List of The X-Files episodes

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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 nine seasons from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002.<ref name="TVG">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=bbcnews>Template:Cite news</ref>

The show's premise originated with Chris Carter,<ref name="MI">Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Variety" /> and for the remaining seasons in Los Angeles.<ref name="alienated">Template:Cite web</ref>

Episodes were broadcast on Fridays at 9:00 pm Eastern Time for the series' first three seasons;<ref name="EW">Template:Cite web</ref> the remaining six seasons aired on Sundays at 9:00 pm Eastern Time.<ref name="CT">Template:Cite web</ref> Episodes are approximately 45 minutes in length (not including commercials) and were broadcast in standard definition.<ref name="Amazon1" /> 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,<ref name="fight the future">Template:Cite web</ref> and a post-series film, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, was released in 2008.<ref name="i want to believe">Template:Cite web</ref> On March 24, 2015, Fox officially announced the series would return for a six-episode tenth season, which aired in 2016.<ref name="revival">Template:Cite web</ref> On April 20, 2017, Fox officially announced The X-Files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which premiered on January 3, 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Aired episodes

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,<ref name="TVShowsOnDVD.com">Template:Cite web</ref> and episodes are also available for download at the iTunes Store<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Amazon Video,<ref name="Amazon1">Template:Cite web</ref> and are available for streaming on Hulu.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Various cast members' performances have been praised by critics, particularly those of Duchovny and Anderson.<ref name="Variety">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Episodes

Episodes marked with a double dagger (Template:Double dagger) are episodes in the series' alien mythology arc.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref group="nb">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. 236–240.</ref></ref>

Season 1 (1993–94)

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Season 2 (1994–95)

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Season 3 (1995–96)

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Season 4 (1996–97)

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Season 5 (1997–98)

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Season 6 (1998–99)

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Season 7 (1999–2000)

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Season 8 (2000–01)

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Season 9 (2001–02)

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Season 10 (2016)

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Season 11 (2018)

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See also

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Notes

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Bibliography

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