TV Show

Roswell

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.

TV Show Stats +8%

3 seasons

61 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1999

Rating

TV Show

7.7/10

463 votes • HD

Season 1

22 episodes
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Pilot
Episode 1

Pilot

Episode 1 • Oct 06, 1999

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.

7.8
42m
The Morning After
Episode 2

The Morning After

Episode 2 • Oct 13, 1999

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.

7.6
42m
Monsters
Episode 3

Monsters

Episode 3 • Oct 20, 1999

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.

8.3
41m
Leaving Normal
Episode 4

Leaving Normal

Episode 4 • Oct 27, 1999

Liz's grandmother is rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke prompting Liz to reach out to Max for comfort.

9.0
42m
Missing
Episode 5

Missing

Episode 5 • Nov 03, 1999

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.

9.0
42m
285 South
Episode 6

285 South

Episode 6 • Nov 10, 1999

Michael's monomaniacal urge to find the geodesic dome that's been stalking his dreams leads him to hijack Maria's car to Texas.

9.0
42m
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Season 2

21 episodes
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Skin and Bones
Episode 1

Skin and Bones

Episode 1 • Oct 02, 2000

Max and the others must rescue Michael after he is arrested for murder; Liz takes a job with a congresswoman who has a hidden agenda.

8.5
41m
Ask Not
Episode 2

Ask Not

Episode 2 • Oct 09, 2000

Brody Davis, the mysterious new curator at the UFO Museum has the group on edge, and Michael and Isabel plotting his demise.

8.5
42m
Surprise
Episode 3

Surprise

Episode 3 • Oct 16, 2000

Isabel is deeply moved when Max throws her a surprise birthday party, but she grows troubled after seeing visions of a bound and gagged Tess. Alex does an interesting cop striptease for Isabel.

9.0
40m
Summer of '47
Episode 4

Summer of '47

Episode 4 • Oct 23, 2000

Michael discovers the hidden history behind the 1947 crash when interviewing a World War II survivor for a school project. The story unfolds with familiar faces portraying people in 1947.

8.5
42m
The End of the World
Episode 5

The End of the World

Episode 5 • Oct 30, 2000

An older Max travels from the future (2014 to be exact) to tell Liz that their relationship will imperil his planet and together they devise a plan to change the future: by making present Max fall out of love with Liz.

9.0
42m
Harvest
Episode 6

Harvest

Episode 6 • Nov 06, 2000

After the death of congresswoman Whitaker, Max and the gang visit her hometown, Copper Summit, Arizona, where they find themselves trapped in enemy territory when they learn the whole town population are Skins.

8.0
40m
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Season 3

18 episodes
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Busted
Episode 1

Busted

Episode 1 • Oct 09, 2001

Max and Liz are arrested and jailed for holding up a convenience store. Meanwhile, Isabel has a secret affair with a handsome attorney, and Michael tries to straighten out his life.

8.5
41m
Michael, The Guys and The Great Snapple Caper
Episode 2

Michael, The Guys and The Great Snapple Caper

Episode 2 • Oct 16, 2001

Michael works as a security guard, but when he tries to loosen up his co-workers, he causes more harm than good. Meanwhile, Max and Liz continue to see each other despite her parents' wishes.

9.0
41m
Significant Others
Episode 3

Significant Others

Episode 3 • Oct 23, 2001

With Alex's ghost as her guide, Isabel must finally confront her fears about love and her conflicted feelings for Jesse. Meanwhile, Maria happily discovers a whole new, human part of Michael in, of all places, a bowling alley, and Liz and Max struggle to remain together despite her father's insistent disapproval.

8.5
41m
Secrets and Lies
Episode 4

Secrets and Lies

Episode 4 • Oct 30, 2001

Max travels to Hollywood while investigating a murder he believes was committed by an alien. He discovers a link to a Paramount science fiction show called "They Are Among Us" and when he goes to the Paramount lot to investigate he ends up auditioning for the part of an alien on an episode of "Enterprise" directed by Star Trek alum, Jonathan Frakes. Meanwhile, back in Roswell, Isabel and Jesse struggle over how to reveal their engagement to their families.

8.5
40m
Control
Episode 5

Control

Episode 5 • Nov 06, 2001

Max, with the help of Kal Langley, undertakes a dangerous journey as he seeks to learn of the fate of Tess and his son. Meanwhile, back in Roswell, Isabel and Jesse must face the negative reactions of their parents and friends to their impending marriage.

8.5
40m
To Have and To Hold
Episode 6

To Have and To Hold

Episode 6 • Nov 13, 2001

Right before her wedding, Isabel is torn with doubt when she has erotic dreams of her former alien lover, Kivar. Meanwhile, a reluctant Max agrees to serve as Jesse's best man, while attempting to investigate him at the bachelor party.

8.5
40m
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