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Noun: cliffhanger  'klif`hangu(r)
  1. A contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
     
  2. An episode that ends in suspense

Derived forms: cliffhangers

Type of: competition, contest, episode, installment [N. Amer], instalment

Encyclopedia: Cliffhanger

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