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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, July 25
Closure
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mulder races against time to find the answers to his sister's fate.
Thursday, July 25
X-Cops
Season 7 • Episode 12
A "Cops" camera crew follows Mulder and Scully, filming them documentary style.
Thursday, July 25
First Person Shooter
Season 7 • Episode 13
A murder takes place inside the high-tech world of a virtual reality game.
Friday, July 26
Theef
Season 7 • Episode 14
Mulder and Scully investigate a string of murders tied to the occult.
Friday, July 26
En Ami
Season 7 • Episode 15
Cigarette-Smoking Man offers Scully a gift while trying to atone for his sins.
Friday, July 26
Chimera
Season 7 • Episode 16
Agent Mulder investigates a string of mysterious murders in Vermont.
Friday, July 26
All Things
Season 7 • Episode 17
Scully embarks on a journey of self-discovery after meeting a man from her past.
Saturday, July 27
Brand X
Season 7 • Episode 18
Mulder's life is in danger when he and Scully uncover a conspiracy within the tobacco industry.
Saturday, July 27
Hollywood A.D.
Season 7 • Episode 19
A movie producer follows a case as research for an upcoming feature.
Saturday, July 27
Fight Club
Season 7 • Episode 20
Mulder and Scully investigate strange happenings in a neighborhood where two sisters live.
Saturday, July 27
Je Souhaite
Season 7 • Episode 21
Mulder and Scully investigate an unearthly force in a small Southern town.
Saturday, July 27
Requiem
Season 7 • Episode 22
Revisiting the case that brought them together jeopardizes Mulder and Scully's partnership.
Sunday, July 28
Within
Season 8 • Episode 1
Scully is joined by a skeptical new associate as she searches for Mulder.
Sunday, July 28
Without
Season 8 • Episode 2
Doggett's skepticism about the supernatural world is put to the test.
Sunday, July 28
Patience
Season 8 • Episode 3
Scully and Doggett investigate murders linked to a batlike creature.
Monday, July 29
Roadrunners
Season 8 • Episode 4
Scully discovers a paranormal cult in a small New Mexico town.
Monday, July 29
Invocation
Season 8 • Episode 5
Scully and Doggett investigate the reappearance of a kidnapped boy who has not aged for 10 years.
Monday, July 29
Redrum
Season 8 • Episode 6
The agents investigate the case of a man who cannot remember murdering his wife.
Monday, July 29
Via Negativa
Season 8 • Episode 7
Doggett investigates the deaths of 20 cult members and two FBI agents.
Tuesday, July 30
SureKill
Season 8 • Episode 8
Scully and Doggett investigate a series of unexplained murders.
Tuesday, July 30
Salvage
Season 8 • Episode 9
Scully and Doggett investigate bizarre deaths in a small town.
Tuesday, July 30
Badlaa
Season 8 • Episode 10
A series of murders link to a mystical being that inhabits its victims' bodies.
Tuesday, July 30
The Gift
Season 8 • Episode 11
A case Mulder kept secret from Scully surfaces.
Wednesday, July 31
Medusa
Season 8 • Episode 12
Bizarre deaths occur in the tunnels of the Boston subway system.
Thursday, August 1
Per Manum
Season 8 • Episode 13
Scully and Doggett investigate reports of humans being impregnated by aliens.
Friday, August 2
Ghost in the Machine
Season 1 • Episode 7
A computer controlling an office building goes berserk, killing those inside.
Friday, August 2
Kill Switch
Season 5 • Episode 11
Mulder and Scully investigate a computer genius' murder; written by William Gibson and Tom Maddox.
Friday, August 2
First Person Shooter
Season 7 • Episode 13
A murder takes place inside the high-tech world of a virtual reality game.
Friday, August 2
Rm9sbG93ZXJz
Season 11 • Episode 7
Mulder and Scully find themselves targets in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
Saturday, August 3
Ghost in the Machine
Season 1 • Episode 7
A computer controlling an office building goes berserk, killing those inside.
Sunday, August 4
Kill Switch
Season 5 • Episode 11
Mulder and Scully investigate a computer genius' murder; written by William Gibson and Tom Maddox.
Sunday, August 4
First Person Shooter
Season 7 • Episode 13
A murder takes place inside the high-tech world of a virtual reality game.
