Out of 202 episodes, only six women ever got a writing credit on the hit show, 'The X-Files,' including Gillian Anderson. Two more women were included when writing the 2016 revival, which looked to be a step in the right direction until the recent news. When Indiewire reported the writers? room for the 11th season of The X-Files would be all men, the internet promptly raked The X-Files over the coals.