TV

What to Watch: Thurs, December 13

Tonight, after five seasons, the Canadian-made Flashpoint comes to a thrilling conclusion

Flashpoint (Series Finale)
10:02 p.m., CTV
Since it first appeared on Canadian (and U.S.) TV screens back in 2008 this made-in-Canada police drama demonstrated it could deliver the action-packed goods over the course of more than 70 episodes. Expect tonight’s series finale — the conclusion of a two-part storyline — to be an explosive one as we bid a fond farewell to the members of Toronto’s Strategic Response Unit (Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni, David Paetkau, Amy Jo Johnson and Sergio Di Zio).

Covert Affairs
7 p.m. & 10 p.m., Showcase
Still recovering from the shooting, Annie refuses to take her friends’ advice to kick back and relax, insisting instead on following a lead to Russia.

Up All Night
8 p.m., NBC
The holiday season gets off to an awful start when Regan and Chris make an attempt to take Amy to see snow for the first time and things go completely awry. Meanwhile, Ava gets some help from Scott when she has difficulty planning for Christmas gift-shopping on a budget.

The Vampire Diaries
8 p.m., The CW; 9 p.m., CTV2
Holiday plans in Mystic Falls are at risk when Stefan and Caroline find out about Tyler’s plans for Klaus and his hybrids. Meanwhile, Elena and Damon take Bonnie and Professor Shane to the Gilbert lake house to help Jeremy deal with some demons of his own.

The Magic Hockey Skates
8:30 p.m., CBC
Although it may sound like a spoof of a Canadian Christmas special, there’s actually plenty of heart in this animated effort about a boy who comes into possession of a special pair of skates that could make his dreams of hockey stardom come true.

Glee
9 p.m., Global & Fox
Seemingly disparate storylines converge for this special holiday episode (which is based on the film Love Actually) in which Sam and Brittany live it up before the predicted Mayan apocalypse, Jake and Puck bro it up for Hanukkah and Artie has a very revelatory dream.

Grey’s Anatomy
9 p.m., CTV & ABC
As the rest of the doctors prepare for Bailey’s wedding, Richard helps her through a bout of pre-wedding jitters. Meanwhile, Lizzie butts heads with Meredith, and Callie and Jackson try to convince Derek to participate in a risky surgery that could fix his hand.