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No. No.in
overall season
183

Title

Directed
by

"NothingImportant
HappenedToday"

Kim
Manners

Writtenby

Prod.
Originalairdate
code [22]

U.S.
viewers
(millions)

ChrisCarter&
FrankSpotnitz

November11,2001 9ABX01

10.6[23]

JohnDoggett(RobertPatrick)beginshisinvestigationofDeputyDirectorAlvinKersh(JamesPickensJr.)and
searchforFoxMulder(DavidDuchovny).
184

"NothingImportant
HappenedTodayII"

Tony
Wharmby

ChrisCarter&
FrankSpotnitz

November18,2001 9ABX02

9.4[23]

ShannonMcMahon(LucyLawless),aformerMarineassociateofDoggett's,revealstoDoggettthatsheisa
"SuperSoldier."Thisleadsthemtoaclandestinelaboratorywheresecretexperimentsaretakingplaceaboarda
navalship.
185

"Dmonicus"

Frank
Spotnitz

FrankSpotnitz

December2,2001 9ABX03

8.7[24]

WithDanaScully(GillianAnderson)reassignedtotheQuanticoTrainingAcademy,DoggettandMonicaReyes
(AnnabethGish)investigatetheirfirstXFiletogetheraseriesofsatanicritualmurders.
186

"4D"

Tony
Wharmby

StevenMaeda

December9,2001 9ABX05

8.9[25]

AviciousmurdererthreatensDoggettandReyesandthenvanishes.DoggettisshotandBradFollmer(Cary
Elwes)discoversthatReyes'gunwasused.
187

"LordoftheFlies"

Kim
Manners

ThomasSchnauz

December16,2001 9ABX06

9.9[26]

Scully,DoggettandReyesinvestigatewhenateenagerdieswhileperformingadaredevilfeatforatelevision
show,buthisdeathissoonrevealedtobecausedbyadisturbingfamilysecret.
188

"TrustNo1"

Tony
Wharmby

ChrisCarter&
FrankSpotnitz

January6,2002

9ABX08

8.4[26]

ScullyishopefulaboutreunitingwithMulderwhenacompletestrangeroffersnewinformationaboutwhatdrove
himintohiding.YethertrustinthestrangermayplaceMulderinevenmoredanger.Thetaglineofthisepisodeis
"They'reWatching."
189

"JohnDoe"

Michelle
MacLaren

VinceGilligan

January13,2002

9ABX07

8.7[27]

Withnoknowledgeofhisidentityorhispast,DoggettisfoundwanderingadustyMexicantown.Whilehe
strugglestopiecetogetherhismemory,hefindshimselfembroiledinasmugglingplot.AcrosstheborderScully
andReyesattempttofindhim.
190

"Hellbound"

Kim
Manners

DavidAmann

January27,2002

9ABX04

7.8[23]

ReyestakestheleadwhileinvestigatinganXFilecasesurroundingamanfoundskinnedalive.Whenshe
discoversthathehadvisionsofasimilarthing,shecallsonScully'sexpertisetohelpwiththeinvestigation.
191

"Provenance"

Kim
Manners

ChrisCarter&
FrankSpotnitz

March3,2002

9ABX10

9.7[28]

Whenrubbingsfromthespaceshipresurface,theFBIhidesitsinvestigationfromtheXFiles.Meanwhile,Scully
isforcedtotakedrasticmeasureswhenshediscoversathreattoWilliam.
192

10

"Providence"

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Carter

ChrisCarter&
FrankSpotnitz

March10,2002

9ABX11

8.4[26]
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DistrustfulofbothSkinnerandFollmer,ScullycircumventstheFBI'sinvestigationintoWilliam'skidnappingand
performsherown,assistedbyReyesandTheLoneGunmen.
193

11

"AudreyPauley"

Kim
Manners

StevenMaeda

March17,2002

9ABX13

8.0[26]

AwakeninginasurrealhospitalwhichacompanionbelievestobeDeath'sWaitingRoomafterbeinghitbya
car,acomatoseReyesstrugglestowakeherselfupbeforeherorgandonorcardisactedupon.
194

12

"Underneath"

John
Shiban

JohnShiban

March31,2002

9ABX09

7.3[23]

DoggettisdeterminedtofindanerrorintheDNAevidencethatfreedtheconvicted"ScrewdriverKiller",whom
henearlycaughtintheact13yearsearlier.
195

13

"Improbable"

Chris
Carter

ChrisCarter

April7,2002

9ABX14

9.1[29]

Intheracetocatchaserialkiller,ScullyandReyesfindthemselvesrelyingonnumerology,theirpowersof
deduction,andamysterious,cardplayingstranger.
196

14

"ScaryMonsters"

Dwight
Little

ThomasSchnauz

April14,2002

9ABX12

8.2[26]

SpecialagentLeylaHarrisontakesReyesandDoggettonadriveintothemountainsafterawomanstabsherself
repeatedlyandherwidowedhusbandrefusestoletanyoneseetheirson.
197

15

"JumptheShark"

CliffBole

VinceGilligan&
JohnShiban&
FrankSpotnitz

April21,2002

9ABX15

8.6[26]

WhenMorrisFletcherapproachestheagentswithinformationrelatedtothe"SuperSoldiers",theyturntoThe
LoneGunmen.ButtheGunmenarealreadykneedeepinabioterrorist'splotwhichhaslinkstothemysterious
YvesAdeleHarlow.

