Following their 13 years of absence, Agent Fox Mulder and Agent Dana Scully is finally returning on television as FOX network officially announced the return of the sci-fi horror drama "The X-Files" during their upfront presentation on Monday. However, instead of an October premiere, the network will debut the show on January, immediately after the NFL championship.
As a big part of FOX's mid-season schedule, the six-episode series is setting a two-night premiere behind the NFL championship game on Sunday, January 24, and at 8PM on the following night.
The series has already a history of premiering behind football games. In fact, one of the episodes of the "The X-Files" ran after the Super Bowl. This time, because of the uncertainty of the show's future ratings brought about the show's long-time absence, FOX network is giving the returning series the most maximum exposure with the use of a football game once again.
"The X-Files" which originally premiered in 1993, became an instant hit as it won 16 Emmys and five Golden Globes.
"The X-Files was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, it was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped pop culture - yet remained a true gem for the legions of fans who embraced it from the beginning," FOX CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden said.
However, the show ended its original run in 2002 which caused its lead stars to move on into different projects most notably "Californication" for David Duchovny and "The Fall to Hannibal" for Gillian Anderson.
As for its come back, "The X-Files" will take over "Gotham's" regular Monday 8PM schedule and will be used to launch DC's upcoming drama "Lucifer" at 9PM on Monday. It will still hail from its series creator Chris Carter with cast Duchovny and Andreson who will be reprising their characters as FBI Agents Fox Maulder and Dana Schully.
Now that the return of the hit sci-fi drama has been out of the wraps, this means that only thing left unconfirmed is its plot details. What kind of mysteries will Maulder and Schully be investigating this time?
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