This is a complete list of The X-Files episodes and movies.
Series Overview[]
Season | Episodes | Originally Aired | Nielsen ratings | |||
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First Aired | Last Aired | Average viewers (millions) |
Rank | |||
1 | 24 | September 10, 1993 | May 13, 1994 | N/A | 111 | |
2 | 25 | September 16, 1994 | May 19, 1995 | 14.50 | 63 | |
3 | 24 | September 22, 1995 | May 17, 1996 | 15.40 | 55 | |
4 | 24 | October 4, 1996 | May 18, 1997 | 19.20 | 20 | |
5 | 20 | November 2, 1997 | May 17, 1998 | 19.80 | 11 | |
The X-Files | June 19, 1998 | N/A | N/A | |||
6 | 22 | November 8, 1998 | May 16, 1999 | 17.20 | 12 | |
7 | 22 | November 7, 1999 | May 21, 2000 | 14.20 | 29 | |
8 | 21 | November 5, 2000 | May 20, 2001 | 13.93 | 31 | |
9 | 19 | November 11, 2001 | May 19, 2002 | 9.10 | 63 | |
I Want to Believe | July 25, 2008 | N/A | N/A | |||
10 | 6 | January 24, 2016 | February 22, 2016 | 13.60 | 7 | |
11 | 10 | January 3, 2018 | March 21, 2018 | 5.34 | 91 |
Episodes[]
Episodes highlighted in yellow and with a double-dagger (‡) symbol indicate it is part of the series' alien mythology arc. All episode information has been obtained from Wikipedia
Season 1 (1993-94)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 1)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot"‡ | Robert Mandel | Chris Carter | September 10, 1993 | 1X79 | 12.0 |
2 | 2 | "Deep Throat"‡ | Daniel Sackheim | September 17, 1993 | 1X01 | 11.1 | |
3 | 3 | "Squeeze" | Harry Longstreet | Glen Morgan & James Wong | September 24, 1993 | 1X02 | 11.1 |
4 | 4 | "Conduit" | Daniel Sackheim | Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon | October 1, 1993 | 1X03 | 9.2 |
5 | 5 | "The Jersey Devil" | Joe Napolitano | Chris Carter | October 8, 1993 | 1X04 | 10.4 |
6 | 6 | "Shadows" | Michael Katleman | Glen Morgan & James Wong | October 22, 1993 | 1X05 | 8.8 |
7 | 7 | "Ghost in the Machine" | Jerrold Freedman | Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon | October 29, 1993 | 1X06 | 9.5 |
8 | 8 | "Ice" | David Nutter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 5, 1993 | 1X07 | 10.0 |
9 | 9 | "Space" | William Graham | Chris Carter | November 12, 1993 | 1X08 | 10.7 |
10 | 10 | "Fallen Angel"‡ | Larry Shaw | Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon | November 19, 1993 | 1X09 | 8.8 |
11 | 11 | "Eve" | Fred Gerber | Kenneth Biller & Chris Brancato | December 10, 1993 | 1X10 | 10.4 |
12 | 12 | "Fire" | Larry Shaw | Chris Carter | December 17, 1993 | 1X11 | 11.1 |
13 | 13 | "Beyond the Sea" | David Nutter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | January 7, 1994 | 1X12 | 10.8 |
14 | 14 | "Gender Bender" | Rob Bowman | Larry Barber & Paul Barber | January 21, 1994 | 1X13 | 11.1 |
15 | 15 | "Lazarus" | David Nutter | Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon | February 4, 1994 | 1X14 | 12.1 |
16 | 16 | "Young at Heart" | Michael Lange | Scott Kaufer and Chris Carter | February 11, 1994 | 1X15 | 11.5 |
17 | 17 | "E.B.E."‡ | William Graham | Glen Morgan & James Wong | February 18, 1994 | 1X16 | N/A |
18 | 18 | "Miracle Man" | Michael Lange | Chris Carter & Howard Gordon | March 18, 1994 | 1X17 | 11.6 |
