"\"Tithonus\" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on January 24, 1999. The episode was written by Vince Gilligan, and directed by Michael W. Watkins. The episode is a \"Monster-of-the-Week\" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. \"Tithonus\" earned a Nielsen household rating of 9.2, being watched by 15.90 million people in its initial broadcast."@en . . . "10"^^ . . . "6"^^ . . "1999-01-24Z"^^ . . . "Tithonus"@en . . .