The 15th season of the international television game showJeux 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 Guido Pancaldi [it].[1][2]
The season was won by the team from Bar-le-Duc, France, being the runner-up the team from Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia.[3]