Question: "The Truth" originally served as the finale of the ninth season of which American science fiction television series that aired its tenth season on January 24, 2016?

Context articles: The X-Files
The X-Files (franchise)
The Finale (Will &amp; Grace)
Unending
Providence (The X-Files)
The X-Files (season 9)
List of Research unit episodes
The X-Files (season 10)
Release (The X-Files)
The Truth (The X-Files)

The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter, which originally aired from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002 on Fox.
 The program spanned nine seasons, with 202 episodes, and a feature film of the same name.
 Later in 2008, a was made and preceded a tenth season revival, which consisted of six episodes, in 2016.
 The revival premiered on January 24, 2016.
 In April 2017, Fox officially announced that "The X-Files" would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which would air in 2018.
The X-Files is an American science fiction–thriller media franchise created by Chris Carter.
 The franchise generally focused on paranormal or unexplained happenings.
 The first franchise release—simply titled "The X-Files"—debuted in September 1993 and ended in May 2002.
 The show was a hit for Fox, and its characters and slogans (e.g., "The Truth Is Out There", "Trust No One", "I Want to Believe") became pop culture touchstones in the 1990s.
 1996 saw the premiere of a second series set in the same universe but covering a storyline independent of the X-Files mythology, titled "Millennium".
 In 1998, the first "X-Files" feature film titled "The X-Files" was released, eventually grossing over $180 million.
 A spin-off—"The Lone Gunmen"—was released in 2001 and abruptly canceled.
 Six years after the initial television series was canceled, another film—""—was released.
 In January 2016, a tenth season of "The X-Files" aired, featuring Carter as executive producer and writer, and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
 An eleventh season will premiere in the 2017-18 television season.
"The Finale" is the twenty-third episode of American television series Will & Grace's eighth season, which originally served as the series finale prior to the announcement of a 16-episode ninth season revival slated for the 2017–18 TV season.
 It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in the United States on May 18, 2006, when it was watched by an average of eighteen million viewers, making it the most watched episode of the final two seasons of "Will & Grace".
 In the finale, Will and Grace have a falling-out that lasts for years.
 They each have a child with their respective partners, and eventually reconcile when their children (Laila and Ben) meet at college.
 Meanwhile, Karen's arch-enemy Beverley Leslie makes an offer to Jack which ultimately leads to Jack inheriting Beverley's fortune.
"Unending" is the season finale of the tenth season and series finale of the science fiction television series "Stargate SG-1", and the show's two-hundred sixteenth episode overall.
 Written and directed by Robert C. Cooper, the episode originally premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky One on March 13, 2007, and in the United States on June 22, 2007 on the Sci Fi Channel.
 The episode attracted approximately 2.2 million viewers on its American broadcast, a ratings success for the Sci Fi Channel.
"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 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".
Section de recherches ("Research Unit") is a French television series.
 The First season was aired on May 11, and May 18, 2006.
 The Second season was aired from September 6, to Septembar 28 2007.
 The Third season was aired from November 20, 2008.
 to January 29, 2009.
 The Fourth season was aired between September 10, 2009.
 and March 11, 2011.
 The Fifth season was aired from March 10, to April 28, 2011.
 The Sixth season was aired between April 29, and May 24, 2012.
 The Seventh season was aired from February 28, to April 18, 2013.
 The Eighth season was aired from February 27, to April 3, 2014.
 The Ninth season was aired from February 5, to March 19, 2015.
 The Tenth season was aired from January 28, to March 31, 2016.
 The Eleventh season premiered on January 5, 2017.
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.
"Release" is the seventeenth episode of the ninth season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files".
 The episode originally aired on the Fox network on May 5, 2002.
 The teleplay for the episode was written by David Amann, from a story by John Shiban and Amann, and was directed by Kim Manners.
 The episode helps to explore one of the show's story arc involving John Doggett finding the truth behind his son's murder.
 The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 5.1, being watched by 5.38 million households, and 7.8 million viewers in its initial broadcast.
 The episode received largely positive reviews from critics.
"The Truth" is the collective name for the 201st and 202nd episodes of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files".
 The last episodes of the show's ninth season, "The Truth" originally served as the finale for the entire series, until the return of the series in January 2016.
 First aired together on the Fox network on May 19, 2002, the episodes were written by series creator Chris Carter and directed by Kim Manners.
 "The Truth" was the most-watched episode of the ninth season and was seen by 13.25 million viewers upon its initial broadcast.
 The finale received mixed reviews, with many commentators criticizing the episode's lack of closure.
 Others were pleased with the full return of actor David Duchovny to the series, as well as the episode's conclusion.