Season Nine Broadcast History
Episode Guide :: Broadcast History
The ninth season of M*A*S*H aired from Monday, November 17th, 1980, with the season premiere, until Monday, October 12th, 1981, when the final repeat was broadcast (the following week, M*A*S*H was pre-empted). Due to the 1981 writers' strike, the networks were forced to delay the start of the 1981-1982 television season until late October/early November.
| Airdate | Episode # | Episode Title |
| 11/17/1980 | 195 | The Best of Enemies |
| 11/24/1980 | 196 | Letters |
| 12/01/1980 | 197 | Cementing Relationships |
| 12/08/1980 | 198 | Father's Day |
| 12/15/1980 | 199 | Death Takes a Holiday |
| 12/22/1980 | REPEAT: Captain's Outrageous | |
| 12/29/1980 | 200 | A War For All Seasons |
| 01/05/1981 | 201 | Your Retention Please |
| 01/12/1981 | 202 | Tell It To The Marines |
| 01/19/1981 | 203 | Taking the Fifth |
| 01/26/1981 | 204 | Operation Friendship |
| 02/02/1981 | 205 | No Sweat |
| 02/09/1981 | 206 | Depressing News |
| 02/16/1981 | 207 | No Laughing Matter |
| 02/23/1981 | 208 | Oh, How We Danced |
| 03/02/1981 | 209 | Bottoms Up |
| 03/09/1981 | 210 | The Red/White Blues |
| 03/16/1981 | 211 | Bless You, Hawkeye |
| 03/23/1981 | ||
| 03/30/1981 | ||
| 04/06/1981 | 212 | Blood Brothers |
| 04/13/1981 | 213 | The Foresight Saga |
| 04/20/1981 | REPEAT: The Best of Enemies | |
| 04/27/1981 | REPEAT: Your Retention Please | |
| 05/04/1981 | REPEAT: No Sweat | |
| 05/04/1981 | 214 | The Life You Save |
| 05/11/1981 | REPEAT: Letters | |
| 05/18/1981 | REPEAT: Operation Friendship | |
| 05/25/1981 | REPEAT: Taking The Fifth | |
| 06/01/1981 | REPEAT: Tell It To The Marines | |
| 06/08/1981 | REPEAT: Depressing News | |
| 06/15/1981 | REPEAT: No Laughing Matter | |
| 06/22/1981 | REPEAT: Oh How We Danced | |
| 06/29/1981 | REPEAT: Bottoms Up | |
| 07/06/1981 | REPEAT: Blood Brothers | |
| 07/13/1981 | REPEAT: Father's Day | |
| 07/20/1981 | REPEAT: The Red/White Blues | |
| 07/27/1981 | REPEAT: The Best of Enemies | |
| 08/03/1981 | REPEAT: No Sweat | |
| 08/10/1981 | REPEAT: Letters | |
| 08/17/1981 | REPEAT: Your Retention Please | |
| 08/24/1981 | REPEAT: The Foresight Saga | |
| 08/31/1981 | REPEAT: Oh, How We Danced | |
| 09/07/1981 | REPEAT: Bless You, Hawkeye | |
| 09/14/1981 | REPEAT: No Laughing Matter | |
| 09/21/1981 | REPEAT: Death Takes a Holiday | |
| 09/28/1981 | REPEAT: A War For All Seasons | |
| 10/05/1981 | PRE-EMPTED: The Miracle Of Kathy Miller | |
| 10/12/1981 | REPEAT: The Life You Save | |
| 10/19/1981 | PRE-EMPTED: Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981," Part 1 | |