List of The X-Files episodes

Chris Carter created The X-Files, which premiered on September 10, 1993.

The X-Files is an American science fiction–supernatural television series that originally aired on the Fox network for 9 seasons from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002. The series centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. Mulder, an FBI profiler, is a believer in the paranormal, and the skeptical Scully, a medical doctor, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries which could ultimately be used to discredit his work. Throughout the series the two develop a close friendship. During the eighth and ninth seasons of the series, Duchovny's role was reduced from lead actor to an intermittent lead role.

The show's premise originated with Chris Carter, who served as an executive producer along with R. W. Goodwin, Frank Spotnitz, Howard Gordon, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Kim Manners, Glen Morgan, James Wong, and many others. Filming for seasons one to five took place primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia, and for the remaining seasons in Los Angeles.

Episodes were broadcast on Fridays at 9:00 pm Eastern Time for the series' first three seasons; the remaining six seasons aired on Sundays at 9:00 pm Eastern Time. Episodes are approximately 45 minutes in length (not including commercials) and were broadcast in standard definition. Two feature films based on the television series have been released as part of The X-Files franchise: the first premiered in summer 1998, between seasons five and six of the series, and a post-series film, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, was released in 2008. On March 24, 2015, Fox officially announced the series would return for a six-episode tenth season, which aired in 2016. On April 20, 2017, Fox officially announced The X-Files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which premiered on January 3, 2018. As of March 21, 2018, 218 episodes of The X-Files have aired, concluding the eleventh season.

Many mythology collections of The X-Files episodes have been released on DVD. Since 2000, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has distributed all seasons on DVD, and episodes are also available for download at the iTunes Store and Amazon Video, and are available for streaming on Hulu. The show's episodes have won a number of awards, including three Golden Globe Awards for Best Drama Series and a Satellite Award for Best Drama Series. Various cast members' performances have been praised by critics, particularly those of Duchovny and Anderson.

Episodes

Episodes marked with a double dagger () are episodes in the series' alien mythology arc.

Season 1 (1993–94)

Main article: The X-Files season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"‡	Robert Mandel	Chris Carter	September 10, 1993 (1993-09-10)	1X79	12.0
Agent Dana Scully is assigned to work with Agent Fox Mulder on the X-Files in an attempt to debunk his work on the paranormal. Their first case has them investigating apparent alien abductions. A near comatose man, Billy Miles, is taking his classmates, including Theresa Nemman, into the woods, where they are killed in a flash of bright light.
2	2	"Deep Throat"‡	Daniel Sackheim	Chris Carter	September 17, 1993 (1993-09-17)	1X01	11.1
Mulder and Scully travel to Idaho to investigate the disappearance of a military test pilot. They observe unusual aircraft activity, prompting Mulder to proclaim the existence of a government conspiracy. Mulder sneaks onto the military base and is spotlighted by one of the craft, but is captured by soldiers and has his memory erased before he is released.
3	3	"Squeeze"	Harry Longstreet	Glen Morgan & James Wong	September 24, 1993 (1993-09-24)	1X02	11.1
Mulder and Scully investigate a series of murders where there appears to be no tangible method for the murderer's entrance and escape. Eugene Victor Tooms, a seemingly normal janitor, is suspected by Mulder to be a mutant who kills his victims and extracts their livers in order to prolong his existence.
4	4	"Conduit"	Daniel Sackheim	Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon	October 1, 1993 (1993-10-01)	1X03	9.2
As Section Chief Scott Blevins expresses his concern with the direction of the X-Files department, Mulder becomes obsessed with solving a case that closely parallels an encounter he experienced as a child, which dealt with alien abduction and an exploration of Mulder's determination to find his sister, Samantha Mulder.
5	5	"The Jersey Devil"	Joe Napolitano	Chris Carter	October 8, 1993 (1993-10-08)	1X04	10.4
The murder of a homeless man which is very similar in detail to a murder committed in 1947 leads Mulder and Scully to the legendary man-beast the Jersey Devil roaming in the forests surrounding Atlantic City.
6	6	"Shadows"	Michael Katleman	Glen Morgan & James Wong	October 22, 1993 (1993-10-22)	1X05	8.8
When an unseen force commits several murders where a young woman is present, Mulder suspects that it is the spirit of the woman's former boss who was believed to have committed suicide but was actually murdered and he is protecting her from his business partner.
7	7	"Ghost in the Machine"	Jerrold Freedman	Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon	October 29, 1993 (1993-10-29)	1X06	9.5
A computer with highly advanced artificial intelligence begins to kill in order to preserve its existence when it is deemed too inefficient to continue controlling the workings of an office building.
8	8	"Ice"	David Nutter	Glen Morgan & James Wong	November 5, 1993 (1993-11-05)	1X07	10.0
When an Arctic research team mysteriously kill each other and themselves only days after drilling deeper into the ice than ever before, Mulder and Scully accompany a team of doctors and scientists to investigate. They discover an organism which infects living creatures and amplifies the host's feeling of anger and paranoia, and the new team starts to deteriorate as they wonder who among them are killers.
9	9	"Space"	William Graham	Chris Carter	November 12, 1993 (1993-11-12)	1X08	10.7
A mysterious force is sabotaging a space launch program which leads directly back to the commander of the team, who once claimed to have seen an alien in space while witnessing Mars from Earth orbit. The alien returns to Earth with him to torment him, and wreck his new space program.
10	10	"Fallen Angel"‡	Larry Shaw	Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa	November 19, 1993 (1993-11-19)	1X09	8.8
Mulder puts the future of the X-Files in jeopardy when he heads to a UFO crash site being rapidly covered up by the military. He is arrested and while in jail he meets Max Fenig, a UFO nut whose NICAP group has followed Mulder's work on the X-Files. When Mulder is released, Scully urges him to return to Washington to face his superiors and try to save his job, but Mulder finds out that Fenig is more than meets the eye and ignores Scully to try to save him instead.
11	11	"Eve"	Fred Gerber	Kenneth Biller & Chris Brancato	December 10, 1993 (1993-12-10)	1X10	10.4
When two fathers on opposite sides of the country are inexplicably murdered at exactly the same time in exactly the same way, Mulder and Scully find that their eight-year-old daughters are perfect twins and were created in order to continue The Litchfield Experiment, a eugenics project of the 1950s which produced cloned boys named Adam and girls named Eve who have heightened strength and intelligence, but are prone to psychotic behavior.
12	12	"Fire"	Larry Shaw	Chris Carter	December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)	1X11	11.1
Mulder investigates the deaths of British dignitaries at the behest of an old girlfriend from Oxford. Cecil L'Ively is a pyrokinetic: he has the ability to start fires with his mind, and he wants Sir Malcolm Marsden's wife.
13	13	"Beyond the Sea"	David Nutter	Glen Morgan & James Wong	January 7, 1994 (1994-01-07)	1X12	10.8
A death row inmate named Luther Lee Boggs claims that he is psychic and can lead Mulder to a serial killer in exchange for a lesser sentence of life in prison. The agents' roles are reversed in this episode, with Mulder doubting Boggs's claim and Scully believing him after she is told that she can communicate through him with her recently deceased father.
14	14	"Gender Bender"	Rob Bowman	Larry Barber & Paul Barber	January 21, 1994 (1994-01-21)	1X13	11.1
A series of identical sexual murders, where the killer appears to be both male and female, draw Mulder and Scully to an Amish-type community of people who may be of alien origin, leading to the discovery of a man who can change sex.
15	15	"Lazarus"	David Nutter	Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon	February 4, 1994 (1994-02-04)	1X14	12.1
When FBI Agent Jack Willis and bank robber Warren Dupre are both shot at the same time during a robbery attempt, Dupre dies and Willis is resuscitated. When Willis rushes out of the hospital and begins acting strangely, Mulder concludes that Dupre's consciousness has been transferred to Willis's body.
16	16	"Young at Heart"	Michael Lange	Scott Kaufer and Chris Carter	February 11, 1994 (1994-02-11)	1X15	11.5
A psychotic criminal from one of Mulder's past cases—John Barnett—is back to get revenge on Mulder for incarcerating him. Before Barnett's release, a renegade doctor had found a way to reverse the aging process—using Barnett as his test subject. Mulder and Scully rush to catch the now-unrecognizable youthful Barnett before he carries out his threat to kill all of Mulder's loved ones.
17	17	"E.B.E."‡	William Graham	Glen Morgan & James Wong	February 18, 1994 (1994-02-18)	1X16	9.2
Mulder and Scully receive information from Deep Throat about a UFO that was shot down over Iraq and has been secretly transported to the US. However, Deep Throat then intentionally misleads the agents to prevent them from discovering the truth. The Lone Gunmen are introduced.
18	18	"Miracle Man"	Michael Lange	Chris Carter & Howard Gordon	March 18, 1994 (1994-03-18)	1X17	11.6
Mulder and Scully travel to Tennessee to investigate the "Miracle Ministry" and its star attraction—a young man with the ability to heal people with his touch—when a person dies shortly after being healed.
19	19	"Shapes"	David Nutter	Marilyn Osborn	April 1, 1994 (1994-04-01)	1X18	11.5
Mulder and Scully head to an Indian reservation in northwestern Montana to investigate a manslaughter case which Mulder believes may relate to the very first X-File ever created at the FBI, and its main subject: lycanthropy.
20	20	"Darkness Falls"	Joe Napolitano	Chris Carter	April 15, 1994 (1994-04-15)	1X19	12.5
Mulder and Scully travel to a remote area of Washington State National Forest after an entire group of thirty loggers goes missing. They soon discover that an unseen force that was lying dormant has been awakened.
21	21	"Tooms"	David Nutter	Glen Morgan & James Wong	April 22, 1994 (1994-04-22)	1X20	13.4
Tooms is released from the psychiatric sanitarium in which he was incarcerated for assaulting Scully—and he needs to kill once more to get the final liver which will allow him to hibernate for another thirty years. Mulder and Scully race against time to find evidence of his involvement in the past string of murders before Tooms disappears again. Assistant Director Walter Skinner appears for the first time.
22	22	"Born Again"	Jerrold Freedman	Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa	April 29, 1994 (1994-04-29)	1X21	13.7
After a detective and his former partner die in unexplained circumstances, the accidents are linked to a little girl who witnessed both deaths and Mulder believes that she may be the reincarnation of a policeman murdered by his colleagues.
23	23	"Roland"	David Nutter	Chris Ruppenthal	May 6, 1994 (1994-05-06)	1X22	12.5
Agents Mulder and Scully investigate a series of murders in Mahan Propulsion Laboratory as a team of scientists die one by one and the only suspect is a mentally handicapped cleaner named Roland.
24	24	"The Erlenmeyer Flask"‡	R. W. Goodwin	Chris Carter	May 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)	1X23	14.0
A seemingly unrelated car chase leads Mulder and Scully to a scientific lab encompassing a secret which could provide proof of a government conspiracy.

