Jeux sans frontières season 19

The 19th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1988. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by some of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Misano Adriatico (Italy), Viana do Castelo (Portugal), Les Saisies (France), and Pozuelo de Alarcón (Spain). The grand final was held in Bellagio (Italy). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition was Guido Pancaldi [it].[1]

Jeux sans frontières
Season 19
No. of teams5 countries
WinnerPortugal Madeira
Runners-upBelgium Profondeville
Spain Seville
Head refereeGuido Pancaldi [it]
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network
Original releaseJuly 1988 (1988-07) –
September 1988 (1988-09)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 18
Next →
Season 20

For each heat, each broadcaster sent a mixed team of twelve members (six men and six women) from a city or town from its country that competed against each other in a series of games –funny physical games played in outlandish costumes, though none-the-less technically difficult– themed in the specific topic of the episode. After the eight heats, the most successful team from each country competed in the grand final. Each of the episodes was presented by the host broadcaster in its own language. Each of the participating broadcasters had their own presenters who did some on-site presentations for their audience and commented on the competition in their language. Due the complexity of the production, and that each broadcaster had its own personalized coverage, the episodes were filmed first and each broadcaster broadcast them at their convenience later.[2]

The season was won by the team from Madeira, Portugal, being the runner-ups the teams from Profondeville, Belgium, and Seville, Spain.[3]

Participants

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Country Broadcaster Code Colour Cities
  Belgium RTBF B Yellow Virton
Pepinster
Ath
Profondeville
  France Antenne 2 F Green Espace Cristal
Les Saisies
Beaufortain
Brides-les-Bains
  Italy RAI I Light blue Rimini & Co.
Putignano
Aosta-Pilaz
Palinuro
  Portugal RTP P Orange   Madeira
Mateus (Vila Real) [pt]
Viana do Castelo
  Azores
  Spain TVE E Red   Gijón
  Cartagena
  La Coruña
  Seville

Heats

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Heat 1

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Heat 1 was hosted by RAI at the Autodromo Santa Monica in Misano Adriatico, Italy, was themed about the town and the Adriatic Coast, and was presented by Claudio Lippi with Anna Benni, Lucia Nalli, Maura Musi, Sabrina Picci, and Elisabetta Coraini.

Place Country Town Points
1 P Madeira 50
2 I Rimini & Co. 47
3 B Virton 42
4 E Gijón 33
5 F Espace Cristal 32

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was hosted by Antenne 2 in Les Saisies, France, was themed about television shows, and was presented by Marie-Ange Nardi and Fabrice [fr].

Place Country Town Points
1 P Mateus (Vila Real) [pt] 47
2 F Les Saisies 42
3 E Cartagena 38
4 B Pepinster 37
5 I Putignano 36

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was hosted by RTP at the Santa Luzia park in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, was themed about the history of the town, and was presented by Eládio Clímaco, Ivone Ferreira, and José Fialho Gouveia.

Place Country Town Points
1 I Aosta-Pilaz 49
2 P Viana do Castelo 45
3 F Beaufortain 44
4 B Ath 41
5 E La Coruña 34

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was hosted by TVE at the grounds of Prado del Rey in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain, acting as if they were in Seville, was themed about the departure of the ships for the New World, and was presented by Guillermo Summers [es], Ignacio Salas [es], and Carmen Otero.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Profondeville 46
2 P Azores 45
3 E Seville 35
4 I Palinuro 34
5 F Brides-les-Bains 32

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was hosted by RAI at the Autodromo Santa Monica in Misano Adriatico, Italy, was themed about Italian cinema, and was presented by Claudio Lippi with Anna Benni, Lucia Nalli, Maura Musi, Sabrina Picci, and Elisabetta Coraini.

Place Country Town Points
1 P Madeira 47
2 B Virton 45
3 I Rimini & Co. 43
4 F Espace Cristal 35
5 E Gijón 34

Heat 6

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Heat 6 was hosted by Antenne 2 in Les Saisies, France, was themed about the Olympic Games, and was presented by Marie-Ange Nardi and Fabrice.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Pepinster 48
2 F Les Saisies 44
3 P Mateus (Vila Real) [pt] 39
4 E Cartagena 36
5 I Putignano 35

Heat 7

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Heat 7 was hosted by RTP at the Santa Luzia park in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, was themed about Portuguese navigators and explorations, and was presented by Eládio Clímaco, Ivone Ferreira, and José Fialho Gouveia.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Ath 47
2 I Aosta-Pilaz 44
3 F Beaufortain 40
4 P Viana do Castelo 39
5 E La Coruña 28

Heat 8

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Heat 8 was hosted by TVE at the grounds of Prado del Rey in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain, acting as if they were in Seville, was themed about the conquest of the New World, and was presented by Guillermo Summers, Ignacio Salas, and Carmen Otero.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Profondeville 47
2 P Azores 46
3 E Seville 41
4 F Brides-les-Bains 37
5 I Palinuro 36

Qualifiers

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The points scored by each team in the two heats they competed in were summed up, and the teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

Country Town Points won
P Madeira 97
B Profondeville 93
I Aosta-Pilaz 93
F Les Saisies 86
E Seville 76

Final

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The final round was hosted by RAI at the shores of Lake Como in Bellagio, Italy, was themed about cinema, and was presented by Claudio Lippi, with Anna Benni, Elisabetta Coraini, and Lucia Nalli.

Place Country Town Points
1 P Madeira 49
2 B Profondeville 47
2 E Seville 47
4 F Les Saisies 46
5 I Aosta-Pilaz 36

Broadcasts

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Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Local presenter(s)/Commentator(s) Ref.
  Belgium RTBF RTBF1 Sylvie Rigot [1]
  France Antenne 2 [1]
  Italy RAI Raiuno Claudio Lippi [3]
  Portugal RTP RTP1 Eládio Clímaco [1]
  Spain TVE TVE1 [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Jeux sans frontières 1988". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1988". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1988". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ^ Bertol, Noelia (3 August 2019). "Así era 'Juegos sin fronteras' el "Eurovisión" que dio pie a 'El Grand Prix del verano'". formulaTV (in Spanish).