This edition aired under the title Challenge of the Network Stars.
This edition's co-host was Bruce Jenner.
| ABC Team (2nd place) | CBS Team (3rd place) | NBC Team (Winner) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Kaplan (captain) | Welcome Back, Kotter | Telly Savalas (captain) | Kojak | Robert Conrad (captain) | Baa Baa Black Sheep |
| LeVar Burton | Roots | Sonny Bono | Sonny & Cher | Elizabeth Allen | C.P.O. Sharkey |
| Darleen Carr | The Streets of San Francisco | Kevin Dobson | Kojak | Lynda Day George | Once An Eagle |
| Richard Hatch | Mike Farrell | M*A*S*H | Carl Franklin | The Fantastic Journey | |
| Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Welcome Back, Kotter | David Groh | Rhoda | Karen Grassle | Little House on the Prairie |
| Ron Howard | Happy Days | Linda Lavin | Alice | Dan Haggerty | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams |
| Hal Linden | Barney Miller | Lee Meriwether | Barnaby Jones | Art Hindle | Kingston: Confidential |
| Kristy McNichol | Family | Rob Reiner | All in the Family | Kurt Russell | The Wonderful World of Disney |
| Penny Marshall | Laverne & Shirley | Loretta Swit | M*A*S*H | Jane Seymour | 7th Avenue |
| Jaclyn Smith | Charlie's Angels | Marcia Wallace | The Bob Newhart Show | W. K. Stratton | Baa Baa Black Sheep |
Kaplan, Savalas and Conrad were invited to captain their network's team for a second time.
| Events | ABC | CBS | NBC | Standings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayak Relay |
McNichol Linden Jacobs Hatch |
Wallace Farrell Dobson Bono |
Conrad Seymour Hindle Haggerty |
NBC 100 ABC 75 CBS 50 |
New event. |
| Baseball Dunk |
Hatch Howard |
Wallace Dobson Reiner |
Seymour Haggerty Conrad Russell |
NBC 200 ABC 150 CBS 100 |
|
| ? | (2nd) | (3rd) | (1st) | NBC 300 ABC 225 CBS 150 |
|
| Golf | Marshall | Bono Meriwether |
Haggerty Seymour |
NBC 400 ABC 275 CBS 225 |
Male participant for ABC wasn't shown. |
| Running Relay |
Marshall Smith Jacobs Kaplan Hatch Burton |
Farrell Swit Groh Lavin Reiner Dobson |
Franklin Seymour Haggerty Grassle Russell Stratton |
NBC 475 ABC 375 CBS 275 |
|
| ? | (2nd) | (3rd) | (1st) | NBC 575 ABC 450 CBS 325 |
An event happened between Running Relay and Obstacle Course. |
| Obstacle Course |
McNichol Marshall Burton |
Wallace Meriwether Bono Dobson |
Seymour Grassle Russell Hindle |
NBC 650 ABC 550 CBS 375 |
|
| 3-on-3 Football |
Kaplan Hatch Burton Howard Carr Marshall |
(3rd) | Stratton Conrad Franklin Russell Seymour Grassle |
NBC 725 ABC 650 CBS 425 |
The football final was only shown. |
| Tug-O-War | Hatch Carr Howard Jacobs Burton Kaplan |
n/a | Russell Conrad Allen Franklin Haggerty |
NBC 825 ABC 650 CBS 425 |
NBC won TUG OF WAR |