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Seasons of The X-Files
Season Episodes Originally aired Season premiere Season finale May 13, 1994 May 19, 1995 May 17, 1996 Nielsen ratings Viewers (millions) N/A 14.50 Rank Region 1 DVD release dates Region 2 Region 4
24
111th
May 9, 2000
25
63rd
24
15.40
[1]
55th
N/A
2
May 18, 1997 May 17, 1998 20th November 13, 2001 May 14, 2002 April 22, 2002
24
October 4, 1996
19.20
N/A
20
November 2, 1997
19.80
11th
The X-Files 6 22
June 19, 1998 November 8, 1998 November 7, 1999 November 5, 2000 November 11, 2001 N/A N/A N/A May 16, 1999 May 21, 2000 May 20, 2001 May 19, 2002 N/A N/A N/A
N/A 17.20
N/A 12th
22
14.20
29th
21
13.93
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31st
20
9.10
63rd
[3]
June 7, 2004
June 7, 2005 August 2, 2005 November 27, 2005 November 22, 2005 December 2, 2008
Mythology Vol. 4
N/A
N/A
N/A
I Want to Believe
N/A
N/A
Episodes
Episodes marked with a double dagger ( ) are episodes in the series' alien mythology arc.[4]</ref>
Robert Mandel Daniel Sackheim Harry Longstreet Daniel Sackheim Joe Napolitano Michael Katleman Jerrold Freedman David Nutter William Graham Larry Shaw Fred Gerber Larry Shaw
Chris Carter Chris Carter Glen Morgan & James Wong Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon Chris Carter Glen Morgan & James Wong Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon Glen Morgan & James Wong Chris Carter Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa
September10,1993 September17,1993 September24,1993 October1,1993 October8,1993 October22,1993 October29,1993 November5,1993 November12,1993 November19,1993
1X79 1X01 1X02 1X03 1X04 1X05 1X06 1X07 1X08 1X09 1X10 1X11
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David Nutter Rob Bowman David Nutter Michael Lange William Graham Michael Lange David Nutter Joe Napolitano David Nutter Jerrold Freedman David Nutter R. W. Goodwin Glen Morgan & James Wong Larry Barber & Paul Barber Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon Scott Kaufer and Chris Carter Glen Morgan & James Wong Chris Carter & Howard Gordon Marilyn Osborn Chris Carter Glen Morgan & James Wong Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa Chris Ruppenthal Chris Carter January7,1994 January21,1994 February4,1994 February11,1994 February18,1994 March18,1994 April1,1994 April15,1994 April22,1994 April29,1994 May6,1994 May13,1994 1X12 1X13 1X14 1X15 1X16 1X17 1X18 1X19 1X20 1X21 1X22 1X23 10.8 11.1 12.1 11.5 N/A 11.6 11.5 12.5 13.4 13.7 12.5 14.0
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
"Beyond the Sea" "Gender Bender" "Lazarus" "Young at Heart" "E.B.E." "Miracle Man" "Shapes" "Darkness Falls" "Tooms" "Born Again" "Roland" "The Erlenmeyer Flask"
David Nutter
September16,1994
2X01
26 27
2 3
Chris Carter Story by: Darin Morgan Teleplay by: Glen Morgan & James Wong Howard Gordon Chris Carter Paul Brown Chris Ruppenthal and Glen Morgan & James Wong Glen Morgan & James Wong Howard Gordon Chris Carter Paul Brown Sara B. Charno Chris Carter Glen Morgan & James Wong
September23,1994 September30,1994
2X02 2X03
15.9 14.8
28 29 30 31
4 5 6 7
32 33 34 35 36 37 38
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
"One Breath" "Firewalker" "Red Museum" "Excelsis Dei" "Aubrey" "Irresistible" "Die Hand Die Verletzt" "Fresh Bones" "Colony"
R. W. Goodwin David Nutter Win Phelps Stephen Surjik Rob Bowman David Nutter Kim Manners
39 40
15 16
Howard Gordon Story by: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter
February3,1995 February10,1995
2X15 2X16
17.8 15.9
4
Rob Bowman James Whitmore, Jr. Rob Bowman Frank Spotnitz Steve De Jarnatt February17,1995 February24,1995 2X17 2X18 17.5 16.5
41 42
17 18
43
19
"Dd Kalm"
Story by: Howard Gordon Teleplay by: Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa Darin Morgan Sara B. Charno Chris Carter & Howard Gordon Vince Gilligan Frank Spotnitz Story by: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter
