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The Best Seasons of The X-Files

Every season of The X-Files ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The X-Files!

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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

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#1

Season 6

22 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1998

8.1/ 10
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#2

Season 5

20 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1997

8.1/ 10
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#3

Season 3

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1995

8.0/ 10
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#4

Season 4

24 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1996

7.9/ 10
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#5

Season 2

25 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1994

7.8/ 10
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#6

Season 8

21 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2000

7.7/ 10
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#7

Season 1

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1993

7.6/ 10
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#8

Season 7

22 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1999

7.5/ 10
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#9

Season 11

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

7.4/ 10
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#10

Season 10

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

7.3/ 10
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#11

Season 9

20 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2001

7.3/ 10
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