. . . . . . . "1994-09-30Z"^^ . . . "\"Blood\" is the third episode of the second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on September 30, 1994. The teleplay was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong from a story by Darin Morgan and was directed by David Nutter. The episode is a \"Monster-of-the-Week\" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. \"Blood\" earned a Nielsen household rating of 9.8, being watched by 8.7 million households in its initial broadcast."@en . "Blood"@en . . "3"^^ . . "2"^^ . .