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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.
Tuesday, July 16
Drive
Season 6 • Episode 2
Scully tries to determine if the deranged man holding Mulder trapped in a car has a deadly illness.
Tuesday, July 16
Triangle
Season 6 • Episode 3
Mulder gets into a bizarre conflict on a mysterious ship in the Bermuda Triangle.
Tuesday, July 16
Dreamland
Season 6 • Episode 4
Mulder and Scully visit Area 51 where they witness the flight of a mysterious craft.
Wednesday, July 17
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, July 17
How the Ghosts Stole Christmas
Season 6 • Episode 6
Mulder convinces Scully to help him stake out a haunted house.
Wednesday, July 17
Terms of Endearment
Season 6 • Episode 7
When a woman is accused of murdering her infant, Mulder and Scully suspect sinister forces.
Wednesday, July 17
The Rain King
Season 6 • Episode 8
Mulder and Scully meet a man who claims to control the weather.
Thursday, July 18
S.R. 819
Season 6 • Episode 9
When Skinner falls seriously ill, Mulder and Scully suspect foul play.
Thursday, July 18
Tithonus
Season 6 • Episode 10
Scully teams with a new partner on a probe into a crime photographer.
Thursday, July 18
Two Fathers
Season 6 • Episode 11
Cassandra Spender's reappearance threatens to expose the extraterrestrial conspiracy.
Thursday, July 18
One Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Mulder learns the truth about the conspiracy but isn't sure of his next step.
Friday, July 19
Agua Mala
Season 6 • Episode 13
In Florida during hurricane season, agents probe strange disappearances.
Friday, July 19
Monday
Season 6 • Episode 14
A bad day that keeps getting worse ends inexorably in tragedy.
Friday, July 19
Arcadia
Season 6 • Episode 15
Mulder and Scully pose as a married couple to probe bizarre events at a gated community.
Friday, July 19
Alpha
Season 6 • Episode 16
A mysterious dog thought to be the last of a rare Asian breed is responsible for several murders.
Saturday, July 20
Trevor
Season 6 • Episode 17
A convict's accomplished escape from prison is deemed impossible, so Scully and Mulder investigate.
Saturday, July 20
Milagro
Season 6 • Episode 18
Scully is attracted to Mulder's chief suspect in a mysterious killing.
Saturday, July 20
The Unnatural
Season 6 • Episode 19
An old case involving a star ballplayer from the Negro Leagues is revived.
Sunday, July 21
Three of a Kind
Season 6 • Episode 20
The Lone Gunmen trick Scully into going to Las Vegas to help them.
Sunday, July 21
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.
Sunday, July 21
Blood
Season 2 • Episode 3
Virginia suburbanites turn violent, claiming they received messages from household appliances.
Sunday, July 21
Wetwired
Season 3 • Episode 23
A conspiracy behind a series of small-town murders tests Scully's trust in Mulder.
Sunday, July 21
Memento Mori
Season 4 • Episode 14
Mulder and Scully probe the circumstances surrounding Scully's previous abduction.
Sunday, July 21
Unusual Suspects
Season 5 • Episode 3
The origin of the Lone Gunmen is detailed in a flashback to 1989.
Sunday, July 21
Kill Switch
Season 5 • Episode 11
Mulder and Scully investigate a computer genius' murder; written by William Gibson and Tom Maddox.
Sunday, July 21
Triangle
Season 6 • Episode 3
Mulder gets into a bizarre conflict on a mysterious ship in the Bermuda Triangle.
Sunday, July 21
Three of a Kind
Season 6 • Episode 20
The Lone Gunmen trick Scully into going to Las Vegas to help them.
Sunday, July 21
Three Words
Season 8 • Episode 16
Mulder conducts a secret investigation after the shooting of a man.
Monday, July 22
Jump the Shark
Season 9 • Episode 15
The agents enlist the Lone Gunmen to help follow leads regarding the Super Soldiers.
Monday, July 22
Field Trip
Season 6 • Episode 21
The skeletons of the victims in a double murder are found in a field.
Monday, July 22
Biogenesis
Season 6 • Episode 22
The discovery of an ancient artifact and an investigation of its meaning ultimately endanger Mulder.
Monday, July 22
The Sixth Extinction
Season 7 • Episode 1
Mulder appeals to Skinner for help in proving the alien origin of his illness.
Tuesday, July 23
The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati
Season 7 • Episode 2
An unconscious Mulder falls into the hands of Cigarette-Smoking Man.
Tuesday, July 23
Hungry
Season 7 • Episode 3
Mulder and Scully discover a "monster" who kills to feed a ghastly habit.
Tuesday, July 23
Millennium
Season 7 • Episode 4
Scully, Mulder and Frank Black probe ritual killings tied to Millennium Group.
Tuesday, July 23
Rush
Season 7 • Episode 5
When an innocent teen is accused of murder, supernatural forces are found to be at work.
Wednesday, July 24
The Goldberg Variation
Season 7 • Episode 6
An unusually lucky man presents an unusual opportunity to Mulder and Scully.
Wednesday, July 24
Orison
Season 7 • Episode 7
A series of prison breaks brings Mulder and Scully directly to Scully's former kidnapper.
Wednesday, July 24
The Amazing Maleeni
Season 7 • Episode 8
Investigating the gruesome death of a magician draws Mulder and Scully into the world of illusion.
Wednesday, July 24
Signs and Wonders
Season 7 • Episode 9
A Southern religious group is part of a snake-bite-death investigation.
Thursday, July 25
Sein Und Zeit
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mulder uncovers information which re-opens the case of his sister's abduction.
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
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Season 11 • Episode 7
Mulder and Scully find themselves targets in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
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