Season 2 (1994–95)

Main article: The X-Files season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
25	1	"Little Green Men"	David Nutter	Glen Morgan & James Wong	September 16, 1994 (1994-09-16)	2X01	16.1
With the X-Files shut down, FBI agent Fox Mulder finds his own belief in the truth waning. So when an old political ally gives him a new reason to believe, he goes alone to an abandoned SETI program site—Arecibo Observatory—in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Concerned for his safety, fellow FBI agent Dana Scully has to track down his whereabouts before someone or something else does.
26	2	"The Host"	Daniel Sackheim	Chris Carter	September 23, 1994 (1994-09-23)	2X02	15.9
When a man's decomposed body is found in the sewers of Newark, Mulder is given the supposed "grunt" work. But after Scully's autopsy turns up a parasite living inside the body and a sewer worker is attacked and bitten by something, it opens up a whole new can of worms.
27	3	"Blood"	David Nutter	Story by: Darin Morgan Teleplay by: Glen Morgan & James Wong	September 30, 1994 (1994-09-30)	2X03	14.8
Prompted by messages from digital appliances with instructions to kill, several residents of a small farming community suddenly turn violent and dangerous.
28	4	"Sleepless"	Rob Bowman	Howard Gordon	October 7, 1994 (1994-10-07)	2X04	13.4
An audio cassette hidden in his morning paper brings Mulder to request the case of a scientist's death consistent with burning, despite the lack of any evidence of any flames or burns. He is given his request along with a new partner, Agent Alex Krycek.
29	5	"Duane Barry"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	October 14, 1994 (1994-10-14)	2X05	13.9
Ex-FBI agent Duane Barry escapes from a mental hospital and holds several people hostage in a travel agency. Mulder and Krycek are sent in to help with the negotiations since the man claims to have been a UFO abductee.
30	6	"Ascension"	Michael Lange	Paul Brown	October 21, 1994 (1994-10-21)	2X06	15.5
Continuing from the previous episode, Mulder races to Scully's house after listening to the recording of her attack on his answering machine. Duane Barry has kidnapped Scully, determined to offer her to the aliens in his place. Mulder goes to great lengths to attempt to locate Scully.
31	7	"3"	David Nutter	Chris Ruppenthal and Glen Morgan & James Wong	November 4, 1994 (1994-11-04)	2X07	15.0
Walter Skinner reopens the X-Files, but Mulder is finding it difficult to work without the missing Scully. When he recognizes a Los Angeles killing as the work of the Trinity murderers, a trio of killers with a fetish for drinking blood, it gives him work in which to immerse himself.
32	8	"One Breath"	R. W. Goodwin	Glen Morgan & James Wong	November 11, 1994 (1994-11-11)	2X08	15.3
When Scully mysteriously re-appears comatose in a hospital, Mulder fixates himself on finding the people responsible, though his quest for vengeance could make him exactly like those he despises.
33	9	"Firewalker"	David Nutter	Howard Gordon	November 18, 1994 (1994-11-18)	2X09	15.2
A malfunction in a robot designed for volcanic exploration yields evidence of a lifeform living in the caves. When this lifeform seemingly causes the death of a member of the research team, Mulder and a newly recovered Scully are flown out to the site in The Cascades to investigate before anyone else dies.
34	10	"Red Museum"	Win Phelps	Chris Carter	December 9, 1994 (1994-12-09)	2X10	16.1
Several Wisconsin teens are found wandering in the woods in their underwear with "He Is One" scrawled on their backs. Mulder and Scully travel to investigate this aberrant behavior, though the strangest thing in this meat-producing area is a mysterious cult of vegetarian "walk-ins." The Crew Cut Man returns, this time working alone. Several relics from the mythology like purity control and Deep Throat are revisited here.
35	11	"Excelsis Dei"	Stephen Surjik	Paul Brown	December 16, 1994 (1994-12-16)	2X11	14.2
Mulder and Scully's latest case begins with the rape and battery of a nurse in a Massachusetts nursing home—what makes it an X-File is that her attacker was invisible but blames a 74 year old patient. However, upon their arrival, they uncover strange secrets about the home and its residents.
36	12	"Aubrey"	Rob Bowman	Sara B. Charno	January 6, 1995 (1995-01-06)	2X12	16.2
When a detective mysteriously uncovers the remains of an FBI agent who disappeared in the 1940s while investigating a homicide case eerily similar to a modern-day one she is investigating, Mulder and Scully believe that the original 1940s killer passed his genetic trait of violence to his grandchild.
37	13	"Irresistible"	David Nutter	Chris Carter	January 13, 1995 (1995-01-13)	2X13	14.7
Someone is excavating graves in Minneapolis, removing body parts from the corpses. Mulder and Scully are contacted because the agent on the case believes it is the work of aliens; however Mulder quickly dismisses the idea, profiling the perpetrator as a fetishist. Later key evidence shows up and Scully realizes the case is more personal than she thought.
38	14	"Die Hand Die Verletzt"	Kim Manners	Glen Morgan & James Wong	January 27, 1995 (1995-01-27)	2X14	17.7
New Hampshire teenagers feign an occult ritual in an attempt to "score" and inadvertently cause the murder and mutilation of one of their group. When Mulder and Scully are called to look into the matter, the town's real worshippers attempt to hide their tracks, though it seems there is a mysterious force at work that even the worshippers are afraid of.
39	15	"Fresh Bones"	Rob Bowman	Howard Gordon	February 3, 1995 (1995-02-03)	2X15	17.8
One morning, after two gruesome hallucinations, Private Jack McAlpin crashes his car into a tree that has a voodoo symbol drawn on it; the second death of a marine in two weeks that has featured that symbol. The marines in question were guarding a processing center for Haitian refugees, and when Mulder and Scully visit the center they find the deaths were not as unexpected as they seemed.
40	16	"Colony"	Nick Marck	Story by: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter	February 10, 1995 (1995-02-10)	2X16	15.9
At the beginning, a frozen Mulder is brought to a hospital. The episode flashes back to a scene two weeks before, where the crew of a research vessel find the wreckage of a UFO in the Beaufort Sea. The pilot who survives this crash walks out of the hospital and kills identical-looking doctors in various abortion clinics.
41	17	"End Game"	Rob Bowman	Frank Spotnitz	February 17, 1995 (1995-02-17)	2X17	17.5
An alien bounty hunter kidnaps Scully and wants to trade her for Mulder's sister, Samantha Mulder. Mulder asks for Skinner's help in making the trade, and has the FBI Director set up a sniper to take down the bounty hunter.
42	18	"Fearful Symmetry"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Steve De Jarnatt	February 24, 1995 (1995-02-24)	2X18	16.5
The death of a federal construction worker and the destruction of various property can only be tied to an escaped elephant, yet the witnesses claim to have seen no animals which might have caused the turmoil. Soon, Mulder and Scully discover the local zoo whose claim to fame is that they've never had a successful animal birth.
43	19	"Død Kalm"	Rob Bowman	Story by: Howard Gordon Teleplay by: Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa	March 10, 1995 (1995-03-10)	2X19	17.1
Mulder and Scully are called in when a boatload of survivors from a U.S. Navy destroyer escort are found. What particularly catches Agent Mulder's attention is that all of these Sailors appear to have aged many decades in the course of a few days. Mulder and Scully travel to Norway where they find a civilian fisherman who is willing to take them to the ship's last known position.
44	20	"Humbug"	Kim Manners	Darin Morgan	March 31, 1995 (1995-03-31)	2X20	15.7
Mulder and Scully must find the paranormal among the abnormal when they are sent to investigate a long standing series of ritualistic killings which match no known patterns. The latest of which was the death of the "Alligator Man", just one of many sideshow acts around which the town of Gibsonton, Florida, is built.
45	21	"The Calusari"	Michael Vejar	Sara B. Charno	April 14, 1995 (1995-04-14)	2X21	12.9
A photograph taken just before the death of a two-year-old boy yields evidence of some supernatural intervention which piques Mulder's curiosity. When another death in the family occurs, the grandmother of the remaining child requests the aid of some Romanian ritualists (called "călușari" or "horsemen") in order to cleanse the home of evil.
46	22	"F. Emasculata"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter & Howard Gordon	April 28, 1995 (1995-04-28)	2X22	14.0
After several men in a prison die of a mysterious illness, Scully tries to discover the cause while Mulder attempts to find two escapees who could potentially spread the disease.
47	23	"Soft Light"	James Contner	Vince Gilligan	May 5, 1995 (1995-05-05)	2X23	12.9
An ex-student of Scully's asks the agents to help her with her first investigation concerning a number of disappearances with very few clues. Mulder ponders the idea of spontaneous human combustion but rethinks it when they find a man who is afraid of his own shadow. The man is Dr. Banton, a scientist researching dark matter.
48	24	"Our Town"	Rob Bowman	Frank Spotnitz	May 12, 1995 (1995-05-12)	2X24	14.5
Dudley, Arkansas, is the site of the latest investigation for Mulder and Scully, who are sent to find a missing poultry inspector. The case takes a twist when another poultry worker is shot after she goes insane, giving Mulder a hunch that the townsfolk really are what they eat.
49	25	"Anasazi"	R. W. Goodwin	Story by: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter	May 19, 1995 (1995-05-19)	2X25	16.6
The trust that Mulder and Scully have is sorely tested when Mulder begins acting strangely. His aberrant behavior is compounded when the Lone Gunmen direct him to a hacker who managed to break into some very closely guarded files. The files are encrypted in Navajo and need to be decoded by a former Navajo code talker.