March10,1995
2X19
17.1
44 45 46 47 48 49
20 21 22 23 24 25
"Humbug" "The Calusari" "F. Emasculata" "Soft Light" "Our Town" "Anasazi"
Kim Manners Michael Vejar Rob Bowman James Contner Rob Bowman R. W. Goodwin
Chris Carter
September22,1995
3X01
51 52 53
2 3 4
"Paper Clip" "D.P.O." "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" "The List" "2Shy" "The Walk" "Oubliette" "Nisei"
54 55 56 57 58
5 6 7 8 9
Chris Carter David Nutter Rob Bowman Kim Manners David Nutter
Chris Carter Jeffrey Vlaming John Shiban Charles Grant Craig Chris Carter & Howard Gordon & Frank Spotnitz Frank Spotnitz Kim Newton Darin Morgan Chris Carter Howard Gordon Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter Vince Gilligan John Shiban
59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
"731" "Revelations" "War of the Coprophages" "Syzygy" "Grotesque" "Piper Maru" "Apocrypha" "Pusher" "Teso Dos Bichos"
Rob Bowman David Nutter Kim Manners Rob Bowman Kim Manners Rob Bowman Kim Manners Rob Bowman Kim Manners
5
Tucker Gates Rob Bowman Jeffrey Vlaming Darin Morgan March29,1996 April12,1996 3X19 3X20 14.86 16.08
68 69
19 20
70
21
James Charleston
Story by: David Duchovny & Howard Gordon Teleplay by: Howard Gordon Kim Newton Mat Beck Story by: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter
April26,1996
3X21
14.62
71 72 73
22 23 24
"Herrenvolk"
R. W. Goodwin Kim Manners James Charleston Rob Bowman Rob Bowman Kim Manners James Wong
Chris Carter
October4,1996
4X01
75 76
2 3
"Home" "Teliko"
October11,1996 October18,1996
4X03 4X04
18.85 18.01
77 78 79 80
4 5 6 7
"Unruhe" "The Field Where I Died" "Sanguinarium" "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" "Tunguska" "Terma" "Paper Hearts" "El Mundo Gira" "Leonard Betts"
Vince Gilligan Glen Morgan & James Wong Valerie Mayhew & Vivian Mayhew Glen Morgan
81 82 83 84 85
8 9 10 11 12
Kim Manners Rob Bowman Rob Bowman Tucker Gates Kim Manners
Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter Vince Gilligan John Shiban Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Glen Morgan & James Wong Chris Carter & Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Howard Gordon Story by: Howard Gordon Teleplay by: Howard Gordon & Chris Carter Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz
86 87
13 14
February2,1997 February9,1997
4X13 4X15
21.36 19.10
88 89
15 16
"Kaddish" "Unrequited"
February16,1997 February23,1997
4X12 4X16
16.56 16.56
90 91
17 18
March16,1997 March23,1997
4X17 4X18
18.85 18.34
6
James Charleston Cliff Bole Kim Manners James Charleston Kim Manners R. W. Goodwin Howard Gordon & David Greenwalt April13,1997 4X19 18.09
92
19
"Synchrony"
93 94 95
20 21 22
96 97
23 24
"Demons" "Gethsemane"
May11,1997 May18,1997
4X23 4X24
19.10 19.85
Chris Carter Chris Carter Vince Gilligan Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter
103
Peter Markle
Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Vince Gilligan & Tim Minear
December7,1997
5X05
20.91
104
"Emily"
Kim Manners
December14,1997
5X07
20.94
105
"Kitsunegari"
Daniel Sackheim Ralph Hemecker Kim Manners Rob Bowman Cliff Bole Kim Manners Chris Carter
January4,1998
5X08
19.75
9 10 11 12 13 14
"Schizogeny" "Chinga" "Kill Switch" "Bad Blood" "Patient X" "The Red and the Black"
Jessica Scott & Mike Wollaeger Stephen King & Chris Carter William Gibson & Tom Maddox Vince Gilligan Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz
112
15
"Travelers"
March29,1998
5X15
15.06
113 114
16 17
Tim Minear Story by: Billy Brown & Dan Angel Teleplay by: Frank Spotnitz & John Shiban John Shiban Vince Gilligan
April19,1998 April26,1998
5X16 5X17
16.53 13.44
115 116
18 19
May3,1998 May10,1998
5X18 5X19
18.24 17.63
7
R. W. Goodwin Chris Carter May17,1998 5X20 18.76
117
20
"The End"
The X-Files
Rob Bowman
Chris Carter
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.
