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  • The X-Files was canceled after its ninth season in 2002. 1 / 8

  • The main cast was already cutting ties with the series... 2 / 8

  • ...with Duchovny becoming intermittent in Season 8 and Anderson scaling back in Season 9. 3 / 8

    David Duchovny in The X-Files Revival

  • The new characters didn't garner enough support and couldn't carry the show. 4 / 8

  • Viewers also complained about shoddy writing and inscrutable mythology. 5 / 8

  • The cast blamed the September 11 attacks for shifting the cultural mood unfavorably. 6 / 8

  • The X-Files came back for a two season renewal… 7 / 8

    1093 The X-Files - William B. Davis as Cigarette Smoking Man

  • …proving no ending is permanent. 8 / 8

    1093 The X-Files - Annabeth Gish as FBI Agent Monica Reyes