<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Gossip Girl (season 6) List of Gossip Girl episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "New York, I Love You XOXO" is the series finale of Gossip Girl . The episode serves as the tenth episode of the sixth season and the show's 121st episode overall . Written by Stephanie Savage, and directed by Mark Piznarski, the series finale originally aired on The CW Television Network (The CW) in the United States on December 17, 2012 . </P> <P> Gossip Girl follows the lives of a group of young adults coming from a wealthy background . In this final episode, the death of Bart Bass rushes Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) to marry Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and the identity of Gossip Girl is revealed . A five - year flash forward takes place and shows the wedding of Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) to Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively). </P> <P> "New York, I Love You XOXO" received favorable reviews from television critics . Upon its initial airing, the finale was viewed in the United States by 1.55 million people and garnered a 0.8 / 2 Nielsen rating / share in the 18--49 demographic, registering as the season's most - watched episode . </P>

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