"The Simpsons"' twelfth season originally aired between November 2000 and May 2001.
 It began on Wednesday, November 1, 2000 with "Treehouse of Horror XI".
 The season contains four hold-over episodes from the season 11 (BABF) production line.
 The showrunner for the twelfth production season was Mike Scully.
 The season won and was nominated for numerous awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards wins and an Annie Award.
"Without" is the second episode of the eighth season of the science fiction television series "The X-Files".
 The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on November 12, 2000 on Fox and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2001.
 It was written by executive producer Chris Carter and directed by Kim Manners.
 The episode helps to explore the series' overarching mythology and continues from the seventh season finale, "Requiem", and season eight premiere, "Within", in which Fox Mulder was abducted by aliens who are planning to colonize Earth.
 The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 9.0 in the United States and was seen by 15.1 million viewers.
 As with the previous episode, "Within," it was generally well received by critics, although some detractors criticized various plot points.
"Via Negativa" is the seventh episode of the eighth season and the 168th episode overall of the science fiction television series "The X-Files".
 The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on December 17, 2000 on Fox and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom.
 It was written by executive producer Frank Spotnitz and directed by Tony Wharmby.
 It is a Monster-of-the-Week episode, unconnected to the series' wider mythology.
 The episode earned a Nielsen household rating of 7.3 and was viewed by 12.37 million viewers.
 It was generally well received by television critics, with many positively commenting on the "eerie" atmosphere of the dream sequences; one critic referred to it as a "superb "X-Files" episode."
"Trust, Lust, and Must" is an episode from the dramedy series "Ugly Betty".
 In the United States, Canada and Australia, it aired as the sixth episode, but is actually the seventh overall.
 Written by Cameron Litvack and directed by James Babbitt, the episode first aired on November 2, 2006.
 This episode will be executive producer Salma Hayek's first on-screen appearance on the series as a recurring regular outside her cameo from the telenovela scenes that appear on the episodes.
"The Daedalus Variations" is the 84th episode of the science fiction television series "Stargate Atlantis", and is the fourth episode in the series' fifth season.
 The episode first aired on August 1, 2008 on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States, and subsequently aired on October 9 on Sky One in the United Kingdom.
 The episode was written by Alan McCullough, and directed by regular Stargate director, Andy Mikita.
 Richard Woolsey (Robert Picardo) and Jennifer Keller (Jewel Staite) do not appear in the episode, despite being credited during the opening title sequence.
 The episode bears similarities to the "Flying Dutchman", a mythical ghost ship that drifts forever in the ocean with no chance of returning home.
 It received generally favourable reviews.
"Sandwich Day" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of "30 Rock" and the thirty-fifth episode overall.
 It was written by one of the season's executive producers, Robert Carlock, and one of the season's co-executive producers, Jack Burditt.
 The episode was directed by one of the season's producers, Don Scardino.
 The episode first aired on May 1, 2008 on the NBC network in the United States.
 Guest stars in this episode included Bill Cwikowski, Brian Dennehy, Marceline Hugot, Johnnie May, Jason Sudeikis, Miriam Tolan and Rip Torn.
 The episode earned Tina Fey the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
"Treehouse of Horror XI" is the first episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> twelfth season and the 249th overall, and the eleventh Halloween episode.
 The episode features "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad", "Scary Tales Can Come True" and "Night of the Dolphin" and was written by Rob LaZebnik (story by Mike Scully), John Frink and Don Payne and Carolyn Omine and directed by Matthew Nastuk.
"Roadrunners" is the fourth episode of the eighth season and the 165th episode overall of the science fiction television series "The X-Files".
 "Roadrunners" is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology.
 The episode first aired in the United States on November 26, 2000 on Fox and on March 1, 2001 on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
 It was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Rod Hardy.
 The episode earned a Nielsen household rating of 8.3 and was watched by 13.6 million households.
 The episode received mixed to positive reviews from television critics.
"Improbable" is the thirteenth episode of the ninth season and the 195th episode overall of the science fiction television series "The X-Files".
 The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on April 7, 2002 on Fox, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom.
 It was written and directed by series creator and executive producer Chris Carter.
 The episode is a "monster-of-the-week" episode, a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the mythology, or overarching fictional history, of "The X-Files".
 The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 5.1 and was viewed by 9.1 million viewers.
 The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics.
“Treehouse of Horror XII” is the first episode of "The Simpsons"' thirteenth season.
 Because of Fox’s contract with Major League Baseball’s World Series, the episode first aired on the Fox Network in the United States on November 6, 2001, nearly one week after Halloween.
 It is the twelfth annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, consisting of three self-contained segments.
 In the first segment, a gypsy puts a curse on Homer, which puts everybody he cares about in danger.
 In the second segment, which is a parody on both "" and "Demon Seed", the Simpson family buys a new house, who falls in love with Marge and attempts to kill Homer.
 In the third and final segment, which lampoons the "Harry Potter" franchise, Lord Montymort attempts to capture Lisa, a skilled magician, in order to drain her magic powers.

Question:  The Simpson's episode first aired on November 1, 2000 was directed by who ?
Answer: Matthew Nastuk