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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Jason Behr
Max Evans
Shiri Appleby
Liz Parker
Katherine Heigl
Isabel Evans
Majandra Delfino
Maria DeLuca
Brendan Fehr
Michael Guerin
Nick Wechsler
Kyle Valenti
Adam Rodriguez
Jesse Ramirez
William Sadler
Jim Valenti
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22 episodes • 1999Avg: 8.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Oct 6, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 2 | The Morning After | Oct 13, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Monsters | Oct 20, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Leaving Normal | Oct 27, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Missing | Nov 3, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 6 | 285 South | Nov 10, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 7 | River Dog | Nov 17, 1999 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Blood Brother | Nov 24, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Heat Wave | Dec 1, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 10 | The Balance | Dec 15, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 11 | The Toy House | Jan 19, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Into the Woods | Jan 26, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 13 | The Convention | Feb 2, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 14 | Blind Date | Feb 9, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Independence Day | Feb 16, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Sexual Healing | Mar 1, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Crazy | Apr 10, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Tess, Lies and Videotape | Apr 17, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Four Square | Apr 24, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 20 | Max to the Max | May 1, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 21 | The White Room | May 8, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 22 | Destiny | May 15, 2000 | 9.0 |
21 episodes • 2000Avg: 8.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skin and Bones | Oct 2, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Ask Not | Oct 9, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Surprise | Oct 16, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Summer of '47 | Oct 23, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 5 | The End of the World | Oct 30, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Harvest | Nov 6, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Wipeout! | Nov 13, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Meet the Dupes | Nov 20, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Max in the City | Nov 27, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 10 | A Roswell Christmas Carol | Dec 18, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 11 | To Serve and Protect | Jan 22, 2001 | 9.0 |
| 12 | We Are Family | Jan 29, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 13 | Disturbing Behavior | Feb 5, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 14 | How the Other Half Lives | Feb 19, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Viva Las Vegas | Feb 26, 2001 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Heart of Mine | Apr 16, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 17 | Cry Your Name | Apr 23, 2001 | 9.0 |
| 18 | It's Too Late and It's Too Bad | Apr 30, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 19 | Baby, It's You | May 7, 2001 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Off the Menu | May 14, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 21 | The Departure | May 21, 2001 | 9.0 |
18 episodes • 2001Avg: 8.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busted | Oct 9, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Michael, The Guys and The Great Snapple Caper | Oct 16, 2001 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Significant Others | Oct 23, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Secrets and Lies | Oct 30, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Control | Nov 6, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 6 | To Have and To Hold | Nov 13, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Interruptus | Nov 20, 2001 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Behind the Music | Nov 27, 2001 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Samuel Rising | Dec 18, 2001 | 9.0 |
| 10 | A Tale of Two Parties | Jan 1, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 11 | I Married an Alien | Jan 29, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Ch-Ch-Changes | Feb 5, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Panacea | Feb 12, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Chant Down Babylon | Feb 26, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Who Died and Made You King? | Apr 23, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Crash | Apr 30, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Four Aliens and a Baby | May 7, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Graduation | May 14, 2002 | 9.0 |
