Flashpoint is a Canadian police procedural television series created by Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern for CTV, CBS and Ion Television. The series starred Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio, and Enrico Colantoni. The series premiered on CTV in Canada on July 11, 2008. In the United States, the first 51 episodes were aired on CBS from July 11, 2008 to August 19, 2011, when the show moved to Ion Television started with episode 52 on October 18, 2011. The series was broadcast in Quebec on the Canadian French-language network V, having launched on March 9, 2009. The series was distributed internationally by Alchemy Television and Tele München Group.

On January 25, 2011, it was announced that Ion Television had acquired all rights to the show held by CBS, including the option to continue production. On May 1, 2012, the producers announced that the fifth season would be the last of the series. The series finale aired on December 13, 2012. 75 episodes were produced.

Series creators Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern would later go on to create X Company for CBC Television.