 " The End " is the 20th and final episode of the fifth season , and 117th overall of the science fiction television series The X @-@ Files . The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on May 17 , 1998 . " The End " subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on March 17 , 1999 on BBC One . The episode is the last to feature the main characters Mulder and Scully , and the series finale was watched by 11. Hinweis : Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 23.09.2011 um 23:03 Uhr letztmalig aktualis