# Every X-Files season ranked

Season 4 on top, followed by seasons 2, 3 and 1: all eleven seasons of The X-Files, including the 2016 and 2018 revivals, ranked by Tomatometer.

- 172 votes · 11 items
- May 6, 2026 · riccardo_showrunner
- https://even.best/en/l/5028/every-x-files-season-ranked

## Top 11

1. **The X-Files: season 4 (1996)** (22 · ▲23 ▼1) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **The X-Files: season 2 (1994)** (18 · ▲19 ▼1) — 89% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **The X-Files: season 3 (1995)** (15 · ▲16 ▼1) — 88% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **The X-Files: season 1 (1993)** (12 · ▲14 ▼2) — 83% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **The X-Files: season 5 (1997)** (10 · ▲14 ▼4) — 67% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **The X-Files: season 6 (1998)** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — 83% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **The X-Files: season 11 (2018)** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — 77% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **The X-Files: season 10 (2016)** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — 64% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **The X-Files: season 8 (2000)** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — 67% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **The X-Files: season 7 (1999)** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — 78% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **The X-Files: season 9 (2001)** (4 · ▲8 ▼4) — 22% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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