Fall 1979/Civilian Era
No episodes aired on October 4 or November 1, due to CBS' monthly Magazine series which aired on the first Thursday of each month.
| Aired | Contestants | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9/4/1979 | Les & Mindy vs. Michael & Rhonda | Pilot #1 |
| 9/5/1979 | Gary & Kris vs. Ed & Donna | Pilot #2 |
| 9/5/1979 | Pilot #3 | |
| 9/17/1979 | Sue & Gary vs. Jerri & David | Premiere |
| 9/18/1979 | Gary & Sue vs. Steve & Melissa | Bonus Stunt win ($8,000) |
| 9/19/1979 | Steve & Melissa vs. Jim & Barbara | |
| 9/20/1979 | Jim & Barbara vs. Camille & Bill | |
| 9/21/1979 | Jim & Barbara vs. Brad & Suanne | |
| 9/24/1979 | Brad & Suanne vs. Grant & Miriam | |
| 9/25/1979 | Brad & Suanne vs. Peter & Karen | Bonus Stunt win ($4,000) |
| 9/26/1979 | Brad & Suanne vs. David & Sally | |
| 9/27/1979 | Brad & Suanne vs. Tim & Lisa | Bonus Stunt win ($8,000) |
| 9/28/1979 | Tim & Lisa vs. Ron & Gloria | Bonus Stunt win ($9,000) |
| 10/1/1979 | Tim & Lisa vs. Pam & Bill | |
| 10/2/1979 | Tim & Lisa vs. Marlene & Jerry | |
| 10/3/1979 | Marlene & Jerry vs. Burt & Sheila | Jack Narz cameo |
| 10/5/1979 | Marlene & Jerry vs. Bob & Melanie | |
| 10/8/1979 | Marlene & Jerry vs. Clint & Lynda | |
| 10/9/1979 | Marlene & Jerry vs. Quentin & Sheila | Bonus Stunt win; Marlene & Jerry retire |
| 10/10/1979 | David & Renee vs. Kim & Gary | Bonus Stunt win ($10,000) |
| 10/11/1979 | Gary & Kim vs. Scott & Lori | |
| 10/12/1979 | Gary & Kim vs. Bill & Linda | Bonus Stunt win ($10,000); Gary & Kim retire |
| 10/15/1979 | Steve & Karen vs. Jeff & Jolene | |
| 10/16/1979 | Steve & Karen vs. Frank & Gloria | |
| 10/17/1979 | Steve & Karen vs. Zody & Moti | |
| 10/18/1979 | Steve & Karen vs. Michael & Carolyn | |
| 10/19/1979 | Steve & Karen vs. Sarita & Jeffrey | |
| 10/22/1979 | Steve & Karen vs. Allan & Judy | |
| 10/23/1979 | Steve & Karen vs. Ian & Karen | |
| 10/24/1979 | Steve & Karen vs. Richard & Joanna | Steve & Karen retire |
| 10/25/1979 | Don & Carol vs. Ron & Gloria | Ron & Gloria are back due to an error on 9/28 |
| 10/26/1979 | Ron & Gloria vs. Kurt & Dee | |
| 10/29/1979 | Ron & Gloria vs. ? & ? | |
| 10/30/1979 | Ron & Gloria vs. Steve & Elizabeth | |
| 10/31/1979 | Ron & Gloria vs. Doug & Kathy | Halloween show |
| 11/2/1979 | Ron & Gloria vs. Michael & Josie | Last civilian show |
Winter 1979-1980/Celebrity Era
No episodes aired on November 22-23 in favor of Thanksgiving-related programming. The weeks were thrown off further by CBS' monthly Magazine series airing on December 6 and January 3, and by New Year's Day-related programming on January 1.
| Aired | Contestants | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 11/5-9/1979 | Mary McDonough, Steve Kanaly, Nancy Lane, Robert Pine | First All-Star week; Bonus Stunt win on Thursday |
| 11/12-16/1979 | Roxie Roker, Richard Kline, Randi Oakes, Tom Dreesen | |
| 11/19-21 and 26-27/1979 | Leslie Ackerman, Robert Mandan, Tamara Dobson, Ken Michelman | |
| 11/28-30/1979 12/3-4/1979 |
Jo Ann Pflug, Tige Andrews, Abbe Lane, Robert Donner | |
| 12/5, 7, and 10-12/1979 | Mary Ann Mobley, Gary Collins, Patty Duke-Astin, John Astin | Bonus Stunt win on episode 3 |
| 12/13-14 and 17-19/1979 | Charlene Tilton, Sorrell Booke, Phyllis Davis, Gordon Jump | |
| 12/20-21 and 24-26/1979 | Joyce Bulifant, Ronnie Schell, Patti Deutsch, Johnny Brown | Christmas week; Bonus Stunt win on episodes 1 and 3 (both $9,000) |
| 12/27-28 and 31/1979 1/2 and 4/1980 |
Ellen Travolta, Jack Carter, Eileen Barnett, Louis Nye | Bonus Stunt win on episode 3 ($10,000) |
| 1/7-11/1980 | Ira Augustian, Michele Tobin, Laurie Walters, Jimmy Van Patten | |
| 1/14-18/1980 | Elaine Joyce, Bobby Van, Mitzi McCall, Charlie Brill | |
| 1/21-25/1980 | Meredith MacRae, Don Sutton, Sue Ann Langdon, Bob Seagren | |
| 1/28-2/1/1980 | Guy Hovis, Rena Hovis, Laurette Sprang, John McCook | Final week |