The final episode of M*A*S*H aired in 1983. Titled “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” the finale was broadcast by CBS on February 28, 1983, bringing the long-running series to a close.
The story follows the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as the Korean War ends and the unit prepares to disband. Hawkeye Pierce, B. J. Hunnicutt, Margaret Houlihan, Charles Winchester, and the other doctors and staff face the emotional consequences of leaving a wartime community that had become their home.
The finale was written by series creators and writers including Alan Alda, who also played Hawkeye. Its unusually long running time and enormous audience made it one of television’s most notable finales. The episode also included Hawkeye’s psychiatric treatment after a traumatic wartime experience and the symbolic breakup of the 4077th.
A frequent mistake is choosing 1982 or 1984 because the series spanned several broadcast seasons. The correct year is 1983, when the finale aired and the television run officially ended.