Chris Carter Vince Gilligan Chris Carter Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter
122
"Dreamland II"
December6,1998
6ABX05
17.01
123
"How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" "Terms of Endearment" "The Rain King" "S.R. 819"
December13,1998
6ABX08
17.31
7 8 9
Rob Bowman Kim Manners Daniel Sackheim Michael Watkins Kim Manners Rob Bowman Rob Bowman Kim Manners Michael Watkins Peter Markle Rob Bowman
127
10
"Tithonus"
Vince Gilligan
January24,1999
6ABX09
15.83
11 12 13 14 15
Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz David Amann Vince Gilligan & John Shiban Daniel Arkin
133 134
16 17
"Alpha" "Trevor"
March28,1999 April11,1999
6ABX16 6ABX17
17.67 17.65
8
Kim Manners Story by: John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Teleplay by: Chris Carter David Duchovny April18,1999 6ABX18 15.2
135
18
"Milagro"
136
19
"The Unnatural"
April25,1999
6ABX20
16.88
137 138
20 21
Vince Gilligan & John Shiban Story by: Frank Spotnitz Teleplay by: John Shiban & Vince Gilligan Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz
May2,1999 May9,1999
6ABX19 6ABX21
12.94 15.38
139
22
"Biogenesis"
Rob Bowman
May16,1999
6ABX22
15.86
"The Sixth Extinction" "The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati" "Hungry" "Millennium"
Kim Manners Michael Watkins Kim Manners Thomas J. Wright Robert Lieberman Thomas J. Wright Rob Bowman Thomas J. Wright Kim Manners Michael Watkins Kim Manners Michael Watkins Chris Carter Kim Manners
November7,1999 November14,1999
7ABX03 7ABX04
16.15
142 143
3 4
November21,1999 November28,1999
7ABX01 7ABX05
16.17 15.09
144
"Rush"
David Amann
December5,1999
7ABX06
12.71
145
Jeffrey Bell
December12,1999
7ABX02
14.49
146 147
7 8
Chip Johannessen Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Jeffrey Bell Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz
January9,2000 January16,2000
7ABX07 7ABX08
15.63 16.18
148 149
9 10
January23,2000 February6,2000
7ABX09 7ABX10
13.86 13.95
150 151
11 12
"Closure" "X-Cops"
February13,2000 February20,2000
7ABX11 7ABX12
15.35 16.56
152 153
13 14
William Gibson & Tom Maddox Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz William B. Davis David Amann Gillian Anderson
February27,2000 March12,2000
7ABX13 7ABX14
15.31 11.91
15 16 17
157
18
"Brand X"
April16,2000
7ABX19
10.81
9
David Duchovny Paul Shapiro Vince Gilligan Kim Manners David Duchovny April30,2000 7ABX18 12.88
158
19
"Hollywood A.D."
