Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.
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- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes aired
- 61
- Latest aired
- S03E18
- Total runtime
- 1d 17h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 1999 – May 2000 22 episodes
- Season 2 October 2000 – May 2001 21 episodes
- Season 3 October 2001 – May 2002 18 episodes
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S01E01 Pilot
October 6 · 42min find the promo
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Liz Parker learns Max Evans' out-of-this-world secret when he saves her life and must rely on her to safeguard his secret as an orphaned extraterrestrial.
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S01E02 The Morning After
October 13 · 42min find the promo
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Liz tries to maintain her relationship with Kyle despite her deep bond with Max; Michael is obsessed with the idea that there was another alien in Roswell in 1959 and tries to decipher the meaning of the flashes only he sees. Meanwhile, Liz suspects the new guidance counselor Ms. Topolsky is hiding something, especially when she sees her with Michael's file.
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S01E03 Monsters
October 20 · 41min find the promo
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Isabel is concerned about Maria's nervous reactions to Sheriff Valenti, so she invades one of Maria's dreams to determine whether she can keep the aliens' secret.
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S01E04 Leaving Normal
October 27 · 42min find the promo
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Liz's grandmother is rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke prompting Liz to reach out to Max for comfort.
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S01E05 Missing
November 3 · 42min find the promo
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Liz discovers her personal journal, which contains all she knows about the aliens, is missing and she fears it has fallen into the hands of someone who could expose the aliens.
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S01E06 285 South
November 10 · 42min find the promo
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Michael's monomaniacal urge to find the geodesic dome that's been stalking his dreams leads him to hijack Maria's car to Texas.
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S01E07 River Dog
November 17 · 41min find the promo
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Liz and Max journey to an American Indian reservation where they glean information from an elderly tribesman about the alien who vanished in 1959.
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S01E08 Blood Brother
November 24 · 42min find the promo
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Max is injured in a car accident and Liz pressures Alex to help protect him from medical procedures that could expose his identity by providing blood samples to replace Max's.
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S01E09 Heat Wave
December 1 · 42min find the promo
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A freak December heat wave hits the town and sparks romance as Michael's relationship with Maria heats up and Liz's infatuation with Max intensifies; meanwhile Isabel enters into one of Alex's dreams only to discover her likeness already there and dancing with Alex.
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S01E10 The Balance
December 15 · 40min find the promo
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While at the reservation Michael ends up in an alarming hallucinatory state and the others must band together to save his life.
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S01E11 The Toy House
January 19 · 41min find the promo
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When Max rescues his mother from a kitchen fire she faces her suspicions about his extraordinary abilities; Liz reaches out to Kyle in friendship.
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S01E12 Into the Woods
January 26 · 41min find the promo
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A new UFO sighting sends suspicion and fear through the town and leads Max and Isabel to investigate the incident during a school camping trip.
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S01E13 The Convention
February 2 · 42min find the promo
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Max plays host to actor Jonathan Frakes at the annual UFO Convention while trying to avoid the meddlesome couple who witnessed Max's life-saving abilities on Liz at the Crashdown Cafe.
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S01E14 Blind Date
February 9 · 42min find the promo
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Maria enters Liz in a blind date contest; Max and Kyle commiserate about their shared feelings for Liz; Michael and Isabel send a signal to the fourth alien.
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S01E15 Independence Day
February 16 · 42min find the promo
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After Michael has a violent showdown with his father, Max and Isabel's father helps Michael set up his emancipation; the fourth alien emerges as a shapeshifter who watches over Max, Michael and Isabel.
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S01E16 Sexual Healing
March 1 · 41min find the promo
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Liz is unnerved by her strong desire for Max and the visions that come when they kiss - visions that lead to a glowing orb in the desert.
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S01E17 Crazy
April 10 · 42min find the promo
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FBI agent Topolsky returns to warn Liz that a covert alien hunter inside the Bureau is pursuing Max and his friends -- and that he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Meanwhile, Isabel befriends Tess, a new female student who immediately arouses Max and Michael's suspicions.
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S01E18 Tess, Lies and Videotape
April 17 · 41min find the promo
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Max develops an uncontrollable attraction to Tess that includes intense sexual daydreams, and Sheriff Valenti learns that Topolsky was killed in a suspicious fire. Meanwhile, someone has secretly placed a video camera inside Michael's apartment.
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S01E19 Four Square
April 24 · 40min find the promo
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Harding finds the video camera hidden in his house and gives it to Valenti. The lawman then tells Max that his safety depends upon his willingness to share information. Meanwhile, Tess reveals a personal secret to Isabel.
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S01E20 Max to the Max
May 1 · 40min find the promo
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Tess's book suggests that she and Max are predetermined mates, as are Michael and Isabel, who thinks she might be pregnant -- with Michael's baby. Meanwhile, Nasedo disguises himself as Max and kidnaps Liz as part of a plan to trap FBI agent Pierce.
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S01E21 The White Room
May 8 · 41min find the promo
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Max finds himself in a white room with no windows or doors, facing questions by Agent Pierce. Isabel telepathically contacts Max, who leaves her clues to his location. Michael, Isabel and Tess then set out on a rescue mission.
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S01E22 Destiny
May 15 · 42min find the promo
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After escaping from Pierce, the aliens save Nasedo. Michael accidentally kills Pierce. Nasedo, as the aliens' guardian takes Pierce's place to help the aliens. The aliens figure out how to use the devices and release a message from Max and Isabel's real mother. She says Max is their leader and Tess, his fiance and that Michael is Second in command and he is Isabel's fiance. After hearing all this Liz runs out.