`The truth is out there,' and FBI agents Scully and Mulder seek it in this sci-fi phenomenon about their quest to explain the seemingly unexplainable. Their strange cases include UFO sightings, alien abductions and just about anything else paranormal.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | May 1996 | December 2015 | 7 |
| Season 1 | September 1993 | May 1994 | 24 |
| Season 2 | September 1994 | May 1995 | 25 |
| Season 3 | September 1995 | May 1996 | 24 |
| Season 4 | October 1996 | May 1997 | 24 |
| Season 5 | November 1997 | May 1998 | 20 |
| Season 6 | November 1998 | May 1999 | 22 |
| Season 7 | November 1999 | May 2000 | 22 |
| Season 8 | November 2000 | May 2001 | 21 |
| Season 9 | November 2001 | May 2002 | 20 |
| Season 10 | January 2016 | February 2016 | 6 |
| Season 11 | January 2018 | March 2018 | 10 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 6 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | June 1998 | July 2008 | 2 |
| Season 1 | September 1993 | May 1994 | 24 |
| Season 2 | September 1994 | May 1995 | 25 |
| Season 3 | September 1995 | May 1996 | 24 |
| Season 4 | October 1996 | May 1997 | 24 |
| Season 5 | November 1997 | May 1998 | 20 |
| Season 6 | November 1998 | May 1999 | 22 |
| Season 7 | November 1999 | May 2000 | 22 |
| Season 8 | November 2000 | May 2001 | 21 |
| Season 9 | November 2001 | May 2002 | 20 |
| Season 10 | January 2016 | February 2016 | 10 |
| Season 11 | January 2018 | March 2018 | 10 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 7 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | January 2018 | March 2018 | 10 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 221 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carter | 97 | 09/10/1993 - 03/21/2018 | |
| Kim Manners | 52 | 01/27/1995 - 05/19/2002 | |
| Frank Spotnitz | 51 | 02/17/1995 - 12/08/2015 | |
| Rob Bowman | 35 | 01/21/1994 - 03/19/2000 | |
| Vince Gilligan | 32 | 05/05/1995 - 05/12/2002 | |
| John Shiban | 25 | 11/10/1995 - 12/08/2015 | |
| James Wong | 21 | 09/24/1993 - 03/14/2018 | |
| Glen Morgan | 21 | 09/24/1993 - 02/28/2018 | |
| David Nutter | 15 | 11/05/1993 - 12/15/1995 | |
| R.W. Goodwin | 11 | 02/11/1994 - 05/17/1998 | |
| Darin Morgan | 10 | 03/31/1995 - 01/24/2018 | |
| David Duchovny | 8 | 04/25/1999 - 04/28/2002 | |
| Tony Wharmby | 7 | 12/17/2000 - 01/06/2002 | |
| Michael W. Watkins | 6 | 12/06/1998 - 02/20/2000 | |
| Daniel Sackheim | 5 | 09/17/1993 - 01/17/1999 | |
| Michael Lange | 4 | 02/11/1994 - 02/23/1997 | |
| Clifford Bole | 4 | 04/20/1997 - 04/21/2002 | |
| Gillian Anderson | 4 | 04/09/2000 | |
| Jim Charleston | 4 | 04/26/1996 - 05/04/1997 | |
| Peter Markle | 3 | 12/07/1997 - 12/10/2000 | |
| Thomas J. Wright | 3 | 11/28/1999 - 01/16/2000 | |
| Rod Hardy | 3 | 11/26/2000 - 04/22/2001 | |
| William Graham | 3 | 11/12/1993 - 03/29/1998 | |
| Richard Compton | 2 | 12/03/2000 - 02/11/2001 | |
| Jerrold Freedman | 2 | 10/29/1993 - 04/29/1994 | |
| Joe Napolitano | 2 | 10/08/1993 - 04/15/1994 | |
| Barry K. Thomas | 2 | 04/15/2001 | |
| Tucker Gates | 2 | 03/29/1996 - 01/12/1997 | |
| Larry Shaw | 2 | 11/19/1993 - 12/17/1993 | |
| Carol Banker | 2 | 02/07/2018 | |
| Glen Kasper | 2 | 02/01/1998 - 12/08/2015 | |
| Harry Longstreet | 1 | 09/24/1993 | |
| Ralph Hemecker | 1 | 01/11/1998 | |
| Terrence O'Hara | 1 | 01/07/2001 | |
| James A. Contner | 1 | 05/05/1995 | |
| Mike Vejar | 1 | 04/14/1995 | |
| Michelle MacLaren | 1 | 01/13/2002 | |
| Robert Mandel | 1 | 09/10/1993 | |
| Nick Marck | 1 | 02/10/1995 | |
| Dwight Little | 1 | 04/14/2002 | |
| Michael Katleman | 1 | 10/22/1993 | |
| Brett Dowler | 1 | 11/23/1997 | |
| Holly Dale | 1 | 03/07/2018 | |
| Steven Surjik | 1 | 12/16/1994 | |
| Kevin Hooks | 1 | 01/17/2018 | |
| Fred Gerber | 1 | 12/10/1993 | |
| Allen Coulter | 1 | 04/26/1998 | |
| Paul Shapiro | 1 | 05/07/2000 | |
| James Whitmore Jr. | 1 | 02/24/1995 | |
| Robert Lieberman | 1 | 12/05/1999 | |
| Bryan Spicer | 1 | 05/02/1999 | |
| Win Phelps | 1 | 12/09/1994 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Gordon | 21 | 10/01/1993 - 04/27/1997 | |
| William B. Davis | 7 | 03/19/2000 | |
| David Amann | 7 | 01/03/1999 - 05/05/2002 | |
| Alex Gansa | 7 | 10/01/1993 - 03/10/1995 | |
| Steven Maeda | 5 | 04/16/2000 - 03/17/2002 | |
| Jeffrey Bell | 5 | 01/10/1999 - 01/14/2001 | |
| Thomas Schnauz | 3 | 12/16/2001 - 04/14/2002 | |
| Greg Walker | 3 | 04/16/2000 - 04/15/2001 | |
| Kristen Cloke | 2 | 02/28/2018 | |
| Tom Maddox | 2 | 02/15/1998 - 02/27/2000 | |
| Tim Minear | 2 | 01/04/1998 - 04/19/1998 | |
| Jeffery Vlaming | 2 | 11/03/1995 - 03/29/1996 | |
| William Gibson | 2 | 02/15/1998 - 02/27/2000 | |
| Ken Hawryliw | 2 | 04/11/1999 | |
| Sara B. Cooper | 2 | 01/06/1995 - 04/14/1995 | |
| Paul Brown | 2 | 10/21/1994 - 12/16/1994 | |
