Fox has announced that the sci-fi series 'The X-Files' will return for its 11th season on Wednesday January 3, 2018. Season 11, which will consist of 10 episodes, will air every week at 8 PM while fellow FOX programs Star and Empire are on hiatus. In its return from a long hiatus last year, the show was Fox's No. 2 broadcast drama, drawing nearly 16 million viewers.