# List of Millennium episodes

Millennium is an American crime-thriller television series which was broadcast between 1996 and 1999. Created by Chris Carter, the series aired on Fox for three seasons with a total of sixty-seven episodes. Millennium starred Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Klea Scott, and Brittany Tiplady. Henriksen portrayed Frank Black, an offender profiler who worked for the Millennium Group, a private investigative organisation. Black retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to move his wife (Gallagher) and daughter (Tiplady) to Seattle, where he began to consult on criminal cases for the Group. After his wife's death, he returned to the FBI to work with new partner Emma Hollis (Scott) to discredit the Group.
Millennium's genesis stemmed from "Irresistible", a second-season episode of The X-Files penned by Carter. Influence was also drawn from the works of Nostradamus, and the increasing popular interest in eschatology ahead of the coming millennium. The series began airing in the Friday timeslot formerly occupied by The X-Files. "Pilot", the debut episode, was heavily promoted by Fox, and brought in over a quarter of the total audience during its broadcast.
The series also attracted a high degree of critical praise, earning a People's Choice Award for "Favorite New TV Dramatic Series" in its first year. At the beginning of the second season, Carter handed over control of the series to Glen Morgan and James Wong, with whom he had previously worked on both Millennium's first season and several seasons of The X-Files. Despite its promising start, however, ratings for Millennium after the pilot remained consistently low, and it was cancelled after three seasons. However, an episode of The X-Files' seventh season, titled "Millennium", was written to bookend the series; the episode was later included in home releases of the third season.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | October 25, 1996 (1996-10-25) | May 16, 1997 (1997-05-16) |
| 2 | 23 | 23 | September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19) | May 15, 1998 (1998-05-15) |
| 3 | 22 | 22 | October 2, 1998 (1998-10-02) | May 21, 1999 (1999-05-21) |
| The X-Files – "Millennium" | The X-Files – "Millennium" | The X-Files – "Millennium" | November 28, 1999 (1999-11-28) | November 28, 1999 (1999-11-28) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1996–97)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | David Nutter | Chris Carter | October 25, 1996 (1996-10-25) | 4C79 | 17.72 |
| 2 | 2 | "Gehenna" | David Nutter | Chris Carter | November 1, 1996 (1996-11-01) | 4C01 | 7.9 |
| 3 | 3 | "Dead Letters" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 8, 1996 (1996-11-08) | 4C02 | 7.76 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Judge" | Randall Zisk | Ted Mann | November 15, 1996 (1996-11-15) | 4C04 | 7.37 |
| 5 | 5 | "522666" | David Nutter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 22, 1996 (1996-11-22) | 4C05 | 7.76 |
| 6 | 6 | "Kingdom Come" | Winrich Kolbe | Jorge Zamacona | November 29, 1996 (1996-11-29) | 4C03 | 7 |
| 7 | 7 | "Blood Relatives" | Jim Charleston | Chip Johannessen | December 6, 1996 (1996-12-06) | 4C06 | 7.3 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Well-Worn Lock" | Ralph Hemecker | Chris Carter | December 20, 1996 (1996-12-20) | 4C07 | 6.6 |
| 9 | 9 | "Wide Open" | Jim Charleston | Charles Holland | January 3, 1997 (1997-01-03) | 4C08 | 6.7 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Wild and the Innocent" | Thomas J. Wright | Jorge Zamacona | January 10, 1997 (1997-01-10) | 4C10 | 6.9 |
