Season Eight Broadcast History
Episode Guide :: Broadcast History
The eighth season of M*A*S*H aired from Monday, September 17th, 1979, with the season premiere, until Monday, November 10th, 1980, when the final repeat was broadcast. Due to the 1980 actor's strike, the networks were forced to delay the start of the 1980-1981 television season until late October/early November, and CBS aired extra repeats from Season Eight until Season Nine began.
| Airdate | Episode # | Episode Title |
| 09/17/1979 | 170 | Too Many Cooks |
| 09/24/1979 | 171 | Are You Now, Margaret? |
| 10/01/1979 | 172 | Guerilla My Dreams |
| 10/08/1979 | 173 | Good-Bye Radar (Part 1) |
| 10/15/1979 | 174 | Good-Bye Radar (Part 2) |
| 10/22/1979 | 175 | Period of Adjustment |
| 10/29/1979 | 176 | Nurse Doctor |
| 11/05/1979 | 177 | Private Finance |
| 11/12/1979 | 178 | Mr. and Mrs. Who? |
| 11/19/1979 | 179 | The Yalu Brick Road |
| 11/26/1979 | 180 | Life Time |
| 12/03/1979 | 181 | Dear Uncle Abdul |
| 12/10/1979 | 182 | Captain's Outrageous |
| 12/17/1979 | 183 | Stars and Stripes |
| 12/24/1979 | REPEAT: Nurse Doctor | |
| 12/31/1979 | 184 | Yessir, That's Our Baby |
| 01/07/1980 | 185 | Bottle Fatigue |
| 01/15/1980 | 186 | Heal Thyself |
| 01/22/1980 | 187 | Old Soldiers |
| 01/28/1980 | 188 | Morale Victory |
| 02/04/1980 | 189 | Lend a Hand |
| 02/11/1980 | 190 | Goodbye, Cruel World |
| 02/18/1980 | 191 | Dreams |
| 02/25/1980 | PRE-EMPTED: Scruples, Part 1 | |
| 03/03/1980 | 192 | War Co-Respondent |
| 03/10/1980 | 193 | Back Pay |
| 03/17/1980 | REPEAT: The Yalu Brick Road | |
| 03/24/1980 | 194 | April Fools |
| 03/31/1980 | REPEAT: Private Finance | |
| 04/07/1980 | REPEAT: Mr. and Mrs. Who? | |
| 04/14/1980 | REPEAT: Are You Now, Margaret? | |
| 04/21/1980 | REPEAT: Unknown Episode | |
| 04/28/1980 | REPEAT: Too Many Cooks | |
| 05/05/1980 | REPEAT: Guerilla My Dreams | |
| 05/12/1980 | REPEAT: Goodbye, Radar (One Hour Show) | |
| 05/19/1980 | REPEAT: Period of Adjustment | |
| 05/26/1980 | REPEAT: Dear Uncle Abdul | |
| 06/02/1980 | ||
| 06/09/1980 | ||
| 06/16/1980 | ||
| 06/23/1980 | REPEAT: Heal Thyself | |
| 06/30/1980 | ||
| 07/07/1980 | ||
| 07/14/1980 | ||
| 07/21/1980 | REPEAT: Lend a Hand | |
| 07/28/1980 | REPEAT: Goodbye, Cruel World | |
| 08/04/1980 | ||
| 08/11/1980 | PRE-EMPTED: Democractic National Convention | |
| 08/18/1980 | REPEAT: Back Pay | |
| 08/25/1980 | REPEAT: War Co-Respondent | |
| 09/01/1980 | REPEAT: Dreams | |
| 09/08/1980 | ||
| 09/15/1980 | REPEAT: Nurse Doctor | |
| 09/22/1980 | REPEAT: Life Time | |
| 09/29/1980 | REPEAT: Unknown Episode | |
| 10/06/1980 | REPEAT: Dear Uncle Abdul | |
| 10/13/1980 | REPEAT: Bottle Fatigue | |
| 10/20/1980 | REPEAT: Morale Victory | |
| 10/27/1980 | REPEAT: Unknown Episode | |
| 11/03/1980 | REPEAT: Unknown Episode | |
| 11/10/1980 | REPEAT: Bottle Fatigue | |
| 11/13/1980 | REPEAT: Heal Thyself | |