Nothing Important Happened Today

"Nothing Important Happened Today"
The X-Files episode
Episode no.	Season 9 Episode 1 & 2
Directed by	Kim Manners Tony Wharmby
Written by	Chris Carter Frank Spotnitz
Production code	9ABX01 9ABX02
Original air date	November 11, 2001 November 18, 2001
Running time	44 minutes (per episode)
Guest appearance(s)
James Pickens, Jr. as Alvin Kersh Sheila Larken as Margaret Scully Bruce Harwood as John Fitzgerald Byers Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike Dean Haglund as Richard Langly Adam Baldwin as Knowle Rohrer Cary Elwes as Brad Follmer Various as Baby William Lucy Lawless as Shannon McMahon Nicholas Walker as Carl Wormus John Casino as Roland McFarland Jane Yamamoto as News Anchor
Episode chronology
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List of The X-Files episodes

"Nothing Important Happened Today" is the collective name for the ninth-season premiere and the 183rd and 184th episodes of the science fiction television series The X-Files. Part 1 first aired on November 11 and Part 2 aired on November 18, 2001 on Fox in the United States. The episodes were written by executive producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz. "Nothing Important Happened Today I" was directed by Kim Manners and "Nothing Important Happened Today II" was directed by Tony Wharmby. The episode helped to explore the series' overarching mythology and earned a Nielsen rating of 6.5 and was viewed by 10.6 million viewers, whereas the second part earned a rating of 5.9 and was viewed by 9.4 million viewers. Critical reception to the episode was largely mixed.

The show centers on FBI special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files; this season focuses on the investigations of John Doggett (Robert Patrick), Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish), and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). "Nothing Important Happened Today" is a storyline milestone for the series. It introduced both the story arc about baby William which would continue to develop throughout the ninth season and AD Brad Follmer, a recurring character for the show's ninth season. Part 1 deals with the investigation of Deputy Director Alvin Kersh by special agent John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Doggett's related investigation into the death of EPA official Carl Wormus. In Part 2, Scully, Reyes, and Doggett are led to a ship, where they find evidence of experimentation on human embryos.

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