Thursday on TV: Oh no! It's the end of 'The Colbert Report'

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It's the final episode of "The Colbert Report" (12:30 a.m., Comedy Central, and Stephen Colbert's last guest is, apparently, the Grim Reaper.

That's because, apparently, the character Colbert has played on the show for nine years is being killed off. We'll see the real Stephen Colbert when he takes over CBS's "Late Show" from David Letterman sometime next year.

I'm going to miss the faux right-wing pundit Stephen Colbert. He was great.

Elsewhere on TV ...

Women's volleyball (5 p.m., ESPN2): BYU vs. Texas

NFL (6 p.m., NFL Network): Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars

The Taste (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): The emaining cooks compete in a holiday-themed challenge.

The Biggest Loser (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The contestants head to Hawaii, where they participate in a kayak challenge.

The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2014 (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Scheduled performers include Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Maroon 5, Ariana Grande. Pharrell Williams, OneRepublic and Nick Jonas.

Project Runway All Stars (7 p.m., Lifetime): The contestants have to come up with looks for dating-site singles.

Mom (7:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Secrets are revealed when Christy and Bonnie join Violet's therapy session.

Two and a Half Men (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Alan and Walden explain Santa Claus to Louis.

The People Magazine Awards (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Seriously? Celebrities getting rewarded for being celebrities? Who cares?

Men's college basketball (8 p.m., KMYU): Utah State at Cal State-Northridge

The McCarthys (8:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Marjorie invites their upstairs tenant (Alyson Hannigan, "How I Met Your Mother") to join the family for Christmas.

Elementary (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Holmes and Watson join the NYPD manhunt for a cop killer.

White Collar (10 p.m., USA): Peter joins a dangerous con against the Pink Panthers to help Neal.

Covert Affairs (11:05 p.m., USA): Annie and McQuaid try to get out of Argentina with assassins hot on their heels.