Flashpoint wraps up its sophomore season tonight with the episode "Exit Wounds" - a title fitting for the show‘s temporary departure and for what‘s going to happen.  The police drama series finds the Strategic Response Unit in the midst of trouble once again, this time in a place where safety is necessary but uncertain.

Flashpoint, the drama that features a team that responds to hostage situation‘s and gang busts while exploring the criminal‘s mind to try and save lives, has returned for its second season after debuting with strong Friday-night ratings.  And due to the success of the CBS-CTV co-production, CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler is now looking at partnering with other “foreign countries” on future TV projects.

While some of the big networks have struggled to find viewers throughout the fall season, CBS has been able to brag about their numerous successes. 

Canada‘s CTV has just announced that it has renewed the police drama Flashpoint for yet another season.  The series, for those who are not familiar, is about an elite Canadian metropolitan police force called the Strategic Response Unit (SRU), who are tasked to resolve extreme situations that regular officers cannot handle including hostage taking, bomb threats and heavily armed criminals.

Canadian police drama Flashpoint is set to premiere on CBS on July 11, simultaneously with its opening on its parent network CTV, Canada‘s largest privately owned English language broadcast network.  It was picked up for U.S. broadcast during the writers‘ strike.

Flashpoint is CBS‘ newest police drama launching this summer.  The series, which consist of 13 episodes, is about an elite big city Strategic Response Unit (SRU) that is inspired by Toronto‘s Emergency Task Force.