Season 3 (1995–96)

Main article: The X-Files season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
50	1	"The Blessing Way"	R. W. Goodwin	Chris Carter	September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22)	3X01	19.94
The Cigarette Smoking Man works quickly to recover the stolen computer files, but finds himself thwarted by a man who he hoped was dead. Meanwhile, Scully finds herself at a loss for her next step and turns to her family for support, since Mulder is otherwise engaged fighting for survival.
51	2	"Paper Clip"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter	September 29, 1995 (1995-09-29)	3X02	17.20
Mulder and Scully search for answers regarding the old photograph with his father and other unnamed men. Their search takes them to the abandoned Strughold Mining Facility where they uncover a dangerous secret.
52	3	"D.P.O."	Kim Manners	Howard Gordon	October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06)	3X03	15.57
Mulder is skeptical over a coroner's report regarding the fifth person to be struck by lightning in a small Oklahoma town. Their investigation into the latest death seems to point to the only person to have survived a lightning strike, an emotionally charged youth.
53	4	"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"	David Nutter	Darin Morgan	October 13, 1995 (1995-10-13)	3X04	15.38
Skeptical of a famous psychic's predictions regarding the death of several prognosticators, Mulder instead finds someone whom he believes truly can predict the future. Catching the killer could prove difficult, though, particularly if the killer can also see into his future.
54	5	"The List"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	October 20, 1995 (1995-10-20)	3X05	16.72
A death row inmate makes good on his promise to come back from the dead and kill the five people involved in his death. The fear of his retribution has everyone scrambling to determine if they are on the list, while Mulder and Scully attempt to determine how he has returned to execute his tormentors.
55	6	"2Shy"	David Nutter	Jeffrey Vlaming	November 3, 1995 (1995-11-03)	3X06	14.83
Meeting insecure women through an online service, a serial killer seduces his prey with the right words. However, Mulder and Scully determine these killings are far from ordinary by the presence of a strange substance coating the victims, a substance which seems to digest the fatty acids in flesh.
56	7	"The Walk"	Rob Bowman	John Shiban	November 10, 1995 (1995-11-10)	3X07	15.91
Another suicide attempt by a patient in a military hospital interests Mulder with the talk of a "phantom soldier" who has prevented the man's death. The general in charge is at first opposed to the FBI's involvement until the phantom soldier begins haunting him. When the primary suspect is a quadruple amputee, they are met with ridicule.
57	8	"Oubliette"	Kim Manners	Charles Grant Craig	November 17, 1995 (1995-11-17)	3X08	15.90
When a young teenage girl is kidnapped from her home, a fast food worker miles away collapses on the job, apparently experiencing exactly what the child is feeling. When Mulder learns that the woman was kidnapped and held hostage for years as a child, he begins to believe that she may be the key to help find the missing girl.
58	9	"Nisei"	David Nutter	Chris Carter & Howard Gordon & Frank Spotnitz	November 24, 1995 (1995-11-24)	3X09	16.36
A mail order videotape of an alien autopsy blossoms into a much more complicated investigation when Mulder and Scully find the distributor of the tape killed in his own home apparently by a high-ranking Japanese diplomat. While Mulder's search for the video leads him to a train car, Scully investigates a Mutual UFO Network group and discovers several women who claim to know her.
59	10	"731"	Rob Bowman	Frank Spotnitz	December 1, 1995 (1995-12-01)	3X10	17.68
Mulder is trapped on a train carriage that could be wired with a bomb, according to a killer who claims to be an NSA agent. Meanwhile, Scully digs deeper into the mystery surrounding her abduction.
60	11	"Revelations"	David Nutter	Kim Newton	December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15)	3X11	15.25
Mulder tracks a series of religiously motivated homicides. Each of the eleven victims claims to have been stigmatic but all turned out to be frauds. When Mulder and Scully discover a little boy displaying inexplicable wounds of religious significance, they try to protect him from the killer they know will be coming.
61	12	"War of the Coprophages"	Kim Manners	Darin Morgan	January 5, 1996 (1996-01-05)	3X12	16.32
A small town is plagued by deaths in which the bodies are found covered in cockroaches. Working from home, Scully has scientific explanations for all of them but Mulder—at the crime scene with an attractive bug expert—suspects the insects may not be organic, or earthly.
62	13	"Syzygy"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter	January 26, 1996 (1996-01-26)	3X13	16.04
Mulder and Scully investigate strange homicides in New Hampshire that may be due to a rare planetary alignment that affects people's behavior.
63	14	"Grotesque"	Kim Manners	Howard Gordon	February 2, 1996 (1996-02-02)	3X14	18.32
Agents Mulder and Scully join Mulder's former mentor, the FBI's chief profiler, on a case involving a serial killer who claims to be possessed by a demonic force. The case gets even more mysterious when the suspect is apprehended and the killings continue. Mulder gets involved more deeply than expected and Scully as well as Skinner are deeply concerned.
64	15	"Piper Maru"	Rob Bowman	Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter	February 9, 1996 (1996-02-09)	3X15	16.44
When a French salvage ship sends a diving crew to recover a mysterious wreckage from World War II, the crew falls prey to a bizarre illness and Agents Mulder and Scully join the investigation. The investigation leads to the discovery of a familiar face, and to Skinner's life being threatened.
65	16	"Apocrypha"	Kim Manners	Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter	February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16)	3X16	16.71
While Mulder continues to investigate a bizarre illness that originated with the discovery of a mysterious World War II wreckage buried at sea, several government figures try to thwart their efforts. And as Skinner recovers from his shooting, Scully discovers that he is still in danger, from the man who killed her sister.
66	17	"Pusher"	Rob Bowman	Vince Gilligan	February 23, 1996 (1996-02-23)	3X17	16.20
Agents Mulder and Scully's assistance is requested for a case involving a man seemingly capable of bending people to his will. The suspect uses his mysterious abilities to manipulate Agent Mulder into a dangerous end game.
67	18	"Teso Dos Bichos"	Kim Manners	John Shiban	March 8, 1996 (1996-03-08)	3X18	17.38
A series of deaths occurs immediately after an ancient artifact is brought to Boston from an excavation site in Ecuador. According to Scully, the deaths appear to be the result of political terrorism, but Mulder suspects something more improbable.
68	19	"Hell Money"	Tucker Gates	Jeffrey Vlaming	March 29, 1996 (1996-03-29)	3X19	14.86
A string of mysterious deaths of recent Chinese immigrants brings Agents Mulder and Scully to San Francisco's Chinatown. The Agents team up with a Chinese-American detective to better understand the language and customs of the Chinese culture, but one thing remains frighteningly clear—all of the bodies are missing various internal organs.
69	20	"Jose Chung's From Outer Space"	Rob Bowman	Darin Morgan	April 12, 1996 (1996-04-12)	3X20	16.08
When a couple claims to have been abducted by aliens, Agents Mulder and Scully try to get at the truth but everyone has a different version of the story, including the "aliens" themselves.
70	21	"Avatar"	James Charleston		April 26, 1996 (1996-04-26)	3X21	14.62
During a difficult time in assistant director Skinner's life, he meets a woman in a bar and spends the night with her. The next morning, the woman is dead and he is accused of murder. Agents Mulder and Scully join the investigation to clear their supervisor's name. As they unravel the threads of a conspiracy, they also learn more about Skinner's personal affairs.
71	22	"Quagmire"	Kim Manners	Kim Newton	May 3, 1996 (1996-05-03)	3X22	16.00
When a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances are reported near a lake in a small town, Agents Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate. With local folklore of a killer sea serpent running rampant amongst the locals, the agents must take their search for the truth to the water.
72	23	"Wetwired"	Rob Bowman	Mat Beck	May 10, 1996 (1996-05-10)	3X23	14.48
As the agents investigate a series of homicides committed by ordinary citizens angered after seeing illusory images, Scully's trust in Mulder is put to the ultimate test.
73	24	"Talitha Cumi"	R. W. Goodwin		May 17, 1996 (1996-05-17)	3X24	17.86
Agents Mulder and Scully search for a man who seems to possess strange powers, which leads to the discovery of a dangerous secret from Mulder's past. The secret could bring Mulder and Scully to the brink of exposing the truth about alien existence.

