Jeux Sans Frontières

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Jeux sans frontières ("Games Without Borders" in French) was a Europe-wide television game show, based on the French programme Intervilles which was first broadcast in 1962. In its original conception, 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.

First aired1965-05-26

Runtime90 min

StatusEnded

Seasons36

Episodes298

CountriesFrance, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany

Original languageFR

SpokenCzech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Created byGuy Lux, Claude Savarit

NetworksBBC One, Das Erste, France 2, Rai 1, Antenne 2, ORTF Télévision, La Une, NPO 1, ERT1, SRG SSR

ProductionEuropean Broadcasting Union

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