Lemgo 4

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted on 4 August 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1B Ciney 6
2I Ischia 4

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1 was hosted on 18 August 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1BCiney13
2DWarendorf13

Semi-final 2

Semi-final 2 was hosted on 1 September 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1FSaint-Amand-les-Eaux7
2IOrvieto5

Final

The final was hosted on 15 September 1965.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1BCiney11
1FSaint-Amand-les-Eaux11

Broadcasts

The competition was broadcast live from both competing towns to the participating broadcasters via the Eurovision network.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Channel(s)Presenter(s)/Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium RTB RTB Pierre Brive, Paule Herreman and Jean-Claude Menessier [3]
Flag of France.svg France ORTF Première Chaîne Simone Garnier, Yvonne Kasawicz, Guy Lux, Joseph Pasteur and Léon Zitrone
Flag of Italy.svg Italy RAI Secondo Programma Lea Landi, Giulio Marchetti and Enzo Tortora
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany ARD Deutsches Fernsehen Arnim Dahl, Camillo Felgen, Lilo Katzke, Albert Raisner and Otto Ernst Rock
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Presenter(s)/Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR TSI TV DRS Georges Kleinmann [3]
SSR TV Ernst-Ludwig Freisinkel

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References

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  2. ↑ "Intervilles revient: une émission mythique avec ses couacs, chutes et scandales de triche" (in French). RTBF. 2019-12-19. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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