Season 4 (1996–97)

Main article: The X-Files season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
74	1	"Herrenvolk"	R. W. Goodwin	Chris Carter	October 4, 1996 (1996-10-04)	4X01	21.11
Pursued by an Alien Bounty Hunter, Jeremiah Smith takes Mulder to a farm where he finds several girls who are clones of his sister.
75	2	"Home"	Kim Manners	Glen Morgan & James Wong	October 11, 1996 (1996-10-11)	4X03	18.85
In a small, otherwise peaceful town, the agents investigate the death of an infant with disturbing birth defects, and the trail leads to a clan of inbred, genetic mutants.
76	3	"Teliko"	James Charleston	Howard Gordon	October 18, 1996 (1996-10-18)	4X04	18.01
Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate the unexplained deaths of several African and African-American people whose skin color has turned white as the result of either a rare medical disorder or a bizarre curse.
77	4	"Unruhe"	Rob Bowman	Vince Gilligan	October 27, 1996 (1996-10-27)	4X02	19.10
Agents Mulder and Scully investigate a group of bizarre kidnappings in which the only clues are inexplicable photographs. But when Scully is the next intended victim, Mulder must get into the killer's head.
78	5	"The Field Where I Died"	Rob Bowman	Glen Morgan & James Wong	November 3, 1996 (1996-11-03)	4X05	19.85
FBI Agent Mulder's search for an informant inside a cult compound leads Scully and him to one of the cult leader's wives. What they soon discover is an unexpectedly close connection with the woman.
79	6	"Sanguinarium"	Kim Manners	Valerie Mayhew & Vivian Mayhew	November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)	4X06	18.85
Bizarre homicides in a hospital's plastic surgery unit lead Mulder and Scully to suspect a supernatural force may be responsible.
80	7	"Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man"	James Wong	Glen Morgan	November 17, 1996 (1996-11-17)	4X07	17.09
Mulder, Scully and Byers meet with Frohike, where he details what may have been Cigarette Smoking Man's real life.
81	8	"Tunguska"	Kim Manners	Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter	November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)	4X09	18.85
A diplomatic courier carrying deadly cargo involves Agents Mulder and Scully in a dangerous web of intrigue, which leads Mulder on a trip to Russia.
82	9	"Terma"	Rob Bowman	Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter	December 1, 1996 (1996-12-01)	4X10	17.34
Scully and Skinner attend a suspicious Senate hearing, while Mulder and Krycek face off in a Russian gulag.
83	10	"Paper Hearts"	Rob Bowman	Vince Gilligan	December 15, 1996 (1996-12-15)	4X08	16.59
Agent Mulder is haunted by an old case in which young girls were killed and hearts cut from their nightgowns. Soon Mulder becomes suspicious when the killer taunts him with the idea that one of his victims may have been Samantha.
84	11	"El Mundo Gira"	Tucker Gates	John Shiban	January 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)	4X11	22.37
Deadly rain in a migrant workers camp sends Agent Mulder and Scully on the trail of a mythical beast—El Chupacabra.
85	12	"Leonard Betts"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	January 26, 1997 (1997-01-26)	4X14	29.15
The disappearance of a man's body from a hospital morgue leads Mulder and Scully to investigate the strange circumstances surrounding the man's death. However, for Scully it will lead to a horrifying revelation.
86	13	"Never Again"	Rob Bowman	Glen Morgan & James Wong	February 2, 1997 (1997-02-02)	4X13	21.36
On a solo assignment out of town, Scully meets a man whose tattoo does not want to share him—especially not with Scully.
87	14	"Memento Mori"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter & Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	February 9, 1997 (1997-02-09)	4X15	19.10
Fear for Scully's health sends Mulder to investigate the bizarre circumstances that may explain her mysterious abduction two years ago, while Scully takes a more practical course to quell her illness.
88	15	"Kaddish"	Kim Manners	Howard Gordon	February 16, 1997 (1997-02-16)	4X12	16.56
A homicide in a Jewish community leads to the deaths of the killers, forcing Mulder and Scully to determine whether vengeance or larger forces are at work.
89	16	"Unrequited"	Michael Lange	Story by: Howard Gordon Teleplay by: Howard Gordon & Chris Carter	February 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)	4X16	16.56
The mysterious assassination of a high-ranking military official has Mulder and Scully racing against the clock to stop a seemingly unstoppable—and invisible—assassin.
90	17	"Tempus Fugit"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	March 16, 1997 (1997-03-16)	4X17	18.85
While celebrating Scully's birthday, Mulder learns of Max Fenig's death in a plane crash. What the agents soon discover is that the circumstances surrounding the crash may have been alien.
91	18	"Max"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	March 23, 1997 (1997-03-23)	4X18	18.34
The investigation continues for agents Mulder and Scully of the apparent downing of Flight 549 by a UFO. They encounter deadly opposition from the military, which continues to cover up the truth of incident.
92	19	"Synchrony"	James Charleston	Howard Gordon & David Greenwalt	April 13, 1997 (1997-04-13)	4X19	18.09
Mulder and Scully investigate a homicide for which the suspect presents an incredible alibi — that the death was foretold by an old man able to see into the future.
93	20	"Small Potatoes"	Cliff Bole	Vince Gilligan	April 20, 1997 (1997-04-20)	4X20	20.86
A small town is "blessed" by babies being born with tails. Mulder and Scully arrive only to encounter a suspect who proves nearly impossible to identify.
94	21	"Zero Sum"	Kim Manners	Howard Gordon & Frank Spotnitz	April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)	4X21	18.60
Agent Mulder launches a criminal investigation into a bizarre death which he finds has connections to A.D. Skinner. Meanwhile, Skinner makes his own deal with the devil in a desperate attempt to save Scully from the cancer that is taking over her body.
95	22	"Elegy"	James Charleston	John Shiban	May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)	4X22	17.10
Mulder and Scully track a series of homicides that lead to a home for the mentally ill and a clue that makes no sense: each victim had a purported warning from the dead. However, while Mulder makes some surprising discoveries, Scully is reminded of her own mortality.
96	23	"Demons"	Kim Manners	R. W. Goodwin	May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11)	4X23	19.10
Scully is concerned for Mulder's well-being when he suffers from a memory loss while investigating a case — and is the only suspect in a brutal double homicide.
97	24	"Gethsemane"	R. W. Goodwin	Chris Carter	May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)	4X24	19.85
Researchers in northern Canada discover what may finally be irrefutable proof of alien existence, Mulder believes in the discovery but an FBI syndicate assassin tries to kill Scully then tries to convince Mulder that alien existence is a cover though sinister agents begin to kill to prevent its revelation, leading to a shocking conclusion.

Season 5 (1997–98)