Sunday, August 4
Rm9sbG93ZXJz
Season 11 • Episode 7
Mulder and Scully find themselves targets in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
Sunday, August 4
Ghost in the Machine
Season 1 • Episode 7
A computer controlling an office building goes berserk, killing those inside.
Sunday, August 4
Kill Switch
Season 5 • Episode 11
Mulder and Scully investigate a computer genius' murder; written by William Gibson and Tom Maddox.
Monday, August 5
First Person Shooter
Season 7 • Episode 13
A murder takes place inside the high-tech world of a virtual reality game.
Monday, August 5
Rm9sbG93ZXJz
Season 11 • Episode 7
Mulder and Scully find themselves targets in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
Monday, August 5
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
Mulder and Scully travel to the Northwest to investigate a series of deaths.
Monday, August 5
Deep Throat
Season 1 • Episode 2
Army test pilots in Idaho vanish after completing their missions.
Monday, August 5
Squeeze
Season 1 • Episode 3
Scully and Mulder's investigation is similar to an unsolved case from 1903.
Tuesday, August 6
Conduit
Season 1 • Episode 4
A girl who vanished during a family camping trip may have been abducted by aliens.
Tuesday, August 6
The Jersey Devil
Season 1 • Episode 5
The perpetrator of a gruesome murder appears to have an appetite for human flesh.
Tuesday, August 6
Shadows
Season 1 • Episode 6
Mulder and Scully investigate reports of an unseen force believed to be protecting a young woman.
Tuesday, August 6
Ghost in the Machine
Season 1 • Episode 7
A computer controlling an office building goes berserk, killing those inside.
Wednesday, August 7
Ice
Season 1 • Episode 8
The agents probe the unexplained deaths of Arctic researchers.
Wednesday, August 7
Space
Season 1 • Episode 9
Scully and Mulder investigate sabotage efforts in the space shuttle program.
Wednesday, August 7
Fallen Angel
Season 1 • Episode 10
Mulder thinks the government is trying to cover up a UFO landing.
Wednesday, August 7
Eve
Season 1 • Episode 11
Identical murders occur simultaneously on opposite coasts.
Thursday, August 8
Fire
Season 1 • Episode 12
Duo guard member of British Parliament after fires kill top officials.
Thursday, August 8
Beyond the Sea
Season 1 • Episode 13
Mulder and Scully accept help from a psychic to track down a serial killer.
Thursday, August 8
Genderbender
Season 1 • Episode 14
The agents pursue a murderer who appears to be able to switch genders.
Thursday, August 8
Lazarus
Season 1 • Episode 15
An agent shot while shooting a bank robber takes on the criminal's traits after the thief dies.
Friday, August 9
Young at Heart
Season 1 • Episode 16
A murderer that Mulder helped convict and who supposedly died in prison returns for revenge.
Friday, August 9
E.B.E.
Season 1 • Episode 17
The agents learn the government shot down a UFO in Iraq and is hiding evidence of its occupant.
Friday, August 9
Miracle Man
Season 1 • Episode 18
The agents investigate a faith healer who seems to use his powers for both good and evil.
Friday, August 9
Shapes
Season 1 • Episode 19
An unknown beast causes mysterious deaths on an Indian reservation; guest Donnelly Rhodes.
Saturday, August 10
Darkness Falls
Season 1 • Episode 20
Mulder and Scully investigate the disappearances of loggers in Washington state.
Saturday, August 10
Tooms
Season 1 • Episode 21
Mulder is upset when an accused killer is freed because of insufficient evidence.
Saturday, August 10
Born Again
Season 1 • Episode 22
Mulder and Scully investigate an 8-year-old suspect when two cops are killed.
Sunday, August 11
Roland
Season 1 • Episode 23
The murders of two rocket scientists link to a mentally impaired janitor.
Sunday, August 11
The Erlenmeyer Flask
Season 1 • Episode 24
A government experiment tests unknown substances on humans, with disastrous results.
Sunday, August 11
Little Green Men
Season 2 • Episode 1
Mulder visits a communications center in Puerto Rico, looking for evidence of a close encounter.
Sunday, August 11
The Host
Season 2 • Episode 2
Mulder discovers a genetically mutated creature that stalks its victims in the sewer system.
Sunday, August 11
Blood
Season 2 • Episode 3
Virginia suburbanites turn violent, claiming they received messages from household appliances.
Monday, August 12
Sleepless
Season 2 • Episode 4
Mulder investigates a claim that Marines were surgically deprived of sleep.
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