19 | 19 | "Shapes" | David Nutter | Marilyn Osborn | April 1, 1994 | 1X18 | 11.5 |
20 | 20 | "Darkness Falls" | Joe Napolitano | Chris Carter | April 15, 1994 | 1X19 | 12.5 |
21 | 21 | "Tooms" | David Nutter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | April 22, 1994 | 1X20 | 13.4 |
22 | 22 | "Born Again" | Jerrold Freedman | Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon | April 29, 1994 | 1X21 | 13.7 |
23 | 23 | "Roland" | David Nutter | Chris Ruppenthal | May 6, 1994 | 1X22 | 12.5 |
24 | 24 | "The Erlenmeyer Flask"‡ | R.W. Goodwin | Chris Carter | May 13, 1994 | 1X23 | 14.0 |
Season 2 (1994-95)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 2)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 1 | "Little Green Men"‡ | David Nutter | & James Wong | September 16, 1994 | 2X01 | 16.1 |
26 | 2 | "The Host" | Daniel Sackheim | Chris Carter | September 23, 1994 | 2X02 | 15.9 |
27 | 3 | "Blood" | David Nutter | Story: Darin Morgan Teleplay: Glen Morgan & James Wong |
September 30, 1994 | 2X03 | 14.8 |
28 | 4 | "Sleepless" | Rob Bowman | Howard Gordon | October 7, 1994 | 2X04 | 13.4 |
29 | 5 | "Duane Barry"‡ | Chris Carter | October 14, 1994 | 2X05 | 13.9 | |
30 | 6 | "Ascension"‡ | Michael Lange | Paul Brown | October 21, 1994 | 2X06 | 15.5 |
31 | 7 | "3" | David Nutter | Chris Ruppenthal and Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 4, 1994 | 2X07 | 15.0 |
32 | 8 | "One Breath"‡ | R.W. Goodwin | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 11, 1994 | 2X08 | 15.3 |
33 | 9 | "Firewalker" | David Nutter | Howard Gordon | November 18, 1994 | 2X09 | 15.2 |
34 | 10 | "Red Museum"‡ | Win Phelps | Chris Carter | December 9, 1994 | 2X10 | 16.1 |
35 | 11 | "Excelsis Dei" | Stephen Surjik | Paul Brown | December 16, 1994 | 2X11 | 14.2 |
36 | 12 | "Aubrey" | Rob Bowman | Sara B. Charno | January 6, 1995 | 2X12 | 16.2 |
37 | 13 | "Irresistible" | David Nutter | Chris Carter | January 13, 1995 | 2X13 | 14.7 |
38 | 14 | "Die Hand Die Verletzt" | Kim Manners | Glen Morgan & James Wong | January 27, 1995 | 2X14 | 17.7 |
39 | 15 | "Fresh Bones" | Rob Bowman | Howard Gordon | February 3, 1995 | 2X15 | 17.8 |
40 | 16 | "Colony"‡ | Nick Marck | Story: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay: Chris Carter |
February 10, 1995 | 2X16 | 15.9 |
41 | 17 | "End Game"‡ | Rob Bowman | Frank Spotnitz | February 17, 1995 | 2X17 | 17.5 |
42 | 18 | "Fearful Symmetry" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Steve DeJarnatt | February 24, 1995 | 2X18 | 16.5 |
43 | 19 | "Død Kalm" | Rob Bowman | Story: Howard Gordon Teleplay: Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa |
March 10, 1995 | 2X19 | 17.1 |
44 | 20 | "Humbug" | Kim Manners | Darin Morgan | March 31, 1995 | 2X20 | 15.7 |
45 | 21 | "The Căluşari" | Michael Vejar | Sara B. Chorno | April 14, 1995 | 2X21 | 12.9 |
46 | 22 | "F. Emasculata" | Rob Bowman | Chris Carter & Howard Gordon | April 28, 1995 | 2X22 | 14.0 |
47 | 23 | "Soft Light" | James Contner | Vince Gilligan | May 5, 1995 | 2X23 | 12.9 |
48 | 24 | "Our Town" | Rob Bowman | Frank Spotnitz | May 12, 1995 | 2X24 | 14.5 |
49 | 25 | "Anasazi"‡ | R. W. Goodwin | Story: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay: Chris Carter |