20 21 22
Kim Manners Kim Manners Chris Carter Rod Hardy Richard Compton Peter Markle
Chris Carter Chris Carter Chris Carter Vince Gilligan David Amann
167
"Redrum"
Story by: Steven Maeda & Daniel Arkin Teleplay by: Steven Maeda Frank Spotnitz Greg Walker Jeffrey Bell John Shiban Frank Spotnitz Frank Spotnitz
December10,2000
8ABX03
13.2
7 8 9 10 11 12
Tony Wharmby Terrence O'Hara Rod Hardy Tony Wharmby Kim Manners Richard Compton Kim Manners Kim Manners
174 175
13 14
Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz
February18,2001 February25,2001
8ABX08 8ABX14
16.0 16.9
15 16 17
Tony Wharmby Tony Wharmby Barry K. Thomas Rod Hardy Frank Spotnitz Kim Manners Kim Manners
Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Greg Walker
18 19 20 21
10
"Nothing Important Happened Today" "Nothing Important Happened Today II" "Dmonicus" "4-D"
Kim Manners
November11,2001
9ABX01
184
Tony Wharmby Frank Spotnitz Tony Wharmby Kim Manners Tony Wharmby Michelle MacLaren Kim Manners Kim Manners Chris Carter Kim Manners John Shiban Chris Carter Dwight Little Cliff Bole
November18,2001
9ABX02
9.4
185 186
3 4
December2,2001 December9,2001
9ABX03 9ABX05
8.7 8.9
187 188
5 6
December16,2001 January6,2002
9ABX06 9ABX08
9.9 8.4
189
"John Doe"
Vince Gilligan
January13,2002
9ABX07
8.7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
"Hellbound" "Provenance" "Providence" "Audrey Pauley" "Underneath" "Improbable" "Scary Monsters" "Jump the Shark"
David Amann Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Steven Maeda John Shiban Chris Carter Thomas Schnauz Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Story by: David Duchovny & Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter Story by: John Shiban & David Amann Teleplay by: David Amann Vince Gilligan Chris Carter Chris Carter
198
16
"William"
David Duchovny
April28,2002
9ABX17
9.3
199
17
"Release"
Kim Manners
May5,2002
9ABX16
7.8
18 19 20
11
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.
Notes
[1] [2] [3] [4] Lowry (1996), p. 249 Kessenich (2002), p. 12 Kessenich (2002), p. 193 Although "The Gift" was not included on the mythology compilation DVD The X-Files Mythology, Volume 3 Colonization, it was labelled as a mythology episode in the official guide book The Complete X-Files: Behind the Series the Myths and the Movies, released in 2008.<ref>Hurwitz and Knowles (2008), pp. 236240. [5] Lowry (1996), p. 251 [6] Meisler (1999), p. 298 [7] Meisler (1999), p. 284 [8] Meisler (2000), p. 294 [9] Shapiro (2000), p. 281 [10] Kessenich, p. 193
References
Footnotes Bibliography
Kessenich, Tom (2002). Examination (http://books.google.com/?id=tCIoyifX23sC). New York: Trafford Publishing. ISBN1-55369-812-6. Lowry, Brian (1995). The Truth is Out There: The Official Guide to the X-Files (http://www.amazon.com/ Truth-There-Official-Guide-X-Files/dp/0061053309). Harper Prism. ISBN0-06-105330-9. Meisler, Andy (1998). I Want to Believe: The Official Guide to the X-Files Volume 3 (http://www.amazon.com/ Want-Believe-Official-Guide-X-Files/dp/0061053864). Harper Prism. ISBN0-06-105386-4. Shapiro, Marc (2000). All Things: The Official Guide to the X-Files Volume 6 (http://www.amazon.com/ Things-Official-Guide-X-Files-Vol/dp/0061076112). Harper Prism. ISBN0-06-107611-2.
External links
List of The X-Files episodes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106179/episodes) at the Internet Movie Database The X-Files (http://epguides.com/XFiles) at epguides.com
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License
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