Main article: The X-Files season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
98	1	"Redux"	R. W. Goodwin	Chris Carter	November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)	5X02	27.34
Scully helps Mulder fake his death, but comes under intense scrutiny; Skinner is suspected as the traitor inside the FBI; and Mulder breaks into the Department of Defense in a desperate bid to save Scully, but while doing so he finds himself facing the truth about the aliens he has been chasing.
99	2	"Redux II"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)	5X03	24.84
While Scully lies on her deathbed; Cigarette Smoking Man makes an important decision in helping Mulder. But even as events come to a climax, Mulder finds his belief in his crusade has all but collapsed.
100	3	"Unusual Suspects"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan	November 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)	5X01	21.72
The origins of the Lone Gunmen are explored. In 1989, two salesmen and a federal employee join forces when they meet Susanne Modeski, a woman who claims that she is being pursued by her violent ex-boyfriend, an FBI agent named Fox Mulder. We learn how agent Mulder came to meet three friendly and familiar faces.
101	4	"Detour"	Brett Dowler	Frank Spotnitz	November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)	5X04	22.88
On the way to an FBI convention in Florida, Mulder and Scully stop to help in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of three people in the woods, where a pair of invisible humanoids lurk.
102	5	"The Post-Modern Prometheus"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	November 30, 1997 (1997-11-30)	5X06	18.68
Filmed in black-and-white, Mulder and Scully investigate a letter from a single mother that leads them to a small town where a modern-day version of Frankenstein's monster lurks, Jerry Springer is an obsession, and Cher plays a significant part.
103	6	"Christmas Carol"	Peter Markle	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	December 7, 1997 (1997-12-07)	5X05	20.91
Home for the holidays, Scully is haunted by dreams which hint at a strange connection to a dead woman's daughter.
104	7	"Emily"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	December 14, 1997 (1997-12-14)	5X07	20.94
Scully fights to protect her daughter's life, while Mulder discovers her true origins.
105	8	"Kitsunegari"	Daniel Sackheim	Vince Gilligan & Tim Minear	January 4, 1998 (1998-01-04)	5X08	19.75
When 'Pusher' Modell escapes from prison, Mulder and Scully race to catch him before he can take revenge against his favorite target – Agent Mulder.
106	9	"Schizogeny"	Ralph Hemecker	Jessica Scott & Mike Wollaeger	January 11, 1998 (1998-01-11)	5X09	21.37
When a teenager is suspected of murdering his stepfather, Mulder and Scully become convinced that a greater evil may be lurking in the community.
107	10	"Chinga"	Kim Manners	Stephen King & Chris Carter	February 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)	5X10	21.33
Scully takes a vacation to Maine, where she encounters a bizarre case where the victims appear to have inflicted wounds upon themselves – apparently at the behest of a strange young girl.
108	11	"Kill Switch"	Rob Bowman	William Gibson & Tom Maddox	February 15, 1998 (1998-02-15)	5X11	18.04
While investigating the strange circumstances of the death of a reclusive computer genius rumored to have been researching artificial intelligence, Mulder and Scully become targets of an unlikely killer capable of the worst kind of torture.
109	12	"Bad Blood"	Cliff Bole	Vince Gilligan	February 22, 1998 (1998-02-22)	5X12	19.25
While investigating bizarre exsanguinations in Texas, Mulder kills a teenage boy whom he "mistakes" for a vampire. Awaiting a meeting with Skinner, Mulder and Scully attempt to get their stories "straight" by relating to each other their differing versions of what happened during their investigation.
110	13	"Patient X"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)	5X13	20.21
Scully forms a bond with Cassandra Spender, a woman who claims to have been abducted by aliens. While Mulder's disbelief in the alien conspiracy is now questioned, he finds himself with more personal threats at the FBI.
111	14	"The Red and the Black"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	March 8, 1998 (1998-03-08)	5X14	19.98
With Cassandra Spender missing, and her son Jeffrey angrily attempting to push his way up in the FBI, Mulder has Scully put under hypnosis to learn the truth. The Syndicate, meanwhile, quicken their tests for the alien vaccine, sacrificing their own to do so.
112	15	"Travelers"	William A. Graham	John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	March 29, 1998 (1998-03-29)	5X15	15.06
In 1990, a bizarre murder leads young agent Fox Mulder to question a former FBI Agent who investigated one of the first X-Files dating back to the 1950s – a case which may have involved Mulder's father.
113	16	"Mind's Eye"	Kim Manners	Tim Minear	April 19, 1998 (1998-04-19)	5X16	16.53
Agents Mulder and Scully investigate a murder that seems to have been committed by a blind woman, but Mulder suspects that her involvement is not what it seems.
114	17	"All Souls"	Allen Coulter	Story by: Billy Brown & Dan Angel Teleplay by: Frank Spotnitz & John Shiban	April 26, 1998 (1998-04-26)	5X17	13.44
The unexplained death of a young handicapped girl prompts Father McCue to ask Scully for her help, but her investigation leads her to a mystery she's afraid to understand.
115	18	"The Pine Bluff Variant"	Rob Bowman	John Shiban	May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)	5X18	18.24
Scully begins to grow suspicious of Mulder, whose increasingly strange behavior suggests he may be serving another agenda.
116	19	"Folie à Deux"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan	May 10, 1998 (1998-05-10)	5X19	17.63
Mulder and Scully encounter a delusional man who believes his boss may be a monster – and is willing to pay any price to prove it.
117	20	"The End"	R. W. Goodwin	Chris Carter	May 17, 1998 (1998-05-17)	5X20	18.76
Investigating the murder of a chess player, Mulder and Scully meet a boy who may be the embodiment of everything in the X-Files. This episode marks the first appearance of Diana Fowley.

The X-Files (1998)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Release date (U.S.)
The X-Files	Rob Bowman	Story by: Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz Teleplay by: Chris Carter	June 19, 1998 (1998-06-19)
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	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
118	1	"The Beginning"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)	6ABX01	20.34
With the X-Files reopened, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully eagerly hunt for a deadly creature in the Arizona desert. What they find seems to support Mulder's revived belief in aliens, but is discredited when the agents are not reassigned to the X-Files, with Jeffrey Spender and Diana Fowley taking over instead.
119	2	"Drive"	Rob Bowman	Vince Gilligan	November 15, 1998 (1998-11-15)	6ABX02	18.48
With Mulder trapped in a car by a seemingly deranged man, Scully races to determine if the man is suffering from a deadly illness—and if Mulder is in danger of becoming the next victim of a government virus.
120	3	"Triangle"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	November 22, 1998 (1998-11-22)	6ABX03	18.20
Mulder goes in search of a ship that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle in 1939. But when he gets on board, Mulder finds that he—and all the passengers and crew (including some strangely familiar faces)—are still stuck in the past.
121	4	"Dreamland"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	November 29, 1998 (1998-11-29)	6ABX04	17.48
An anonymous tip finally brings Mulder and Scully to the mecca of all UFO lore—Area 51. As the agents are accosted by suited personnel from the base, they witness the flight of a mysterious craft. In doing so, the lives of two of the men present are profoundly—and perhaps irrevocably—altered.
122	5	"Dreamland II"	Michael Watkins	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	December 6, 1998 (1998-12-06)	6ABX05	17.01
Scully begins to suspect that her partner's strange behavior is more than it appears to be, while Mulder fights to return his life to normal before it's too late.
123	6	"How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	December 13, 1998 (1998-12-13)	6ABX08	17.31
On Christmas Eve, Mulder convinces Scully to put aside her gift wrapping and stake out a reputed haunted house. But they discover a pair of lovelorn specters, Maurice and Lyda, living inside the house who are determined to prove how lonely the holidays can be.
124	7	"Terms of Endearment"	Rob Bowman	David Amann	January 3, 1999 (1999-01-03)	6ABX06	18.69
When a mother is accused of killing her unborn child, Mulder and Scully discover that the father, Wayne, has his own secrets – and he's not the only one.
125	8	"The Rain King"	Kim Manners	Jeffrey Bell	January 10, 1999 (1999-01-10)	6ABX07	21.24
In a small town plagued by drought, Mulder and Scully come upon a man who claims to be able to control the weather—at a hefty profit. Yet the agents discover a force of nature at work even more powerful than the weather, and just as unpredictable.
126	9	"S.R. 819"	Daniel Sackheim	John Shiban	January 17, 1999 (1999-01-17)	6ABX10	15.65
Assistant Director Walter Skinner is poisoned. Mulder and Scully have 24 hours to save him, but in order to do so, they must determine who wants him dead, and why.
127	10	"Tithonus"	Michael Watkins	Vince Gilligan	January 24, 1999 (1999-01-24)	6ABX09	15.83
Scully learns that she, but not Mulder, is being given a chance to prove her worth at the FBI, and—paired with a new partner—she investigates a crime scene photographer with an uncanny knack for arriving just in time to see his victims' final moments. What she does not expect is for Death to play a role itself.
128	11	"Two Fathers"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	February 7, 1999 (1999-02-07)	6ABX11	18.81
When Cassandra Spender is returned, Mulder, Scully, and Agent Spender find themselves facing the exposure of the conspiracy involving extraterrestrials; the worried Syndicate take drastic evasive measures.
129	12	"One Son"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	February 14, 1999 (1999-02-14)	6ABX12	16.57
While Cassandra reveals the truth about the alien conspiracy to Mulder, her ex-husband—The Cigarette Smoking Man—does the same to Agent Spender in an effort to convince him to work with the conspiracy. As events force the Syndicate to expedite its ultimate plans, Mulder and Scully scramble to stop them.
130	13	"Agua Mala"	Rob Bowman	David Amann	February 21, 1999 (1999-02-21)	6ABX14	16.91
Mulder and Scully are looking forward to cases again. Instead, Arthur Dales, now living in a Florida trailer park, calls the agents for help when a neighboring family disappears; and, with a hurricane approaching, Mulder and Scully find themselves trapped with a group of residents in a building where there is something in the water.
131	14	"Monday"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban	February 28, 1999 (1999-02-28)	6ABX15	16.74
The world is trapped in a time loop, and only one woman seems to know—A bank robbery is committed over and over again until they can stop the eventual bombing of the place from occurring.
132	15	"Arcadia"	Michael Watkins	Daniel Arkin	March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07)	6ABX13	17.91
Several disappearances at an idyllic planned community lead Mulder and Scully to go undercover as a married couple. However, they soon discover that the president of the homeowners' association takes the community covenants and regulations more seriously than they could have imagined.
133	16	"Alpha"	Peter Markle	Jeffrey Bell	March 28, 1999 (1999-03-28)	6ABX16	17.67
An Asian dog, called the Wanshang Dhole—thought to be extinct—is blamed for several killings. Mulder and Scully join an obstinate Sheriff, a seemingly eccentric hunter, and a reclusive canine expert to find it. However, there is more mystery to the expert than meets the eye.
134	17	"Trevor"	Rob Bowman	Jim Guttridge & Ken Hawryliw	April 11, 1999 (1999-04-11)	6ABX17	17.65
After a prison camp is destroyed by a tornado, an escaped inmate is suspected of killing the warden. Mulder and Scully set out to find him and discover that he has the ability to pass through conductive materials.
135	18	"Milagro"	Kim Manners	Story by: John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Teleplay by: Chris Carter	April 18, 1999 (1999-04-18)	6ABX18	15.20
A series of murders takes place where the heart has been removed from the victims. A writer that lives next door to Mulder is writing a novel about the murders before they actually happen. Scully finds herself confused and drawn to the writer, who has a romantic interest in her.
136	19	"The Unnatural"	David Duchovny	David Duchovny	April 25, 1999 (1999-04-25)	6ABX20	16.88
While working in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, a young cop, Arthur Dales (the brother of the Arthur Dales who started the X-Files) stumbles across Josh Exley, a black baseball player who is actually an alien with a love of the game hiding among humans.
137	20	"Three of a Kind"	Bryan Spicer	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban	May 2, 1999 (1999-05-02)	6ABX19	12.94
While at a conference in Las Vegas, The Lone Gunmen run into the enigmatic Susanne Modeski. After deceiving Scully into joining them, the trio soon find out that Susanne's fiancé is planning to use her new brainwashing drug for political assassinations.
138	21	"Field Trip"	Kim Manners	Story by: Frank Spotnitz Teleplay by: John Shiban & Vince Gilligan	May 9, 1999 (1999-05-09)	6ABX21	15.38
The skeletonized remains of a young couple are found in the fields of North Carolina. When Mulder and Scully go to investigate, they find that a giant fungal life form releases an LSD-like drug into the air with spores, and then slowly digests its victims. Mulder and Scully fall into its trap and are not sure of what is reality and what is fantasy.
139	22	"Biogenesis"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)	6ABX22	15.86
Mulder believes that metallic objects discovered in Africa are proof that life originated elsewhere in the universe. Skinner, now in contact with Alex Krycek and Diana Fowley, begins monitoring Mulder and Scully on the case. Mulder, due to the apparent influence of the artifact, falls mentally ill, which leads to Scully traveling to Africa alone.