May 19, 1995 | 2X25 | 16.6 |
Season 3 (1995-96)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 3)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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50 | 1 | "The Blessing Way"‡ | R.W. Goodwin | Chris Carter | September 22, 1995 | 3X01 | 19.94 |
51 | 2 | "Paper Clip"‡ | Rob Bowman | September 29, 1995 | 3X02 | 17.20 | |
52 | 3 | "D.P.O." | Kim Manners | Howard Gordon | October 6, 1995 | 3X03 | 15.57 |
53 | 4 | "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" | David Nutter | Darin Morgan | October 13, 1995 | 3X04 | 15.38 |
54 | 5 | "The List" | Chris Carter | October 20, 1995 | 3X05 | 16.72 | |
55 | 6 | "2Shy" | David Nutter | Jeffrey Vlaming | November 3, 1995 | 3X06 | 14.83 |
56 | 7 | "The Walk" | Rob Bowman | John Shiban | November 10, 1995 | 3X07 | 15.91 |
57 | 8 | "Oubliette" | Kim Manners | Charles Grant Craig | November 17, 1995 | 3X08 | 15.90 |
58 | 9 | "Nisei"‡ | David Nutter | Chris Carter & Howard Gordon & Frank Spotnitz | November 24, 1995 | 3X09 | 16.36 |
59 | 10 | "731"‡ | Rob Bowman | Frank Spotnitz | December 1, 1995 | 3X10 | 17.68 |
60 | 11 | "Revelations" | David Nutter | Kim Newton | December 15, 1995 | 3X11 | 15.25 |
61 | 12 | "War of the Coprophages" | Kim Manners | Darin Morgan | January 5, 1996 | 3X12 | 16.32 |
62 | 13 | "Syzygy" | Rob Bowman | Chris Carter | January 26, 1996 | 3X13 | 16.04 |
63 | 14 | "Grotesque" | Kim Manners | Howard Gordon | February 2, 1996 | 3X14 | 18.32 |
64 | 15 | "Piper Maru"‡ | Rob Bowman | Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter | February 9, 1996 | 3X15 | 16.44 |
65 | 16 | "Apocrypha"‡ | Kim Manners | February 16, 1996 | 3X16 | 16.71 | |
66 | 17 | "Pusher" | Rob Bowman | February 23, 1996 | 3X17 | 16.20 | |
67 | 18 | "Teso Dos Bichos" | Kim Manners | John Shiban | March 8, 1996 | 3X18 | 17.38 |
68 | 19 | "Hell Money" | Tucker Gates | Jeffrey Vlaming | March 29, 1996 | 3X19 | 14.86 |
69 | 20 | "José Chung's From Outer Space" | Rob Bowman | Darin Morgan | April 12, 1996 | 3X20 | 16.08 |
70 | 21 | "Avatar" | James Charleston | Story: David Duchovny & Howard Gordon Teleplay: Howard Gordon |
April 26, 1996 | 3X21 | 14.62 |
71 | 22 | "Quagmire" | Kim Manners | Kim Newton | May 3, 1996 | 3X22 | 16.00 |
72 | 23 | "Wetwired" | Rob Bowman | Mat Beck | May 10, 1996 | 3X23 | 14.48 |
73 | 24 | "Talitha Cumi"‡ | R. W. Goodwin | Story: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay: Chris Carter |
May 17, 1996 | 3X24 | 17.86 |
Season 4 (1996-97)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 4)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 1 | "Herrenvolk"‡ | R.W. Goodwin | Chris Carter | October 4, 1996 | 4X01 | 21.11 |
75 | 2 | "Home" | Kim Manners | & James Wong | October 11, 1996 | 4X03 | 18.85 |
76 | 3 | "Teliko" | James Charleston | Howard Gordon | October 18, 1996 | 4X04 | 18.01 |
77 | 4 | "Unruhe" | Rob Bowman | October 27, 1996 | 4X02 | 19.10 | |
78 | 5 | "The Field Where I Died" | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 3, 1996 | 4X05 | 19.85 | |
79 | 6 | "Sanguinarium" | Kim Manners | Valerie Mayhew & Vivian Mayhew | November 10, 1996 | 4X06 | 18.85 |
