High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Lazarus" is the fifteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on February 4, 1994. It was written by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, directed by David Nutter, and featured guest appearances by Cec Verrell and Christopher Allport. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series` wider mythology. "Lazarus" earned a Nielsen household rating of 7.6, being watched by 7.2 million people in its initial broadcast; and received mixed reviews from critics.