Season 7 (1999–2000)

Main article: The X-Files season 7

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
140	1	"The Sixth Extinction"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)	7ABX03	17.82
Walter Skinner and Michael Kritschgau work desperately to attempt to discover what is wrong with Fox Mulder, who is imprisoned by his own frenetic brain activity, but they are unaware of Agent Diana Fowley's duplicity. In the meanwhile, Dana Scully is hunting for an ancient artifact in Africa.
141	2	"The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati"	Michael Watkins	David Duchovny & Chris Carter	November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)	7ABX04	16.15
Returning to Washington to find Mulder gone, Scully joins Kritschgau and Skinner—who is still being forced into betrayal by Alex Krycek—to find her partner. However, the Cigarette Smoking Man has taken Mulder to a place where all his problems are gone and Fowley is forced to make a choice about her loyalties.
142	3	"Hungry"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan	November 21, 1999 (1999-11-21)	7ABX01	16.17
In an episode told from the point-of-view of the "monster", a fast-food employee with unusual cravings becomes the focus of an FBI investigation. The victims appear with no brain and a suction hole in the forehead.
143	4	"Millennium"	Thomas J. Wright	Vince Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz	November 28, 1999 (1999-11-28)	7ABX05	15.09
An associate of the Millennium Group, which believes the apocalypse will happen on the new year of 2000, resurrects the dead for use in the bringing about of the apocalypse, and Mulder and Scully have to ask the help of criminal profiler Frank Black, a man who has former experience with the shadowy group.
144	5	"Rush"	Robert Lieberman	David Amann	December 5, 1999 (1999-12-05)	7ABX06	12.71
When a school student becomes the prime suspect in the bizarre murder of a police officer, Mulder and Scully are sent to investigate. They discover that the boy and a couple of friends have been playing with the ability to accelerate their movements to a frequency the human eye can't perceive.
145	6	"The Goldberg Variation"	Thomas J. Wright	Jeffrey Bell	December 12, 1999 (1999-12-12)	7ABX02	14.49
After being thrown off a building and surviving, Henry Weems, who appears to be the luckiest man in the world, attracts the attention of Mulder and Scully. But, if he is so lucky, why is he on the run from the mob, and why is everyone around him so unlucky?
146	7	"Orison"	Rob Bowman	Chip Johannessen	January 9, 2000 (2000-01-09)	7ABX07	15.63
Reverend Orison releases Donnie Pfaster, Scully's former kidnapper, as seen in the second season episode "Irresistible", from jail in the hopes of passing judgment on him. What he discovers instead is that he has released pure evil, and it's headed for Scully.
147	8	"The Amazing Maleeni"	Thomas J. Wright	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	January 16, 2000 (2000-01-16)	7ABX08	16.18
The Amazing Maleeni, a small-time magician, performs an amazing feat to impress a heckler—he turns his head 360 degrees. So when he is later found without a head at all, Mulder and Scully arrive on the case and discover an angry ex-con, an unimpressed rival, and Maleeni's twin brother all seem to have something to do with the plan to rob a major bank.
148	9	"Signs and Wonders"	Kim Manners	Jeffrey Bell	January 23, 2000 (2000-01-23)	7ABX09	13.86
When a small town church is the site of a number of ritualistic-like murders, fingers are pointed to the Church of God with Signs and Wonders, a church where the Bible is read literally, and punishment is dealt deftly. But soon the agents realize that the difference between the peaceful religious and the fanatics may not be very much at all.
149	10	"Sein und Zeit"	Michael Watkins	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	February 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)	7ABX10	13.95
While investigating the bizarre disappearance of a young girl from her home, Mulder becomes obsessed with a number of children who have vanished in similar ways. Scully's fears that he is emotionally involved due to his sister's disappearance 27 years earlier are heightened when Mulder's mother dies, apparently of suicide.
150	11	"Closure"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)	7ABX11	15.35
As Mulder is forced to accept that his mother's death was by her own hand, he is led by a man whose son disappeared years earlier to another truth—that his sister may be among the souls taken by 'walk-ins', saving the souls of children doomed to live unhappy lives. Together, they embark on a journey that will reveal to Mulder the truth about his sister's disappearance.
151	12	"X-Cops"	Michael Watkins	Vince Gilligan	February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)	7ABX12	16.56
A filming of an episode of COPS gets in the way of the collaborative effort between the FBI and the local police department. Mulder later finds out that the monster feeds on fear. While Mulder embraces the publicity, Scully is not so sure of it. The episode was filmed as if it were an authentic episode of the TV series COPS.
152	13	"First Person Shooter"	Chris Carter	William Gibson & Tom Maddox	February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)	7ABX13	15.31
The Lone Gunmen summon Mulder and Scully to the headquarters of a video game design company when the new virtual-reality game, which the Gunmen helped design, is taken over by a bizarre female computer character whose power is much more than virtual.
153	14	"Theef"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	March 12, 2000 (2000-03-12)	7ABX14	11.91
After a prominent doctor discovers his father-in-law dead and the word "Theef" written on the wall in blood, Mulder suspects hexcraft may be the source of threats against the doctor's family.
154	15	"En Ami"	Rob Bowman	William B. Davis	March 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)	7ABX15	11.99
After a young boy with cancer, whose parents do not believe in medical treatment because it is against God's will, recovers miraculously, Scully is intrigued. What she soon discovers is that his cure is not miraculous, but scientific. Eager, if wary, to learn of the truth behind his secrets, Scully agrees to travel with the Cigarette Smoking Man to get the cure to all mankind's diseases.
155	16	"Chimera"	Cliff Bole	David Amann	April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)	7ABX16	12.89
Mulder investigates what appears to be a case of a missing woman from a small town, but soon turns out to be a murder by a spirit summoned from the underworld. Scully, meanwhile, must endure an uncomfortable stakeout.
156	17	"all things"	Gillian Anderson	Gillian Anderson	April 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)	7ABX17	12.18
While Mulder is away in England, Scully is led by coincidences, chance, fate and possibly a higher power to a married man with whom she had an affair during medical school, and a look at the life she didn't choose, forcing her to make choices about her future.
157	18	"Brand X"	Kim Manners	Steven Maeda & Greg Walker	April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)	7ABX19	10.81
While protecting a man due to testify against the Morley cigarette company, Skinner is horrified when the witness dies mysteriously. What the agents soon discover is that a new brand of cigarette has a dangerous secret.
158	19	"Hollywood A.D."	David Duchovny	David Duchovny	April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)	7ABX18	12.88
Wayne Federman, an entrepreneurial Hollywood producer and college friend of Skinner, picks up the idea for a film based on the X-Files division, however the agents find that the level of realism in their fictional portrayal is somewhat questionable.
159	20	"Fight Club"	Paul Shapiro	Chris Carter	May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)	7ABX20	11.70
Mulder and Scully cross paths with a pair of doppelgangers whose close proximity yields unlimited mayhem. Splitting up in two, the agents try to find out "why" and "what" they are doing.
160	21	"Je Souhaite"	Vince Gilligan	Vince Gilligan	May 14, 2000 (2000-05-14)	7ABX21	12.79
Mulder and Scully's encounter with a man and his handicapped brother lead them to an indifferent genie whose willingness to grant wishes belies a deeper motive.
161	22	"Requiem"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)	7ABX22	15.26
Mulder and Scully return to the site of their first investigation together when a series of abductions take place. However, Scully's failing health, and Mulder's concern that she is in danger, cause him to take her off the case. Meanwhile, the Cigarette-Smoking Man—on his deathbed—reunites with Marita Covarrubias and Krycek in an attempt to revive the project.