80 | 7 | "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man"‡ | James Wong | Glen Morgan | November 17, 1996 | 4X07 | 17.09 |
81 | 8 | "Tunguska"‡ | Kim Manners | Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter | November 24, 1996 | 4X09 | 18.85 |
82 | 9 | "Terma"‡ | Rob Bowman | December 1, 1996 | 4X10 | 17.34 | |
83 | 10 | "Paper Hearts" | Vince Gilligan | December 15, 1996 | 4X08 | 16.59 | |
84 | 11 | "El Mundo Gira" | Tucker Gates | John Shiban | January 12, 1997 | 4X11 | 22.37 |
85 | 12 | "Leonard Betts" | Kim Manners | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | January 26, 1997 | 4X14 | 29.15 |
86 | 13 | "Never Again" | Rob Bowman | Glen Morgan & James Wong | February 2, 1997 | 4X13 | 21.36 |
87 | 14 | "Memento Mori"‡ | Chris Carter & Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | February 9, 1997 | 4X15 | 19.10 | |
88 | 15 | "Kaddish" | Kim Manners | Howard Gordon | February 16, 1997 | 4X12 | 16.56 |
89 | 16 | "Unrequited" | Michael Lange | Story: Howard Gordon Teleplay: Howard Gordon & Chris Carter |
February 23, 1997 | 4X16 | |
90 | 17 | "Tempus Fugit"‡ | Rob Bowman | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | March 16, 1997 | 4X17 | 18.85 |
91 | 18 | "Max"‡ | Kim Manners | March 23, 1997 | 4X18 | 18.34 | |
92 | 19 | "Synchrony" | James Charleston | Howard Gordon & David Greenwalt | April 13, 1997 | 4X19 | 18.09 |
93 | 20 | "Small Potatoes" | Cliff Bole | Vince Gilligan | April 20, 1997 | 4X20 | 20.86 |
94 | 21 | "Zero Sum"‡ | Kim Manners | Howard Gordon & Frank Spotnitz | April 27, 1997 | 4X21 | 18.60 |
95 | 22 | "Elegy" | James Charleston | John Shiban | May 4, 1997 | 4X22 | 17.10 |
96 | 23 | "Demons"‡ | Kim Manners | R. W. Goodwin | May 11, 1997 | 4X23 | 19.10 |
97 | 24 | "Gethsemane"‡ | R. W. Goodwin | Chris Carter | May 18, 1997 | 4X24 | 19.85 |
Season 5 (1997-98)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 5)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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98 | 1 | "Redux"‡ | R.W. Goodwin | Chris Carter | November 2, 1997 | 5X02 | 27.34 |
99 | 2 | "Redux II"‡ | Kim Manners | November 9, 1997 | 5X03 | 24.84 | |
100 | 3 | "Unusual Suspects" | November 16, 1997 | 5X01 | 21.72 | ||
101 | 4 | "Detour" | Brett Dowler | Frank Spotnitz | November 23, 1997 | 5X04 | 22.88 |
102 | 5 | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Chris Carter | November 30, 1997 | 5X06 | 18.68 | |
103 | 6 | "Christmas Carol"‡ | Peter Markle | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | December 7, 1997 | 5X05 | 20.91 |
104 | 7 | "Emily"‡ | Kim Manners | December 14, 1997 | 5X07 | 20.94 | |
105 | 8 | "Kitsunegari" | Daniel Sackheim | Vince Gilligan & Tim Minear | January 4, 1998 | 5X08 | 19.75 |
106 | 9 | "Schizogeny" | Ralph Hemecker | Jessica Scott & Mike Wollaeger | January 11, 1998 | 5X09 | 21.37 |
107 | 10 | "Chinga" | Kim Manners | Stephen King & Chris Carter | February 8, 1998 | 5X10 | 21.33 |
108 | 11 | "Kill Switch" | Rob Bowman | William Gibson & Tom Maddox | February 15, 1998 | 5X11 | 18.04 |
109 | 12 | "Bad Blood" | Cliff Bole | Vince Gilligan | February 22, 1998 | 5X12 | 19.25 |
110 | 13 | "Patient X"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | March 1, 1998 | 5X13 | 20.21 |