| 11 | 11 | "Weeds" | Michael Pattinson | Frank Spotnitz | January 24, 1997 (1997-01-24) | 4C09 | 7.37 |
| 12 | 12 | "Loin Like a Hunting Flame" | David Nutter | Ted Mann | January 31, 1997 (1997-01-31) | 4C11 | 7.76 |
| 13 | 13 | "Force Majeure" | Winrich Kolbe | Chip Johannessen | February 7, 1997 (1997-02-07) | 4C12 | 6.9 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Thin White Line" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | February 14, 1997 (1997-02-14) | 4C13 | 6.6 |
| 15 | 15 | "Sacrament" | Michael W. Watkins | Frank Spotnitz | February 21, 1997 (1997-02-21) | 4C14 | 6.81 |
| 16 | 16 | "Covenant" | Roderick J. Pridy | Robert Moresco | March 21, 1997 (1997-03-21) | 4C16 | 6.7 |
| 17 | 17 | "Walkabout" | Cliff Bole | Chip Johannessen & Tim Tankosic | March 28, 1997 (1997-03-28) | 4C15 | 6.1 |
| 18 | 18 | "Lamentation" | Winrich Kolbe | Chris Carter | April 18, 1997 (1997-04-18) | 4C17 | 6.7 |
| 19 | 19 | "Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions" | Thomas J. Wright | Ted Mann & Harold Rosenthal | April 25, 1997 (1997-04-25) | 4C18 | 6.5 |
| 20 | 20 | "Broken World" | Winrich Kolbe | Robert Moresco & Patrick Harbinson | May 2, 1997 (1997-05-02) | 4C19 | 6.6 |
| 21 | 21 | "Maranatha" | Peter Markle | Chip Johannessen | May 9, 1997 (1997-05-09) | 4C20 | 6.5 |
| 22 | 22 | "Paper Dove" | Thomas J. Wright | Ted Mann & Walon Green | May 16, 1997 (1997-05-16) | 4C21 | 6.4 |

### Season 2 (1997–98)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "The Beginning and the End" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19) | 5C01 | 7.15 |
| 24 | 2 | "Beware of the Dog" | Allen Coulter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | September 26, 1997 (1997-09-26) | 5C02 | 6.37 |
| 25 | 3 | "Sense and Antisense" | Thomas J. Wright | Chip Johannessen | October 3, 1997 (1997-10-03) | 5C03 | 6.59 |
| 26 | 4 | "Monster" | Perry Lang | Glen Morgan & James Wong | October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) | 5C04 | 5.88 |
| 27 | 5 | "A Single Blade of Grass" | Rodman Flender | Erin Maher & Kay Reindl | October 24, 1997 (1997-10-24) | 5C05 | 6.57 |
| 28 | 6 | "The Curse of Frank Black" | Ralph Hemecker | Glen Morgan & James Wong | October 31, 1997 (1997-10-31) | 5C07 | 5.59 |
| 29 | 7 | "19:19" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07) | 5C06 | 5.98 |
| 30 | 8 | "The Hand of St. Sebastian" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14) | 5C08 | 6.57 |
| 31 | 9 | "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense" | Darin Morgan | Darin Morgan | November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21) | 5C09 | 5.49 |
| 32 | 10 | "Midnight of the Century" | Dwight Little | Kay Reindl & Erin Maher | December 19, 1997 (1997-12-19) | 5C11 | 5.19 |
| 33 | 11 | "Goodbye Charlie" | Ken Fink | Richard Whitley | January 9, 1998 (1998-01-09) | 5C10 | 5.49 |
| 34 | 12 | "Luminary" | Thomas J. Wright | Chip Johannessen | January 23, 1998 (1998-01-23) | 5C12 | 5.59 |
| 35 | 13 | "The Mikado" | Roderick Pridy | Michael R. Perry | February 6, 1998 (1998-02-06) | 5C13 | 5.29 |
| 36 | 14 | "The Pest House" | Allen Coulter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | February 27, 1998 (1998-02-27) | 5C15 | 5.59 |
| 37 | 15 | "Owls" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | March 6, 1998 (1998-03-06) | 5C14 | 5.39 |
| 38 | 16 | "Roosters" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | March 13, 1998 (1998-03-13) | 5C16 | 5.29 |
| 39 | 17 | "Siren" | Allen Coulter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | March 20, 1998 (1998-03-20) | 5C17 | 5.68 |
