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Episode ratings
Rating:MasterpieceExcellentGoodAveragePoorN/A
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
E1
8.2
8.0
8.6
8.4
8.6
8.1
7.7
8.1
7.2
7.8
6.4
E2
8.0
8.2
9.0
8.8
8.9
8.5
7.7
8.2
7.3
7.8
7.2
E3
8.5
7.4
7.7
6.6
8.4
8.5
7.8
7.4
7.1
8.0
7.7
E4
7.5
7.6
9.2
8.0
8.1
8.9
7.8
8.0
7.7
7.2
8.1
E5
6.9
8.6
7.1
6.6
8.5
8.8
7.3
7.5
6.8
6.4
7.8
E6
7.1
8.6
7.4
7.2
7.7
8.2
8.2
8.3
7.3
7.0
7.3
E7
6.7
6.3
7.1
9.0
7.6
7.7
7.5
7.4
7.3
8.0
E8
8.7
8.3
7.6
8.5
7.6
7.3
8.1
6.8
7.0
8.0
E9
6.2
7.1
8.5
8.1
6.9
7.8
6.5
6.7
7.4
6.6
E10
7.7
7.5
8.7
8.7
7.5
8.3
7.9
6.7
7.2
7.2
E11
8.0
6.9
7.1
6.6
7.8
8.5
8.0
7.7
7.4
E12
7.2
7.3
8.6
8.3
9.2
8.8
8.4
7.3
6.9
E13
8.6
8.0
7.5
7.4
8.2
7.3
6.0
7.8
7.2
E14
7.3
8.1
7.3
8.4
8.3
8.7
7.3
8.2
7.2
E15
7.0
7.1
8.4
6.9
7.4
8.4
8.0
8.2
7.2
E16
7.2
8.7
8.5
7.2
7.6
6.4
7.3
8.0
7.5
E17
8.4
8.7
8.4
8.4
7.2
7.2
7.0
7.0
8.1
E18
7.1
6.4
5.9
8.4
8.0
7.5
7.5
7.8
7.6
E19
7.0
7.4
7.0
7.7
8.5
8.4
7.2
7.7
8.1
E20
8.4
8.5
8.8
8.9
8.8
7.8
5.9
8.3
8.1
E21
8.2
7.4
7.6
8.1
8.5
8.3
8.7
E22
7.1
8.0
8.0
7.7
8.1
8.5
E23
7.2
7.8
8.3
7.8
E24
8.9
7.8
8.5
8.6
E25
9.1
AVG
7.6
7.8
8.0
7.9
8.0
8.1
7.5
7.7
7.4
7.4
7.4
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The X-Files
1993 · 11 seasons
★8.6 (274,029)
Top rated episodes
S3·E49.2Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose
S5·E129.2Bad Blood
S2·E259.1Anasazi (1)
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E1
E2
E3
E4
E5
E6
E7
E8
E9
E10
E11
E12
E13
E14
E15
E16
E17
E18
E19
E20
E21
E22
E23
E24
E25
AVG
S1
8.2
8.0
8.5
7.5
6.9
7.1
6.7
8.7
6.2
7.7
8.0
7.2
8.6
7.3
7.0
7.2
8.4
7.1
7.0
8.4
8.2
7.1
7.2
8.9
7.6
S2
8.0
8.2
7.4
7.6
8.6
8.6
6.3
8.3
7.1
7.5
6.9
7.3
8.0
8.1
7.1
8.7
8.7
6.4
7.4
8.5
7.4
8.0
7.8
7.8
9.1
7.8
S3
8.6
9.0
7.7
9.2
7.1
7.4
7.1
7.6
8.5
8.7
7.1
8.6
7.5
7.3
8.4
8.5
8.4
5.9
7.0
8.8
7.6
8.0
8.3
8.5
8.0
S4
8.4
8.8
6.6
8.0
6.6
7.2
9.0
8.5
8.1
8.7
6.6
8.3
7.4
8.4
6.9
7.2
8.4
8.4
7.7
8.9
8.1
7.7
7.8
8.6
7.9
S5
8.6
8.9
8.4
8.1
8.5
7.7
7.6
7.6
6.9
7.5
7.8
9.2
8.2
8.3
7.4
7.6
7.2
8.0
8.5
8.8
8.0
S6
8.1
8.5
8.5
8.9
8.8
8.2
7.7
7.3
7.8
8.3
8.5
8.8
7.3
8.7
8.4
6.4
7.2
7.5
8.4
7.8
8.5
8.1
8.1
S7
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.3
8.2
7.5
8.1
6.5
7.9
8.0
8.4
6.0
7.3
8.0
7.3
7.0
7.5
7.2
5.9
8.3
8.5
7.5
S8
8.1
8.2
7.4
8.0
7.5
8.3
7.4
6.8
6.7
6.7
7.7
7.3
7.8
8.2
8.2
8.0
7.0
7.8
7.7
8.3
8.7
7.7
S9
7.2
7.3
7.1
7.7
6.8
7.3
7.3
7.0
7.4
7.2
7.4
6.9
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.5
8.1
7.6
8.1
8.1
7.4
S10
7.8
7.8
8.0
7.2
6.4
7.0
7.4
S11
6.4
7.2
7.7
8.1
7.8
7.3
8.0
8.0
6.6
7.2
7.4
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Overview
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
NetworkFOX
Seasons11
The X-Files holds an IMDb rating of 8.6 from 274K votes. Across its 218 rated episodes, the highest-rated is S3E4 "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" at 9.2, and the lowest is S3E18 "Teso Dos Bichos" at 5.9. Season 6 is the strongest, averaging 8.1 per episode. Explore the full episode ratings graph below, season by season.
Peak9.2
S3E4Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose
Low point5.9
S3E18Teso Dos Bichos
Averages 7.8 across 218 rated episodes — strongest run is Season 6 at 8.1.
Average by season
Season 17.624 eps
Season 27.825 eps
Season 38.024 eps
Season 47.924 eps
Season 58.020 eps
Season 68.122 eps
Season 77.522 eps
Season 87.721 eps
Season 97.420 eps
Season 107.46 eps
Season 117.410 eps
Top-rated episodes
1S3E4Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose9.2
2S5E12Bad Blood9.2
3S2E25Anasazi (1)9.1
4S3E2Paper Clip (3)9.0
5S4E7Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man9.0
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