111 | 14 | "The Red and the Black"‡ | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | March 8, 1998 | 5X14 | 19.98 | |
112 | 15 | "Travelers" | William Graham | John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | March 29, 1998 | 5X15 | 15.06 |
113 | 16 | "Mind's Eye" | Kim Manners | Tim Minear | April 19, 1998 | 5X16 | 16.53 |
114 | 17 | "All Souls" | Allen Coulter | Story: Billy Brown & Dan Angel Teleplay: Frank Spotnitz & John Shiban |
April 26, 1998 | 5X17 | 13.44 |
115 | 18 | "The Pine Bluff Variant" | Rob Bowman | John Shiban | May 3, 1998 | 5X18 | 18.24 |
116 | 19 | "Folie à Deux" | Kim Manners | Vince Gilligan | May 10, 1998 | 5X19 | 17.63 |
117 | 20 | "The End"‡ | R. W. Goodwin | Chris Carter | May 17, 1998 | 5X20 | 18.76 |
The X-Files (1998)[]
Main article: The X-Files: Fight the Future
Title | Director | Writers | Release Date (U.S.) |
---|---|---|---|
The X-Files: Fight the Future‡ | Rob Bowman | Story: Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Screenplay: Chris Carter |
June 19, 1998 |
The film takes place between seasons 5 and 6. The X-Files have been shut down, and Mulder and Scully are dealing with a terrorist threat. However, when a government building is destroyed, Mulder is approached by a mysterious doctor who reveals that there was more to the bomb than meets the eye. Mulder and Scully's investigations lead to the discovery of several secret installations and the true nature of the relationship between the alien colonists and the Syndicate. |
Season 6 (1998-99)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 6)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
118 | 1 | "The Beginning"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter | November 8, 1998 | 6ABX01 | 20.34 |
119 | 2 | "Drive" | Rob Bowman | November 15, 1998 | 6ABX02 | 18.5 | |
120 | 3 | "Triangle" | Chris Carter | November 22, 1998 | 6ABX03 | 18.2 | |
121 | 4 | "Dreamland" | Rob Bowman | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | November 29, 1998 | 6ABX04 | 17.48 |
122 | 5 | "Dreamland II" | Michael Watkins | December 6, 1998 | 6ABX05 | 17.01 | |
123 | 6 | "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" | Chris Carter | December 13, 1998 | 6ABX08 | 17.31 | |
124 | 7 | "Terms of Endearment" | Rob Bowman | David Amann | January 3, 1999 | 6ABX06 | 18.69 |
125 | 8 | "The Rain King" | Kim Manners | Jeffrey Bell | January 10, 1999 | 6ABX07 | 21.24 |
126 | 9 | "S.R. 819"‡ | Daniel Sackheim | John Shiban | January 17, 1999 | 6ABX10 | 15.65 |
127 | 10 | "Tithonus" | Michael Watkins | Vince Gilligan | January 24, 1999 | 6ABX09 | 15.83 |
128 | 11 | "Two Fathers"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | February 7, 1999 | 6ABX11 | 18.81 |
129 | 12 | "One Son"‡ | Rob Bowman | February 14, 1999 | 6ABX12 | 16.57 | |
130 | 13 | "Agua Mala" | David Amann | February 21, 1999 | 6ABX14 | 16.91 | |
131 | 14 | "Monday" | Kim Manners | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban | February 28, 1999 | 6ABX15 | 16.74 |
132 | 15 | "Arcadia" | Michael Watkins | Daniel Arkin | March 7, 1999 | 6ABX13 | 17.91 |
133 | 16 | "Alpha" | Peter Markle | Jeffrey Bell | March 28, 1999 | 6ABX16 | 17.67 |