Season 8 (2000–01)

Main article: The X-Files season 8

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
162	1	"Within"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	November 5, 2000 (2000-11-05)	8ABX01	15.87
An FBI taskforce is organized to hunt for Fox Mulder but Dana Scully suspects the taskforce leader, Special Agent John Doggett, and instead chooses to search for her lost partner with Walter Skinner.
163	2	"Without"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12)	8ABX02	15.15
At a remote school in the Arizona desert, Doggett, Scully, Gibson and Skinner – as well as a host of students and agents – do not know whom to trust as the bounty hunter works among them; and – in a spaceship close by – Mulder is experimented on.
164	3	"Patience"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	November 19, 2000 (2000-11-19)	8ABX04	13.34
Having been assigned to the X-Files, John Doggett joins Scully to investigate a series of gruesome killings that appear to be the work of a bat-like creature. This being their first case together, Scully and Doggett find that their investigative techniques are less than similar.
165	4	"Roadrunners"	Rod Hardy	Vince Gilligan	November 26, 2000 (2000-11-26)	8ABX05	13.60
Working alone, Scully pursues a cult that worship a slug-like organism; but in her efforts to save an injured stranger, she discovers she's in over her head.
166	5	"Invocation"	Richard Compton	David Amann	December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03)	8ABX06	13.89
Having been kidnapped for ten years, a little boy mysteriously reappears but has not aged one bit. While the case stirs up painful memories for Doggett, suspicion stirs that the boy is not all he seems.
167	6	"Redrum"	Peter Markle	Story by: Steven Maeda & Daniel Arkin Teleplay by: Steven Maeda	December 10, 2000 (2000-12-10)	8ABX03	13.21
After his wife is murdered, a lawyer friend of Doggett's tries to clear his name of the crime but the days regress backwards.
168	7	"Via Negativa"	Tony Wharmby	Frank Spotnitz	December 17, 2000 (2000-12-17)	8ABX07	12.37
Doggett and Skinner work to avert the murderous spree of a religious cult leader, while Scully takes time off to deal with the early stages of her pregnancy.
169	8	"Surekill"	Terrence O'Hara	Greg Walker	January 7, 2001 (2001-01-07)	8ABX09	13.33
The fatal shooting of a realtor while alone in a cinderblock jail cell has Doggett hoping motive will yield more than method, but they soon learn that there is more to this case than meets the eye.
170	9	"Salvage"	Rod Hardy	Jeffrey Bell	January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14)	8ABX10	11.69
Doggett and Scully encounter a dead man who is still living – only somewhat changed. What they discover is a man made of metal, enacting vengeance on those he believes created him.
171	10	"Badlaa"	Tony Wharmby	John Shiban	January 21, 2001 (2001-01-21)	8ABX12	11.87
When a mystic smuggles himself out of India, Scully and Doggett give chase as his murderous spree starts terrorizing two families in suburban Washington, D.C. But Scully soon comes upon a crisis of faith when she realizes how dissimilar her techniques are from Mulder, even as she tries to be the believer.
172	11	"The Gift"	Kim Manners	Frank Spotnitz	February 4, 2001 (2001-02-04)	8ABX11	14.58
Doggett comes upon an old case about a professed 'soul-eater' that Mulder kept secret from Scully, which he hopes will ultimately prove the truth behind Mulder's abduction.
173	12	"Medusa"	Richard Compton	Frank Spotnitz	February 11, 2001 (2001-02-11)	8ABX13	13.75
A string of bizarre deaths in the tunnels of the Boston subway system sees Doggett join a team of professionals underground to investigate. Meanwhile, Scully has to defy the train authorities above land, who are determined to get the trains up and running within hours.
174	13	"Per Manum"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	February 18, 2001 (2001-02-18)	8ABX08	16.10
Scully becomes personally involved when she encounters several women who had no way of naturally conceiving but who claim to have been abducted and impregnated with alien babies.
175	14	"This Is Not Happening"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	February 25, 2001 (2001-02-25)	8ABX14	16.86
Doggett calls on another agent, Monica Reyes, to assist in the Mulder case, but Scully's fears about finding him come to a head with the sudden recovery of abductees seized at the same time.
176	15	"Deadalive"	Tony Wharmby	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	April 1, 2001 (2001-04-01)	8ABX15	12.57
Three months after Mulder's funeral, a former abductee awakens from the dead and Scully pins her hopes on resurrecting her partner. Meanwhile, Alex Krycek offers Skinner a loathsome deal which he claims can save Mulder's life.
177	16	"Three Words"	Tony Wharmby	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	April 8, 2001 (2001-04-08)	8ABX18	10.46
Mulder secretly conducts his own investigation after a man is gunned down on the White House lawn attempting to inform the President of a planned alien invasion. However, he is soon in over his head as he tries to expose further evidence of colonization.
178	17	"Empedocles"	Barry K. Thomas	Greg Walker	April 22, 2001 (2001-04-22)	8ABX17	12.46
Reyes enlists Mulder's help investigating a killer's connection to the unsolved homicide of Doggett's son but Mulder soon finds himself clashing with Doggett.
179	18	"Vienen"	Rod Hardy	Steven Maeda	April 29, 2001 (2001-04-29)	8ABX16	11.81
Mulder and Doggett are asked to investigate several deaths aboard an oil rig, but Mulder is convinced the rig is carrying an alien black oil; meanwhile a heavily pregnant Scully attempts to protect Mulder in absentia.
180	19	"Alone"	Frank Spotnitz	Frank Spotnitz	May 6, 2001 (2001-05-06)	8ABX19	12.71
With Scully on maternity leave, Doggett is paired with an enthusiastic young agent named Layla Harrison who knows everything about the X-Files, and her apotheosis of Mulder and Scully leads to him learning a thing or two. But when Harrison and Doggett disappear, Mulder defies orders in an attempt to find them.
181	20	"Essence"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	May 13, 2001 (2001-05-13)	8ABX20	12.75
Mulder, Skinner and Doggett come up against the horrible consequences of the Syndicate's pact with the aliens, as a hybrid attempts to erase all evidence of the tests – including Scully's soon-to-be-born baby. The men call on Reyes, and – reluctantly – Alex Krycek to help them.
182	21	"Existence"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	May 20, 2001 (2001-05-20)	8ABX21	14.01
Mulder, Doggett and Skinner face off with the alien replicants as they desperately try to expose the conspiracy within the FBI. Meanwhile, Scully goes into labor in a remote location, but Reyes soon learns they may be no safer there.

Season 9 (2001–02)