| 40 | 18 | "In Arcadia Ego" | Thomas J. Wright | Chip Johannessen | April 3, 1998 (1998-04-03) | 5C18 | 5.39 |
| 41 | 19 | "Anamnesis" | John Peter Kousakis | Kay Reindl & Erin Maher | April 17, 1998 (1998-04-17) | 5C19 | 5.2 |
| 42 | 20 | "A Room with No View" | Thomas J. Wright | Ken Horton | April 24, 1998 (1998-04-24) | 5C20 | 4.7 |
| 43 | 21 | "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me" | Darin Morgan | Darin Morgan | May 1, 1998 (1998-05-01) | 5C21 | 5.59 |
| 44 | 22 | "The Fourth Horseman" | Dwight Little | Glen Morgan & James Wong | May 8, 1998 (1998-05-08) | 5C22 | 4.61 |
| 45 | 23 | "The Time Is Now" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | May 15, 1998 (1998-05-15) | 5C23 | 4.8 |

### Season 3 (1998–99)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 46 | 1 | "The Innocents" | Thomas J. Wright | Michael Duggan | October 2, 1998 (1998-10-02) | 3ABC01 | 5.17 |
| 47 | 2 | "Exegesis" | Ralph Hemecker | Chip Johannessen | October 9, 1998 (1998-10-09) | 3ABC02 | 4.47 |
| 48 | 3 | "TEOTWAWKI" | Thomas J. Wright | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | October 16, 1998 (1998-10-16) | 3ABC03 | 4.77 |
| 49 | 4 | "Closure" | Daniel Sackheim | Larry Andries | October 23, 1998 (1998-10-23) | 3ABC04 | 5.07 |
| 50 | 5 | "...Thirteen Years Later" | Thomas J. Wright | Michael R. Perry | October 30, 1998 (1998-10-30) | 3ABC05 | 5.37 |
| 51 | 6 | "Skull and Bones" | Paul Shapiro | Chip Johannessen & Ken Horton | November 6, 1998 (1998-11-06) | 3ABC06 | 5.07 |
| 52 | 7 | "Through a Glass Darkly" | Thomas J. Wright | Patrick Harbinson | November 13, 1998 (1998-11-13) | 3ABC07 | 5.07 |
| 53 | 8 | "Human Essence" | Thomas J. Wright | Michael Duggan | December 11, 1998 (1998-12-11) | 3ABC09 | 4.37 |
| 54 | 9 | "Omertà" | Paul Shapiro | Michael R. Perry | December 18, 1998 (1998-12-18) | 3ABC08 | 4.77 |
| 55 | 10 | "Borrowed Time" | Dwight Little | Chip Johannessen | January 15, 1999 (1999-01-15) | 3ABC10 | 5.27 |
| 56 | 11 | "Collateral Damage" | Thomas J. Wright | Michael R. Perry | January 22, 1999 (1999-01-22) | 3ABC11 | 5.77 |
| 57 | 12 | "The Sound of Snow" | Paul Shapiro | Patrick Harbinson | February 5, 1999 (1999-02-05) | 3ABC12 | 4.67 |
| 58 | 13 | "Antipas" | Thomas J. Wright | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | February 12, 1999 (1999-02-12) | 3ABC13 | 4.57 |
| 59 | 14 | "Matryoshka" | Arthur Forney | Erin Maher & Kay Reindl | February 19, 1999 (1999-02-19) | 3ABC14 | 4.57 |
| 60 | 15 | "Forcing the End" | Thomas J. Wright | Marjorie David | March 19, 1999 (1999-03-19) | 3ABC15 | 4.08 |
| 61 | 16 | "Saturn Dreaming of Mercury" | Paul Shapiro | Chip Johannessen & Jordan Hawley | April 9, 1999 (1999-04-09) | 3ABC16 | 4.17 |
| 62 | 17 | "Darwin's Eye" | Ken Fink | Patrick Harbinson | April 16, 1999 (1999-04-16) | 3ABC18 | 3.68 |
| 63 | 18 | "Bardo Thodol" | Thomas J. Wright | Chip Johannessen & Virginia Stock | April 23, 1999 (1999-04-23) | 3ABC17 | 3.78 |
| 64 | 19 | "Seven and One" | Peter Markle | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz | April 30, 1999 (1999-04-30) | 3ABC19 | 3.68 |
| 65 | 20 | "Nostalgia" | Thomas J. Wright | Michael R. Perry | May 7, 1999 (1999-05-07) | 3ABC20 | 4.47 |
| 66 | 21 | "Via Dolorosa" | Paul Shapiro | Marjorie David & Patrick Harbinson | May 14, 1999 (1999-05-14) | 3ABC21 | 4.97 |
| 67 | 22 | "Goodbye to All That" | Thomas J. Wright | Ken Horton & Chip Johannessen | May 21, 1999 (1999-05-21) | 3ABC22 | 4.47 |

### "Millennium" (The X-Files) (1999)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 143 | 4 | "Millennium" | Thomas J. Wright | Vince Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz | November 28, 1999 (1999-11-28) | 15.09 |