x-files season fifth season science fiction television series files commenced airing fox network united_states november concluding channel contained episodes season vancouver canada subsequent episodes shot los_angeles california addition season course story planned files feature film filmed scheduled released aired fifth season series focused heavily fbi federal agents fox_mulder david_duchovny loss faith existence partner dana_scully gillian_anderson resurgence health following bout cancer new characters introduced including agents psychic finale end led film sixth season premiere beginning debuting high viewing figures ranking eleventh watched television series television year united_states season success figures averaging million viewers episode year highest rated fox program highest rated season files air critical reception television critics generally positive plot overview centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files end fourth season scully dying cancer mulder convinced condition result earlier abduction prepared deal syndicate find cure pursued assassin responsible hoax alien corpse discovered mulder suicide assassin face provide body fifth season opener uses distraction infiltrate pentagon find cure scully cancer scully able uncover reveal syndicate connection fbi information learns mulder loses belief later rebel alien race secretly attacks groups alien agents meet woman claims multiple wants deliver positive message aliens eventually mulder scully learn truth abduction goes missing son angrily attempts push way fbi syndicate tests black oil sacrificing later assassination chess leads mulder scully investigation soon discover strikes heart x-files learn real target boy named production writing pending release x-files feature film season course season planned advance set film originally season supposed manner finale originally supposed television series movie franchise david_duchovny explained saying okay going came going series proved lucrative fox additional seasons ordered season created way film sixth season premiere beginning filming necessity filming upcoming movie gillian_anderson david_duchovny absent places season instance episodes unusual suspects travelers flashback episodes feature anderson character dana_scully fact written entirely stop gap episode producers forced start production fifth season week august vancouver needed series stars duchovny anderson filming x-files movie los_angeles producers decided create episode dedicated writing duties assigned episodes christmas carol feature minimal appearances duchovny character fox_mulder season fifth episode post modern written directed carter filmed entirely black white homage film version director photography spend longer usual lighting scene stormy skies episode added emulate atmosphere old movies visual effect carter wide angle camera lens episode forced actors act directly camera according carter enabled scenes episode surreal staging usual season finale end episode series filmed vancouver canada prior production moving los_angeles second film franchise released filmed vancouver influenced duchovny years filming wanted closer wife audience chess match local fans thank city hosting production years chess match filmed known place home vancouver time producers expected thousand people thousand appeared instructions given crowd director giant video screens attached breaks shooting concession stands music videos available attendees actors duchovny anderson answered questions audience worth equipment series creator chris_carter directed second unit filming episode order canadian crew members crew carter served executive producer showrunner wrote seven episodes frank_spotnitz promoted executive producer wrote seven episodes respectively promoted supervising producer contributed scripts joined series season series executive story editor wrote episodes writing team joined series story editors season provided story episode writing team wrote freelance episode special guest writers season included author wrote episode creator chris_carter wrote episodes series producers included producer producer producer previously served post production supervisor producing director kim_manners directed episodes season directing seven producer executive producer series creator chris_carter directed episodes rest episodes directed directed episode cast main cast david_duchovny special agent fox_mulder episodes gillian_anderson special agent dana_scully episodes appear unusual suspects travelers recurring cast starring mitch_pileggi deputy director walter_skinner episodes episodes episodes guest starring episodes episodes marked double dagger episodes series alien mythology arc reception ratings fifth season x-files debuted november episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode episode viewed million people marked increase fourth season finale viewed million viewers marked drastic increase fourth season debut garnered million viewers season continued ratings began drop slightly approximately million viewers episode season hit low seventeenth episode souls viewed million viewers season finale end earned nielsen rating share viewed viewers marking percent drop viewers compared season premiere percent drop viewers compared previous season finale season ranked eleventh watched television series year average million viewers highest rated season files air highest rated fox program season reviews entertainment_weekly gave season writing proves creative peak year surprises praised new additions series mythology concluded stand episodes look like classics writing noted season interesting possessed truly inspiring hilarious episodes seasonal reviews glowing paula_vitaris cinefantastique called season mixed bag episodes episodes received varied responses critics highlights series post modern heralded classic reviewers called finest stand episode produced series episode bad blood praised critics mix horror comedy called episode absolute gem hilarious x-files episode seen episode appeared best lists x-files episodes fared worse derided critics reviewer todd_vanderwerff noted episode worst episode x-files written criticized having poor story vitaris called entry major disappointment wrote isn scary accolades fifth season earned series record sixteen primetime nominations single season x-files received won awards nominated outstanding art direction series post modern outstanding single camera picture editing series kill switch series received fourth consecutive nomination outstanding drama series david_duchovny received second consecutive nomination outstanding lead actor drama series gillian_anderson received nomination outstanding lead actress drama series won previous year received nominations outstanding guest actress drama series episode post modern received multiple nominations exception single win nominated outstanding directing drama series chris_carter drama series chris_carter series outstanding music composition series outstanding single camera picture editing series series nominations outstanding single camera picture editing series mind eye outstanding sound editing series outstanding sound mixing drama series red black series won final golden globe award best television series drama gillian_anderson david_duchovny received nominations television series drama acting categories dvd release
The X-Files (season 5)