The X-Files (1993)

The X-Files (1993) - FOX

FOX

Series

1993

TV14

Drama

Science fiction

FBI special agents probe cases involving phenomena that defy conventional explanations.

Where to Stream

1993–2018 Series 11 Seasons219 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Monday, March 18

Teliko

Season 4 • Episode 3

The mysterious deaths of several black men leads Scully to suspect an unusual medical disorder.

Monday, March 18

Unruhe

Season 4 • Episode 4

A terrifying photograph is Mulder and Scully's only clue to the bizarre abduction of a young woman.

Monday, March 18

The Field Where I Died

Season 4 • Episode 5

Agents Mulder and Scully investigate evil deeds at a cult compound.

Tuesday, March 19

Sanguinarium

Season 4 • Episode 6

Bizarre deaths in a hospital's plastic surgery unit make the agents suspect a supernatural force.

Tuesday, March 19

Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man

Season 4 • Episode 7

The agents uncover what may be the true identity of the cigarette-smoking man (William B. Davis).

Tuesday, March 19

Tunguska

Season 4 • Episode 8

Mulder and Scully become involved with a smuggler carrying deadly cargo.

Tuesday, March 19

Terma

Season 4 • Episode 9

Mulder and Scully investigate a deadly smuggler's conspiracy.

Wednesday, March 20

Paper Hearts

Season 4 • Episode 10

An old case haunts Mulder when a serial killer he put away exerts a strange influence over him.

Wednesday, March 20

El Mundo Gira

Season 4 • Episode 11

Agents Mulder and Scully seek out a mythical beast after a deadly rain in a migrant workers' camp.

Wednesday, March 20

Leonard Betts

Season 4 • Episode 12

Mulder and Scully investigate a man's death when the corpse vanishes.

Wednesday, March 20

Never Again

Season 4 • Episode 13

Scully finds her life in danger when she pursues a lead alone, involving a man with a deadly tattoo.

Thursday, March 21

Memento Mori

Season 4 • Episode 14

Mulder and Scully probe the circumstances surrounding Scully's previous abduction.

Thursday, March 21

Kaddish

Season 4 • Episode 15

The agents investigate apparent vengeance killings following a murder in the Jewish community.

Thursday, March 21

Unrequited

Season 4 • Episode 16

Mulder and Scully race to catch the assassin of a high-ranking military official.

Thursday, March 21

Tempus Fugit

Season 4 • Episode 17

Mulder and Scully investigate a plane crash involving a well-known alien abductee.

Friday, March 22

Max

Season 4 • Episode 18

The agents continue to search for the real cause of the plane crash.

Friday, March 22

Synchrony

Season 4 • Episode 19

A suspect claims innocence because a seer had foretold the murder.

Friday, March 22

Small Potatoes

Season 4 • Episode 20

Mulder and Scully visit a small town where bizarre pregnancies have occurred.

Friday, March 22

Zero Sum

Season 4 • Episode 21

Mulder investigates a bizarre death in which the main suspect appears to be his superior, Skinner.

Saturday, March 23

Elegy

Season 4 • Episode 22

In a murder case where each victim had a warning from the dead, clues point to a mental institution.

Monday, March 25

Demons

Season 4 • Episode 23

Scully worries when Mulder suffers a memory loss and is the only suspect in a double homicide.

Monday, March 25

Gethsemane

Season 4 • Episode 24

Mulder discovers proof of extraterrestrial life; Scully faces her own mortality.

Monday, March 25

Redux

Season 5 • Episode 1

Skinner is suspected of being responsible for Scully's illness.

Tuesday, March 26

Redux II

Season 5 • Episode 2

The future of the X-Files is endangered as Scully lingers near death.

Tuesday, March 26

Unusual Suspects

Season 5 • Episode 3

The origin of the Lone Gunmen is detailed in a flashback to 1989.

Tuesday, March 26

Detour

Season 5 • Episode 4

Mulder and Scully find themselves stranded in the woods with a deadly predator.

Tuesday, March 26

The Post-Modern Prometheus

Season 5 • Episode 5

A letter draws Scully and Mulder to a small town and a modern Frankenstein.

Wednesday, March 27

Christmas Carol

Season 5 • Episode 6

Dreams about a murdered woman's daughter haunt Scully at Christmas.