Main article: The X-Files season 9

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
183	1	"Nothing Important Happened Today"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	November 11, 2001 (2001-11-11)	9ABX01	10.60
John Doggett begins his investigation of Deputy Director Alvin Kersh and search for Fox Mulder.
184	2	"Nothing Important Happened Today II"	Tony Wharmby	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)	9ABX02	9.41
Shannon McMahon, a former Marine associate of Doggett's, reveals to Doggett that she is a "Super Soldier." This leads them to a clandestine laboratory where secret experiments are taking place aboard a naval ship.
185	3	"Dæmonicus"	Frank Spotnitz	Frank Spotnitz	December 2, 2001 (2001-12-02)	9ABX03	8.67
With Dana Scully reassigned to the Quantico Training Academy, Doggett and Monica Reyes investigate their first X-File together—a series of satanic ritual killings.
186	4	"4-D"	Tony Wharmby	Steven Maeda	December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)	9ABX05	8.74
A vicious murderer threatens Doggett and Reyes and then vanishes. Doggett is shot and Brad Follmer discovers that Reyes' gun was used.
187	5	"Lord of the Flies"	Kim Manners	Thomas Schnauz	December 16, 2001 (2001-12-16)	9ABX06	9.94
Scully, Doggett and Reyes investigate when a teenager dies while performing a daredevil feat for a television show, but his death is soon revealed to be caused by a disturbing family secret.
188	6	"Trust No 1"	Tony Wharmby	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	January 6, 2002 (2002-01-06)	9ABX08	8.35
Scully is hopeful about reuniting with Mulder when a complete stranger offers new information about what drove him into hiding. Yet her trust in the stranger may place Mulder in even more danger. The tagline of this episode is "They're Watching."
189	7	"John Doe"	Michelle MacLaren	Vince Gilligan	January 13, 2002 (2002-01-13)	9ABX07	8.67
With no knowledge of his identity or his past, Doggett is found wandering a dusty Mexican town. While he struggles to piece together his memory, he finds himself embroiled in a smuggling plot. Across the border Scully and Reyes attempt to find him.
190	8	"Hellbound"	Kim Manners	David Amann	January 27, 2002 (2002-01-27)	9ABX04	7.78
Reyes takes the lead while investigating an X-File case surrounding a man found skinned alive. When she discovers that he had visions of a similar thing, she calls on Scully's expertise to help with the investigation.
191	9	"Provenance"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	March 3, 2002 (2002-03-03)	9ABX10	9.72
When rubbings from the spaceship resurface, the FBI hides its investigation from the X-Files. Meanwhile, Scully is forced to take drastic measures when she discovers a threat to William.
192	10	"Providence"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	March 10, 2002 (2002-03-10)	9ABX11	8.44
Distrustful of both Skinner and Follmer, Scully circumvents the FBI's investigation into William's kidnapping and performs her own, assisted by Reyes and The Lone Gunmen.
193	11	"Audrey Pauley"	Kim Manners	Steven Maeda	March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17)	9ABX13	7.99
Awakening in a surreal hospital—which a companion believes to be Death's Waiting Room—after being hit by a car, a comatose Reyes struggles to wake herself up before her organ donor card is acted upon.
194	12	"Underneath"	John Shiban	John Shiban	March 31, 2002 (2002-03-31)	9ABX09	7.29
Doggett is determined to find an error in the DNA evidence that freed the convicted "Screwdriver Killer", whom he nearly caught in the act 13 years earlier.
195	13	"Improbable"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	April 7, 2002 (2002-04-07)	9ABX14	8.62
In the race to catch a serial killer, Scully and Reyes find themselves relying on numerology, their powers of deduction, and a mysterious, card-playing stranger.
196	14	"Scary Monsters"	Dwight Little	Thomas Schnauz	April 14, 2002 (2002-04-14)	9ABX12	8.24
Special agent Leyla Harrison takes Reyes and Doggett on a drive into the mountains after a woman stabs herself repeatedly and her widowed husband refuses to let anyone see their son.
197	15	"Jump the Shark"	Cliff Bole	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21)	9ABX15	8.59
When Morris Fletcher approaches the agents with information related to the "Super Soldiers", they turn to The Lone Gunmen. But the Gunmen are already knee-deep in a bio-terrorist's plot which has links to the mysterious Yves Adele Harlow.
198	16	"William"	David Duchovny	Story by: David Duchovny & Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter	April 28, 2002 (2002-04-28)	9ABX17	9.68
Doggett finds a strange, disfigured man in the X-Files office and, on a whim of Scully's, they test his DNA. The surprising answers they find become even more surprising when William's life is put on the line.
199	17	"Release"	Kim Manners	Story by: John Shiban & David Amann Teleplay by: David Amann	May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05)	9ABX16	7.78
When one of Scully's students displays an inordinate ability to profile serial killers, his insights reopen the homicide case of Doggett's son, Luke.
200	18	"Sunshine Days"	Vince Gilligan	Vince Gilligan	May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12)	9ABX18	10.33
Doggett, Reyes, Scully and Skinner stumble on to a bizarre homicide case where the main suspect is Oliver Martin, a man with an unusual obsession with The Brady Bunch.
201 202	19 20	"The Truth"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19)	9ABX19 9ABX20	13.25
After not knowing Mulder's whereabouts for the last year, Skinner and Scully learn he's being held for the homicide of a military man he couldn't possibly have killed: Knowle Rohrer, one of the government's secret "Super Soldiers." Mulder breaks out of prison with the help of Skinner, Reyes, Doggett, Scully and Alvin Kersh. Mulder and Scully travel to New Mexico where Black helicopters destroy an Anasazi cliff dwelling ruin along with the Cigarette Smoking Man.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Release date (U.S.)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe	Chris Carter	Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter	July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25)
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	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
203	1	"My Struggle"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24)	1AYW01	16.19
Mulder is contacted by Scully at the behest of FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner, who wants him to meet a right-wing online webcaster named Tad O'Malley. O'Malley claims that the idea of an alien invasion is just a smoke-screen for nefarious government doings, and he claims to have proof.
204	2	"Founder's Mutation"	James Wong	James Wong	January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)	1AYW05	9.67
With the X-Files now re-opened, Mulder and Scully are assigned to investigate the mysterious suicide death of a geneticist. Their search leads them to a research facility where extreme genetic experimentation has bred subjects possessing strange powers.
205	3	"Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster"	Darin Morgan	Darin Morgan	February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)	1AYW03	8.37
Mulder and Scully investigate mysterious killings seemingly perpetrated by a were-monster. Eventually, Mulder meets said "monster", a lizard-creature, who, after having been bitten by a human, turns into a human during the day.
206	4	"Home Again"	Glen Morgan	Glen Morgan	February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)	1AYW02	8.31
Scully returns home to cope with a personal tragedy leaving Mulder to solve a homicide that doesn't seem to have been committed by human hands.
207	5	"Babylon"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)	1AYW04	7.07
When an art gallery that's showing potentially offensive artwork is bombed, Mulder and Scully seek some way to communicate with the comatose bomber in order to prevent a future attack. Scully seeks answers from neuroscience and Mulder from mysticism.
208	6	"My Struggle II"	Chris Carter	Story by: Dr. Anne Simon & Dr. Margaret Fearon & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter	February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)	1AYW06	7.60
The investigations that Mulder and Scully previously began with conspiracy theorist Tad O’Malley have awakened powerful enemies. A widespread panic begins as people all over the country suddenly start falling gravely ill, and Scully must look within to try and find a cure. Meanwhile, Mulder confronts the man whom he believes to be behind it all, but another figure from Mulder and Scully’s past may prove to be the key to their salvation.

Season 11 (2018)

Main article: The X-Files season 11

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
209	1	"My Struggle III"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)	2AYW01	5.15
Scully is hospitalized after having a seizure brought on by a vision of the future that involved William, her and Mulder's son. Mulder sets out to investigate, inadvertently crossing paths with former Syndicate members Mr. Y and Erika Price, whose mission is to colonize the universe. Walter Skinner is detained by Monica Reyes and the Smoking Man, who offers protection against the coming human-alien war. Skinner seems only interested in helping Mulder and Scully, by looking for William. The Smoking Man reveals that he fathered William by pairing his DNA with aliens and impregnating Scully.
210	2	"This"	Glen Morgan	Glen Morgan	January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)	2AYW02	3.95
Mulder and Scully are contacted by the virtual consciousness of Richard Langly, which is part of an NSA simulation designed to come to life when participants die. Langly asks his friends to shut down the program because the entities there have become digital slaves and their ideas are being harvested. Mulder discovers that Erika Price is responsible for the simulation and is using it to aid with her own agenda. He buys some time for Scully, who manages to turn off the simulation's servers, which later cannot be found once an FBI team returns to investigate.
211	3	"Plus One"	Kevin Hooks	Chris Carter	January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)	2AYW03	3.95
Following up on several deaths in which the victims were being stalked by their doppelgängers, Mulder and Scully investigate the Poundstone twins, whose telepathic game of Hangman using people's names proves deadly.
212	4	"The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat"	Darin Morgan	Darin Morgan	January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)	2AYW04	3.87
Reginald Murgatroid covertly meets with Mulder and Scully to discuss the Mandela Effect, their perceived reality, and the origins of The X-Files, including his being part of their team.
213	5	"Ghouli"	James Wong	James Wong	January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)	2AYW05	3.64
Two teenagers attack one another, each believing the other is a monster; Scully experiences sleep paralysis. The two events are connected, leading Mulder and Scully to their son William.
214	6	"Kitten"	Carol Banker	Gabe Rotter	February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)	2AYW06	3.74
Mulder and Scully travel to Mud Lick, a small town in rural Kentucky in search of Walter Skinner, who has disappeared without warning. There they find the town on the verge of hysteria following a series of suspicious deaths, unexplained illnesses and rumours of a monster lurking on the town's outskirts.
215	7	"Rm9sbG93ZXJz"	Glen Morgan	Shannon Hamblin & Kristen Cloke	February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)	2AYW07	3.23
In a cold open, a robotic voice explains that an AI was built in 2016 and launched into the Internet so that it could learn. Its creators realized it was learning racism and hate, so they shut it down. Mulder and Scully try to dine in a fully automated sushi restaurant. When Mulder is served the wrong meal, he refuses to pay a tip. Thereafter, the AI's hardware glitches; attempts to get home in smart cars go awry; and they find themselves harassed by aerial drones and their own smartphones. Resentfully, the AI annoys them until the tip is paid.
216	8	"Familiar"	Holly Dale	Benjamin Van Allen	March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)	2AYW09	3.46
After a brutal animal attack of a little boy in Connecticut, Mulder and Scully discover the town has dark secrets involving the dark forces of witchcraft.
217	9	"Nothing Lasts Forever"	James Wong	Karen Nielsen	March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)	2AYW08	3.01
When a man is abducted and stripped of his organs, Mulder and Scully find evidence that suggests the crime is a ritual killing. Their investigation leads them to a cult headed by Barbara Beaumont, a reclusive former television star, and her partner Randolph Luvenis. The cult have been consuming the organs of the victims and surgically conjoining themselves together to try to reverse the ageing process.
218	10	"My Struggle IV"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)	2AYW10	3.43
Mulder and Scully continue to search for their long lost son, William, while Cigarette Smoking Man pushes to find the secret of the boy and his powers.

See also

• The Lone Gunmen (TV series)#Episodes § Notes

External links

• Official website
• The X-Files at IMDb
• The X-Files at epguides.com