 " S.R. 819 " is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series The X @-@ Files . It premiered on the Fox network on January 17 , 1999 in the United States . The episode was written by John Shiban , and directed by Daniel Sackheim . The episode helps to explore the series ' overarching mythology . " S.R. 819 " earned a Nielsen household rating of 9 @.@ 1 , being watched by 15 @.@ 7 million people in its initial broadcast . The episode received mixed to positive reviews from critics . 
 " S.R. 819 " <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>the ninth episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series The X @-@ Files . It premiered on the Fox network on January 17 , 1999 in the United States . The episode was written by John Shiban , and directed by Daniel Sackheim . The episode <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>helps</mark></a> to explore the series <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'</mark></a>overarching mythology . " S.R. 819 " earned a Nielsen household rating of 9 @.@ 1 , being watched by 15 @.@ 7 million people in its initial broadcast . The episode received mixed to positive reviews from critics . 
 S.R. 819  da ninth episode of the sixth season of tdascience fiction television series The X @-@ Files . It premiered on the Fox network on January 17 , 1999 in the United States . The episode was written by John Shiban , and directed by Daniel Sackheim . The episode help to explore thdaeries  overarching mythology . " S.R. 819 " earned a Nielsen household rating of 9 @.@ 1 , bein watched by 15 @.@ 7 million people in its initial broadcast . The episode received mixed to positive reviews from critics .