High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Miracle Man" is the eighteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on March 18, 1994. It was written by Howard Gordon and series creator Chris Carter, directed by Michael Lange, and featured guest appearances by R. D. Call and Scott Bairstow. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series` wider mythology. "Miracle Man" earned a Nielsen household rating of 7.5, being watched by 7.1 million people in its initial broadcast; and received mixed reviews from critics.