198

16

"William"

Storyby:David
Duchovny&Frank
David
Spotnitz&Chris
Duchovny
Carter
Teleplayby:Chris
Carter

April28,2002

9ABX17

9.3[30]

Doggettfindsastrange,disfiguredmanintheXFilesofficeand,onawhimofScully's,theytesthisDNA.The
surprisinganswerstheyfindbecomeevenmoresurprisingwhenWilliam'slifeisputontheline.

199

17

"Release"

Kim
Manners

Storyby:John
Shiban&David
Amann
Teleplayby:David
Amann

May5,2002

9ABX16

7.8[23]

WhenoneofScully'sstudentsdisplaysaninordinateabilitytoprofileserialkillers,hisinsightsreopenthemurder
caseofDoggett'sson,Luke.
200

18

"SunshineDays"

Vince
Gilligan

VinceGilligan

May12,2002

9ABX18

10.4[31]

Doggett,Reyes,ScullyandSkinnerstumbleontoabizarremurdercasewherethemainsuspectisOliverMartin
(MichaelEmerson),amanwithanunusualobsessionwithTheBradyBunch.
201
202

19
20

"TheTruth"

Kim
Manners

ChrisCarter

May19,2002

9ABX19
[32]
9ABX20 13.25

AfternotknowingMulder'swhereaboutsforthelastyear,SkinnerandScullylearnhe'sbeingheldforthemurder
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ofamilitarymanhecouldn'tpossiblyhavekilled:KnowleRohrer(AdamBaldwin),oneofthegovernment's
secret"SuperSoldiers."MulderbreaksoutofprisonwithhelpofSkinner,Reyes,Doggett,ScullyandAlvin
Kersh.MulderandScullytraveltoNewMexicowhereBlackhelicoptersdestroyanAnasazicliffdwellingruin
alongwiththeCigaretteSmokingMan(WilliamB.Davis).

Reception
Ratings
Thefirstepisodeoftheseason,"NothingImportantHappenedToday",gathered10.6millionviewers,whereasthe
secondpartgatheredonly9.4millionviewers.[23]OnMay19,2002,theseriesfinale,"TheTruth",aired,andthe
FoxBroadcastingCompanyconfirmedthatTheXFileswasnotbeingrenewedforatenthseason.[14]Whentalking
aboutthebeginningoftheninthseason,ChrisCartersaid,"Welostouraudienceonthefirstepisode.It'slikethe
audiencehadgoneaway,andIdidn'tknowhowtofindthem.Ididn'twanttoworktogetthembackbecauseI
believedwhatwearedoingdeservedtohavethemback."[33]"TheTruth"receivedthehighestNielsenhousehold
ratingandviewershipnumbersoftheseason.Itearneda7.5rating[34]andgathered13.25millionviewersinthe
UnitedStates.[32]Thelossofviewersresultedinthisseasonseeinga30percentratingsdropwhencomparedtothe
eighthseason.[23]

Reviews
SabadinoParkerfromPopMatters,whencommentingontheseriesfinale,said,"It'salsoforthegood,becauseThe
XFileshaslongbeenbutapalereflectionoftheshowitoncewas."[35]BrianLinderfromIGNwasmorepositive
totheninthseason,sayingthattheseriescouldstillhaveairedifthewriterscreatedanewstorylineforRobert
PatrickandAnnabethGish'scharacter,whichTheXFilescrewdidnotdoandcontinuedwhatwasseenbymany
criticsastiresome.[36]AaronKinneyfromSalonmagazinewasmorenegativetothenewseason,evenjoking
aboutthenewfemalelead,callinghera"peppynewfemalepresence."[37]EntertainmentWeeklyreviewerKen
Tuckersaidtheshowoperatedinwhathecalled"quaintterritory",speculatingthatChrisCarterwastheonlyone
whoseemedtounderstandthecomplexmytharc.[38]ElizabethWeinbloomfromTheNewYorkTimesconcluded
with,"shoddywritingnotwithstanding,itwasthishalfheartedculminationofwhatwasonceabeautifully
complicatedfriendship",betweenMulderandScully,endedremaininginterestinwhatwasa"waning
phenomenon".[39]AnotherreviewfromTheNewYorkTimessaidoftheshow,"Themostimaginativeshowon
televisionhasfinallyreachedthelimitsofitsimagination."[40]TheA.V.Clublistedtheninthseasonandthe2008
filmTheXFiles:IWanttoBelieveasthe"badapple"ofTheXFiles,describingtheninthseasonas"clumsymish
mashofstuffthathadonceworkedandnewserializedstorylinesaboutsocalled'supersoldiers'".[41]M.A.Crang,
inhisbookDenyingtheTruth:RevisitingTheXFilesafter9/11,notedthatseasonnine"doesnothaveagreat
reputationamongviewers".Howeverhearguedthattheseasoncontainsafew"hiddengems"andpraisedthose
episodeswhichdealtwithnewmaterial,whilecriticisingotherentriesforfocusingtooheavilyon"plotlinesand
charactersfromyearsgoneby".[42]

DVDrelease
TheXFilesTheCompleteNinthSeason
Setdetails[22]
20episodes
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Specialfeatures[22]
"TheTruthAboutSeasonNine"Documentary
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