| Kim Newton | 2 | 12/15/1995 - 05/03/1996 | |
| Chris Ruppenthal | 2 | 05/06/1994 - 11/04/1994 | |
| Scott Kaufer | 1 | 02/11/1994 | |
| Benjamin Van Allen | 1 | 03/07/2018 | |
| Vivian Mayhew | 1 | 11/10/1996 | |
| Charles Grant Craig | 1 | 11/17/1995 | |
| Ron Scalera | 1 | 05/19/1996 | |
| Karen Nielsen | 1 | 03/14/2018 | |
| Chip Johannessen | 1 | 01/09/2000 | |
| Steven King | 1 | 02/08/1998 | |
| Jessica Scott | 1 | 01/11/1998 | |
| Shannon Hamblin | 1 | 02/28/2018 | |
| Daniel Arkin | 1 | 03/07/1999 | |
| Valerie Mayhew | 1 | 11/10/1996 | |
| Bart Montgomery | 1 | 05/19/1996 | |
| Mike Wollaeger | 1 | 01/11/1998 | |
| Larry Barber | 1 | 01/21/1994 | |
| Gabe Rotter | 1 | 02/07/2018 | |
| David Greenwalt | 1 | 04/06/1997 | |
| Paul Barber | 1 | 01/21/1994 | |
| Marilyn Osborne | 1 | 04/01/1994 | |
| Kenneth Biller | 1 | 12/10/1993 | |
| Jim Guttridge | 1 | 04/11/1999 | |
| Steve De Jarnatt | 1 | 02/24/1995 | |
| Chris Brancato | 1 | 12/10/1993 | |
| Mat Beck | 1 | 05/10/1996 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Patrick Finn | 3 | 02/11/1994 | |
| Paul Rabwin | 1 | 02/11/1994 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Bartley | 1 | 02/11/1994 | |
| Mark Snow | 1 | 02/11/1994 |
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A ranking of the most game-changing, side-splitting, tear-jerking, mind-blowing, world-building, genre-busting programs in television history, from the medium’s inception in the early 20th century through the ever-metastasizing era of Peak TV BY ALAN SEPINWALL
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What's the best TV show of all time? Who knows? This poll is strictly about favorite shows, the programs people in Hollywood hold nearest to their hearts — that remind them of better times or speak to their inner child or inspire their creativity or just help them unwind after a crappy day at the studio — even if one or two of the programs listed here aren't exactly masterpieces of the medium.
From time-capsule sitcoms to cutting-edge Peak-TV dramas — the definitive ranking of the game-changing small-screen classics
What makes a great television show? There may be as many types of excellence as there are excellent shows. Series can wow us with how broadly they changed society, from “Seinfeld” redefining American slang to “Mad Men” bearing all the hallmarks of an early-21st-century TV Golden Age to “The Oprah Winfrey Show” making daytime viewers feel part of a special club of millions. Or they can feel like closely held secrets, always ready to welcome curious viewers for the first time, like “The Leftovers” or “Enlightened.” They can bring together insights about a rapidly shifting society with humor that stands the test of time, like the shows created by Norman Lear, who died this month at age 101. And they can dazzle us with spectacle or entrance us with intimate character moments — or, if they’re “The Sopranos,” they can do both.
TV (The Book): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time is a collection of essays written by television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz. It was published in 2016. The main purpose of the book was to provide a canonical list of the top 100 greatest television programs in American history.
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Mike Wallace and a vampire slayer? Letterman and Oprah? Andy Griffith and the Sopranos? On one list? What were we thinking? Simply put, the best of the best, from Day 1 to last night: quality, innovation and the ability to stay in our lives year after year after year. A touch of sentiment? Sure, but nostalgia alone couldn’t make the cut (sorry, Beav). And TV-movies, miniseries and specials will have to wait. These are the series we watched regularly — and will watch again. And again.
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So many golden ages, so much brilliance from which to choose. In culling from the "60 Greatest" lists we've compiled during our 60th-anniversary year, we shook things up, blending drama, comedy and other genres to salute the shows with the biggest cultural impact and most enduring influence. What will the next 60 years bring? We can't wait to find out.
The “TV 101” list honors classic, trailblazing series and miniseries, as well as current and critically acclaimed programs, from comedies and dramas to variety/talk and children’s programming. At their core, all of these wonderful series began with the words of the writers who created them and were sustained by the writers who joined their staffs or worked on individual episodes. “This list is not only a tribute to great TV, it is a dedication to all writers who devote their hearts and minds to advancing their craft.
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