Episodes are approximately 45 minutes in length (not including commercials) and were broadcast in standard definition. Episodes were broadcast on Fridays at 9:00 pm Eastern Time for the series' first three seasons the remaining six seasons aired on Sundays at 9:00 pm Eastern Time. Filming for seasons one to five took place primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia, and for the remaining seasons in Los Angeles. Goodwin, Frank Spotnitz, Howard Gordon, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Kim Manners, Glen Morgan, James Wong, and many others. The show's premise originated with Chris Carter, who served as an executive producer along with R. During the eighth and ninth seasons of the series, Duchovny's role was reduced from lead actor to an intermittent lead role. Throughout the series the two develop a close friendship. Mulder, an FBI profiler, is a believer in the paranormal, and the skeptical Scully, a medical doctor, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries which could ultimately be used to discredit his work. The series centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson), who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. The X-Files is an American science fiction– supernatural television series that originally aired on the Fox network for 9 seasons from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002.

Chris Carter created The X-Files, which premiered on September 10, 1993.

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