The ninth season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files" commenced airing in the United States on November 11, 2001, concluded on May 19, 2002, and consists of twenty episodes.
 The season takes place after Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) goes into hiding, following the events of the eighth season finale, "Existence".
 As such, the main storyarc for the season follows Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), John Doggett (Robert Patrick), and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) on their hunt to reveal a government conspiracy involving the elaborate creation of "Super Soldiers".
David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, novelist, and singer-songwriter.
 He is known for playing FBI Agent Fox Mulder on the television series "The X-Files" and writer Hank Moody on the television series "Californication", both of which have earned him Golden Globe awards.
"The X-Files" is an American science fiction–supernatural television series that originally aired on the Fox network from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002.
 The series centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal, and the skeptical Scully is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries which could ultimately be used to discredit his work.
 Throughout the series the two develop a close friendship.
 During the eighth and ninth seasons of the series, Duchovny's role was reduced from lead actor to an intermittent lead role.
"Providence" is the tenth episode of the ninth season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files".
 It premiered on the Fox network on March 10, 2002 , and later aired in the United Kingdom on BBC One on January 19, 2003.
 The episode was written by series creator Chris Carter and executive producer Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Carter.
 "Providence" helps to explore the series' overarching mythology.
 The episode earned a Nielsen household rating of 5.2 and was viewed by 8.4 million viewers.
 The episode received mixed reviews from critics; some reviewers enjoyed the story and the show's way of integrating an absent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) into the storyline, whereas others felt the plot was ludicrous.
The tenth season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files" commenced airing in the United States on January 24, 2016, on Fox.
 The season consists of six episodes and concluded airing on February 22, 2016.
 The season, which takes place fourteen years after the ninth season (2001– 02) and seven years after the film "" (2008), follows newly re-instated Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as they learn more about the existence of extraterrestrials and their relationship with the government.
The third season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files" commenced airing on Fox in the United States on September 22, 1995, concluded on the same channel on May 17, 1996, and contained 24 episodes.
 The season continues to follow the cases of FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, portrayed by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson respectively, who investigate paranormal or supernatural cases, known as X-Files by the FBI.
The sixth season of the science fiction television series "The X-Files" commenced airing on the Fox network in the United States on November 8, 1998, concluding on the same channel on May 16, 1999, and consisted of twenty-two episodes.
 The season continued on from the 1998 feature film and focused heavily on FBI federal agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully's (Gillian Anderson) separation from the X-Files Division and the demise of the Syndicate—a "shadow government" group attempting to cover up the existence of extraterrestrials—in the two part episode "Two Fathers" and "One Son".
The eighth season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files" commenced airing in the United States on November 5, 2000, concluded on May 20, 2001, and consisted of twenty-one episodes.
 Season eight takes place after Fox Mulder's (David Duchovny) alien abduction in the seventh season.
 The story arc for the search of Mulder continues until the second half of the season, while a new arc about Dana Scully's (Gillian Anderson) pregnancy is formed.
 This arc would continue, and end, with the next season.
 The season explores various themes such as life, death, and belief.
The second season of the science fiction television series "The X-Files" commenced airing on the Fox network in the United States on September 16, 1994, concluded on the same channel on May 19, 1995, after airing all 25 episodes.
 The series follows Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, portrayed by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson respectively, who investigate paranormal or supernatural cases, known as X-Files by the FBI.
The seventh season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files" commenced airing on the Fox network in the United States on November 7, 1999, concluded on May 21, 2000, and consists of twenty-two episodes.
 Taking place after the destruction of the Syndicate, this season marks the end of various other story lines; during this season, Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) learned the true fate of his sister, Samantha.
 The season concludes with Mulder being abducted by aliens and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) learning that she is pregnant.

Question: The ninth season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files" commenced airing in the United States on which date, the season takes place after Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) goes into hiding, Duchovny is an American actor, writer, producer, director, novelist, and singer-songwriter?
Answer: November 11, 2001