Wednesday, March 27

Emily

Season 5 • Episode 7

Scully tries to protect a girl from the men responsible for her parents' deaths.

Wednesday, March 27

Kitsunegari

Season 5 • Episode 8

Mulder and Scully race to prevent an old adversary from taking his revenge.

Wednesday, March 27

Schizogeny

Season 5 • Episode 9

When a teen is suspected of parricide, Mulder and Scully suspect an even greater evil.

Thursday, March 28

Chinga

Season 5 • Episode 10

Scully probes a case where a girl orders people to inflict wounds upon themselves.

Thursday, March 28

Kill Switch

Season 5 • Episode 11

Mulder and Scully investigate a computer genius' murder; written by William Gibson and Tom Maddox.

Thursday, March 28

Bad Blood

Season 5 • Episode 12

Mulder and Scully have different stories about a death stemming from one of their investigations.

Thursday, March 28

Patient X

Season 5 • Episode 13

Horrible killings lead Mulder to evidence of extraterrestrial life.

Friday, March 29

The Red and the Black

Season 5 • Episode 14

To rescue Scully, Mulder confronts creatures whose existence could expose a conspiracy.

Friday, March 29

Travelers

Season 5 • Episode 15

Mulder questions a former agent about one of the first cases from the 1950s.

Friday, March 29

Mind's Eye

Season 5 • Episode 16

Mulder and Scully investigate a murder seemingly committed by a blind woman (Lili Taylor).

Friday, March 29

All Souls

Season 5 • Episode 17

A priest asks for Scully's help in solving the death of a girl with a disability.

Saturday, March 30

The Pine Bluff Variant

Season 5 • Episode 18

Mulder and Scully investigate terrorists experimenting with biological warfare.

Sunday, March 31

Folie a Deux

Season 5 • Episode 19

A delusional man is convinced his boss is a monster and is willing to prove it.

Sunday, March 31

The End

Season 5 • Episode 20

An investigation brings contact with a person from Mulder's past.

Monday, April 1

Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose

Season 3 • Episode 4

A psychic refuses to aid Mulder and Scully in their search for a serial killer.

Monday, April 1

Jose Chung's From Outer Space

Season 3 • Episode 20

Mulder and Scully investigate a couple who claim to have been abducted by aliens.

Monday, April 1

The Beginning

Season 6 • Episode 1

Partnership of Mulder and Scully is threatened by the hunt for a deadly creature.

Tuesday, April 2

Drive

Season 6 • Episode 2

Scully tries to determine if the deranged man holding Mulder trapped in a car has a deadly illness.

Tuesday, April 2

Triangle

Season 6 • Episode 3

Mulder gets into a bizarre conflict on a mysterious ship in the Bermuda Triangle.

Tuesday, April 2

Dreamland

Season 6 • Episode 4

Mulder and Scully visit Area 51 where they witness the flight of a mysterious craft.

Tuesday, April 2

Dreamland II

Season 6 • Episode 5

Scully suspects her partner's odd behavior is not what it seems; Mulder needs to reclaim his life.

Wednesday, April 3

How the Ghosts Stole Christmas

Season 6 • Episode 6

Mulder convinces Scully to help him stake out a haunted house.

Wednesday, April 3

Terms of Endearment

Season 6 • Episode 7

When a woman is accused of murdering her infant, Mulder and Scully suspect sinister forces.

Wednesday, April 3

The Rain King

Season 6 • Episode 8

Mulder and Scully meet a man who claims to control the weather.

Wednesday, April 3

S.R. 819

Season 6 • Episode 9

When Skinner falls seriously ill, Mulder and Scully suspect foul play.

Thursday, April 4

Tithonus

Season 6 • Episode 10

Scully teams with a new partner on a probe into a crime photographer.

Thursday, April 4

Two Fathers

Season 6 • Episode 11

Cassandra Spender's reappearance threatens to expose the extraterrestrial conspiracy.

Thursday, April 4

One Son

Season 6 • Episode 12

Mulder learns the truth about the conspiracy but isn't sure of his next step.

Thursday, April 4

Agua Mala

Season 6 • Episode 13

In Florida during hurricane season, agents probe strange disappearances.

Friday, April 5

Monday

Season 6 • Episode 14

A bad day that keeps getting worse ends inexorably in tragedy.

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