134 | 17 | "Trevor" | Rob Bowman | Jim Guttridge & Ken Hawryliw | April 11, 1999 | 6ABX17 | 17.65 |
135 | 18 | "Milagro" | Kim Manners | Story: John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Teleplay: Chris Carter |
April 18, 1999 | 6ABX18 | 15.2 |
136 | 19 | "The Unnatural" | David Duchovny | April 25, 1999 | 6ABX20 | 16.88 | |
137 | 20 | "Three of a Kind" | Bryan Spicer | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban | May 2, 1999 | 6ABX19 | 12.94 |
138 | 21 | "Field Trip" | Kim Manners | Story: Frank Spotnitz Teleplay: John Shiban & Vince Gilligan |
May 9, 1999 | 6ABX21 | 15.38 |
139 | 22 | "Biogenesis"‡ | Rob Bowman | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | May 16, 1999 | 6ABX22 | 15.86 |
Season 7 (1999-2000)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 7)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
140 | 1 | "The Sixth Extinction"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter | November 7, 1999 | 7ABX03 | 17.82 |
141 | 2 | "The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati"‡ | Michael Watkins | David Duchovny & Chris Carter | November 14, 1999 | 7ABX04 | 16.15 |
142 | 3 | "Hungry" | Kim Manners | November 21, 1999 | 7ABX01 | 16.17 | |
143 | 4 | "Millennium" | Thomas J. Wright | Vince Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz | November 28, 1999 | 7ABX05 | 15.09 |
144 | 5 | "Rush" | Robert Lieberman | David Amann | December 5, 1999 | 7ABX06 | 12.71 |
145 | 6 | "The Goldberg Variation" | Thomas J. Wright | Jeffrey Bell | December 12, 1999 | 7ABX02 | 14.49 |
146 | 7 | "Orison" | Rob Bowman | Chip Johannessen | January 9, 2000 | 7ABX07 | 15.63 |
147 | 8 | "The Amazing Maleeni" | Thomas J. Wright | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | January 16, 2000 | 7ABX08 | 16.18 |
148 | 9 | "Signs and Wonders" | Kim Manners | Jeffrey Bell | January 23, 2000 | 7ABX09 | 13.86 |
149 | 10 | "Sein Und Zeit"‡ | Michael Watkins | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | February 6, 2000 | 7ABX10 | 13.95 |
150 | 11 | "Closure"‡ | Kim Manners | February 13, 2000 | 7ABX11 | 15.35 | |
151 | 12 | "X-Cops" | Michael Watkins | Vince Gilligan | February 20, 2000 | 7ABX12 | 16.56 |
152 | 13 | "First Person Shooter" | Chris Carter | William Gibson & Tom Maddox | February 27, 2000 | 7ABX13 | 15.31 |
153 | 14 | "Theef" | Kim Manners | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | March 12, 2000 | 7ABX14 | 11.91 |
154 | 15 | "En Ami"‡ | Rob Bowman | William B. Davis | March 19, 2000 | 7ABX15 | 11.99 |
155 | 16 | "Chimera" | Cliff Bole | David Amann | April 2, 2000 | 7ABX16 | 12.89 |
156 | 17 | "all things" | Gillian Anderson | April 9, 2000 | 7ABX17 | 12.18 | |
157 | 18 | "Brand X" | Kim Manners | Steven Maeda & Greg Walker | April 16, 2000 | 7ABX19 | 10.81 |
158 | 19 | "Hollywood A.D." | David Duchovny | April 30, 2000 | 7ABX18 | 12.88 | |
159 | 20 | "Fight Club" | Paul Shapiro | Chris Carter | May 7, 2000 | 7ABX20 | 11.70 |
160 | 21 | "Je Souhaite" | Vince Gilligan | May 14, 2000 | 7ABX21 | 12.79 | |
161 | 22 | "Requiem"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter | May 21, 2000 | 7ABX22 | 15.26 |
