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X-FILES, THE
Air Date: Sunday, January 24, 2016
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (XF-1001) "My Struggle"
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: Due to the nature of live sporting events, please note that the start time of tonight's one-hour, Season Premiere, Part One of THE X-FILES is dependent on the length of the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME which precedes it.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: An audio description (AD) for tonight's episode of THE X-FILES is available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 3: BOB'S BURGERS, THE SIMPSONS, COOPER BARRETT'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE, FAMILY GUY and BORDERTOWN are preempted tonight.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 4: Local programming will air on the West Coast, following the Season Premiere of THE X-FILES.]

**SEASON PREMIERE, PART ONE**-- "THE X-FILES" - (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

THE X-FILES HAVE BEEN RE-OPENED ON PART ONE OF THE TWO-NIGHT SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE X-FILES" SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, ON FOX

Joel McHale ("Community") and Annett Mahendru ("The Americans") Guest-Star

Thirteen years after the original series run, the next mind-bending chapter of the thrilling series THE X-FILES is here. FOX MULDER (David Duchovny) and DANA SCULLY (Gillian Anderson) have been approached by TAD O'MALLEY (guest star Joel McHale), a popular conspiracy theorist web-TV show host, who believes he has uncovered a significant government conspiracy. With the assistance of FBI Asst. Dir. WALTER SKINNER (Mitch Pileggi), O'Malley seeks to enlist the help of former X-Files agents Mulder and Scully, who have since severed ties with the FBI. Through O'Malley, they are introduced to SVETA (guest star Annett Mahendru), a possible alien abductee who shares shocking information with them that will challenge everything that Mulder has ever believed about the existence of aliens and the government's role in covering them up in the all-new "My Struggle" season premiere, part one, episode of THE X-FILES airing Sunday, Jan. 24 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT) on FOX. (XF-1001) (TV-14 L, V)

Cast: Gillian Anderson as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully, David Duchovny as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder and Mitch Pileggi as FBI Asst. Dir. Walter Skinner

Guest Cast: Joel McHale as Tad O'Malley and Annett Mahendru as Sveta

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