Prepare for battle with the Pawn Stars when a rare 1589 book with the instructions for war and fortification guards the shop. Will Rick reinforce a good price or will he protect his wallet? Next, the game is on when Rick checks out an 1840s chess table. Will he capture the sale or will it be a draw? Then, a sale comes a calling when a pair of antique door knockers enter the shop. Will Corey welcome the deal or will he show them the exit? And later, an 1800s experimental rifle holds up the shop. Will Rick and Chum test out an offer or will they fail to fire?
The crew tries to celebrate Christmas but global warming has turned the set into a beach Josh Groban performs Scott falls in love.
Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and magician Penn Jillette are hoping for a Christmas miracle, beating Bobby Flay. Moroccan French chef Adil Fawzi and New Jersey chef Ariane Duarte faceoff in the hopes of receiving the best gift of all, a win over Bobby.
Nathan and Dwight race to rescue Audrey from Croatoan, but the consequences of Duke's dark destiny wreak havoc on their plans. Meanwhile, Vince contemplates an unusual sacrifice.
Billionaire defense contractor Ivan Whiff tries to lure Lex away from the League. Meanwhile, Jewbot administers routine physicals for the League, causing Ranger to disavow modern medicine and Brad to discover he may be allergic to Cooch.
Booth and Brennan go under cover at an Old West-style shooting competition; Angela and Hodgins talk about the future; Cam and Sebastian grow closer.
With the holidays in full swing, a search for Julian leads Damon and Stefan to a small town outside of Mystic Falls. While managing a holiday toy drive at Whitmore College, Bonnie seeks help from Nora and the two strike up an unlikely friendship. Elsewhere, Caroline does her best to navigate her new life as a pregnant vampire, while Alaric grows concerned that the pregnancy is effecting her more than she's letting on. Finally, after finding himself at odds with Damon, Stefan is forced to take matters into his own hands, setting off a tragic chain of events that leaves their lives changed forever.
When a dangerous affliction threatens to expose one of her siblings, Freya searches for a way to reverse the crippling curse even as she finds herself the target of The Strix's latest plan. Elsewhere, Klaus keeps a watchful eye over Cami while she attempts to help Detective Kinney, whose life has begun to spiral out of control as a result of Lucien's compulsion. Meanwhile, a confrontation with Marcel causes Vincent to reevaluate his decision to stay out of witch business, and Hayley's attempt at a quiet Christmas with Jackson and Hope results in an unexpected surprise.
As Josh waits to hear if Ben survives his surgery, Josh, Tom, Claire, Ella and Arnold find themselves stuck in the cabin of a giant observation wheel.
A California teenager nearly suffocates from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome a Hawaiian personal trainer suffers years of excruciating neuropathic pain from ciguatera poisoning caused by Gambierdiscus toxicus toxins a Michigan health worker nearly dies from babesiosis.
Keith Lemon, Holly Willoughby and Gina D'Acampo gets festive with the help of Strictly star Jay McGuiness, singer Louise Redknapp, actress Michelle Keegan and comedian Jimmy Carr
Nathan impersonates another person in an effort to turn them into a humanitarian hero.
The team investigates a police officer's murder and decides what is important to their futures.
Titus and Dan treat a woman who was viciously stabbed in the face, while Holly and Nick tend to an emotional transgendered woman who was assaulted. A wild police chase ends with a major car accident and the firefighters of SQURT race to put out a structure fire. Throughout the long night the character of New Orleans' residents shines through in dramatic and quirky ways.
In Atlanta, a young father is gunned down by a brutal robbing crew and Detective Tracy Lewis discovers on her first case that she may be chasing the wrong suspect.
Greg is still bitter over an accident that sidelined a competitive game of ping-pong he and Matt had started years ago, so they decide to finally settle the score. Also, Heather questions herself after urging Tim to get a vasectomy, Jen is stressed about returning to work, and Joan learns her credit card has been stolen after strange packages start arriving.
Take a look back at some of the best and most unique Star Wars related memorabilia to come through the Pawn Shop. An original "Revenge of the Jedi" poster, a set of 1978 Kenner Star Wars action figures, a Jabba the Hutt Play-Doh set and a rare grouping of Star Wars movie props including a Stormtrooper blaster. The force is strong with some of these items; others were relegated to the dark side of the deal.
Russell looks at the Oldham West by-election, Storm Desmond and mysterious apple thieves.