Season 8 (2000-01)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 8)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
162 | 1 | "Within"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter | November 5, 2000 | 8ABX01 | 15.87 |
163 | 2 | "Without"‡ | November 12, 2000 | 8ABX02 | 15.1 | ||
164 | 3 | "Patience" | Chris Carter | November 19, 2000 | 8ABX04 | 13.3 | |
165 | 4 | "Roadrunners" | Rod Hardy | November 26, 2000 | 8ABX05 | 13.6 | |
166 | 5 | "Invocation" | Richard Compton | David Amann | December 3, 2000 | 8ABX06 | 13.9 |
167 | 6 | "Redrum" | Peter Markle | Story: Steven Maeda & Daniel Arkin Teleplay: Steven Maeda |
December 10, 2000 | 8ABX03 | 13.2 |
168 | 7 | "Via Negativa" | Tony Wharmby | Frank Spotnitz | December 17, 2000 | 8ABX07 | 12.37 |
169 | 8 | "Surekill" | Terrence O'Hara | Greg Walker | January 7, 2001 | 8ABX09 | 13.3 |
170 | 9 | "Salvage" | Rod Hardy | Jeffrey Bell | January 14, 2001 | 8ABX10 | 11.7 |
171 | 10 | "Badlaa" | Tony Wharmby | John Shiban | January 21, 2001 | 8ABX12 | 11.8 |
172 | 11 | "The Gift"‡ | Kim Manners | Frank Spotnitz | February 4, 2001 | 8ABX11 | 14.6 |
173 | 12 | "Medusa" | Richard Compton | February 11, 2001 | 8ABX13 | 13.8 | |
174 | 13 | "Per Manum"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | February 18, 2001 | 8ABX08 | 16.0 |
175 | 14 | "This is Not Happening"‡ | February 25, 2001 | 8ABX14 | 16.9 | ||
176 | 15 | "DeadAlive"‡ | Tony Wharmby | April 1, 2001 | 8ABX15 | 12.4 | |
177 | 16 | "Three Words"‡ | April 8, 2001 | 8ABX18 | N/A | ||
178 | 17 | "Empedocles" | Barry K. Thomas | Greg Walker | April 22, 2001 | 8ABX17 | 12.46 |
179 | 18 | "Vienen"‡ | Rod Hardy | Steven Maeda | April 29, 2001 | 8ABX16 | 11.8 |
180 | 19 | "Alone" | Frank Spotnitz | May 6, 2001 | 8ABX19 | 12.7 | |
181 | 20 | "Essence"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter | May 13, 2001 | 8ABX20 | 12.8 |
182 | 21 | "Existence"‡ | May 20, 2001 | 8ABX21 | 14.00 |
Season 9 (2001-02)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 9)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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183 | 1 | "Nothing Important Happened Today"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | November 11, 2001 | 9ABX01 | 10.6 |
184 | 2 | "Nothing Important Happened Today II"‡ | Tony Wharmby | November 18, 2001 | 9ABX02 | 9.4 | |
185 | 3 | "Dæmonicus" | Frank Spotnitz | December 2, 2001 | 9ABX03 | 8.7 | |
186 | 4 | "4-D" | Tony Wharmby | Steven Maeda | December 9, 2001 | 9ABX05 | 8.9 |
187 | 5 | "Lord of the Flies" | Kim Manners | Thomas Schnauz | December 16, 2001 | 9ABX06 | 9.9 |
188 | 6 | "Trust No 1"‡ | Tony Wharmby | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | January 6, 2002 | 9ABX08 | 8.4 |
189 | 7 | "John Doe" | Michelle MacLaren | January 13, 2002 | 9ABX07 | 8.7 | |
190 | 8 | "Hellbound" | Kim Manners | David Amann | January 27, 2002 | 9ABX04 | 7.8 |
191 | 9 | "Provenance"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | March 3, 2002 | 9ABX10 | 9.7 |
192 | 10 | "Providence"‡ | Chris Carter | March 10, 2002 | 9ABX11 | 8.4 | |
193 | 11 | "Audrey Pauley" | Kim Manners | Steven Maeda | March 17, 2002 | 9ABX13 | 8.0 |
194 | 12 | "Underneath" | John Shiban | March 31, 2002 | 9ABX09 | 7.3 | |
195 | 13 | "Improbable" | Chris Carter | April 7, 2002 | 9ABX14 | 9.1 | |
196 | 14 | "Scary Monsters" | Dwight Little | Thomas Schnauz | April 14, 2002 | 9ABX12 | 8.2 |
197 | 15 | "Jump the Shark" | Cliff Bole | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | April 21, 2002 | 9ABX15 | 8.6 |
198 | 16 | "William"‡ | David Duchovny | Story: David Duchovny & Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter Teleplay: Chris Carter |
April 28, 2002 | 9ABX17 | 9.3 |
199 | 17 | "Release" | Kim Manners | Story: John Shiban & David Amann Teleplay: David Amann |
May 5, 2002 | 9ABX16 | 7.8 |
200 | 18 | "Sunshine Days" | Vince Gilligan | May 12, 2002 | 9ABX18 | 10.4 | |
201 202 |
19 20 |
"The Truth"‡ | Kim Manners | Chris Carter | May 19, 2002 | 9ABX19 9ABX20 |
13.25 |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)[]
Main article: The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Title | Director | Writers | Release Date (U.S.) |
---|---|---|---|
The X-Files: I Want to Believe | Chris Carter | Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter | July 25, 2008 |
Mulder and Scully have both left the FBI, but when an FBI agent is mysteriously kidnapped, and a former priest who has been convicted of being a child molester claims to be experiencing psychic visions of the endangered agent, they reluctantly accept the FBI's request for their paranormal expertise. |
Season 10 (2016)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 10)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
203 | 1 | "My Struggle"‡ | Chris Carter | January 24, 2016 | 1AYW01 | 16.19 | |
204 | 2 | "Founder's Mutation" | James Wong | January 25, 2016 | 1AYW05 | 9.67 | |
205 | 3 | "Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster" | Darin Morgan | February 1, 2016 | 1AYW03 | 8.37 | |
206 | 4 | "Home Again" | Glen Morgan | February 8, 2016 | 1AYW02 | 8.31 | |
207 | 5 | "Babylon" | Chris Carter | February 15, 2016 | 1AYW04 | 7.07 | |
208 | 6 | "My Struggle II"‡ | Chris Carter | Story: Anne Simon & Margaret Fearon & Chris Carter Teleplay: Chris Carter |
February 22, 2016 | 1AYW06 | 7.60 |
Season 11 (2018)[]
Main article: The X-Files (season 11)
No. Overall | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer | Air Date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
209 | 1 | "My Struggle III"‡ | Chris Carter | January 3, 2018 | 2AYW01 | 5.15 | |
210 | 2 | "This" | Glen Morgan | January 10, 2018 | 2AYW02 | 3.95 | |
211 | 3 | "Plus One" | Kevin Hooks | Chris Carter | January 17, 2018 | 2AYW03 | |
212 | 4 | "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat" | Darin Morgan | January 24, 2018 | 2AYW04 | 3.87 | |
213 | 5 | "Ghouli"‡ | James Wong | January 31, 2018 | 2AYW05 | 3.64 | |
214 | 6 | "Kitten" | Carol Banker | Gabe Rotter | February 7, 2018 | 2AYW06 | 3.74 |
215 | 7 | "Rm9sbG93ZXJz" | Glen Morgan | Shannon Hamblin & Kristen Cloke | February 28, 2018 | 2AYW07 | 3.23 |
216 | 8 | "Familiar" | Holly Dale | Benjamin Van Allen | March 7, 2018 | 2AYW09 | 3.46 |
217 | 9 | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | James Wong | Karen Nielsen | March 14, 2018 | 2AYW08 | 3.01 |
218 | 10 | "My Struggle IV"‡ | Chris Carter | March 21, 2018 | 2AYW10 | 3.43 |