When Liz Ortecho reluctantly returns to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, she reconnects with Max Evans, her teenage crush, who is now a Roswell police officer. But Liz soon discovers a shocking truth: Max is an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life, along with those of his otherworldly sister, Isobel, and their friend Michael. Elsewhere, Master Sergeant Jesse Manes spearheads a long-standing government conspiracy - unbeknownst to his son, Alex Manes, who has recently returned from service overseas with emotional and physical injuries. The politics of fear and hatred that run rampant in Roswell threaten to expose Max and his family and could endanger his deepening romance with Liz... as well as their lives.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 1 of Roswell, New Mexico was watched by 1,510,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is Roswell, New Mexico Renewed or Cancelled for Season 2?

Roswell, New Mexico Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - So Much For the Afterglow
• s01e03 - Tearin' Up My Heart
• s01e04 - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
• s01e05 - Don't Speak
• s01e06 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
• s01e07 - I Saw the Sign
• s01e08 - Barely Breathing
• s01e09 - Songs About Texas
• s01e10 - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
• s01e11 - Champagne Supernova
• s01e12 - Creep
• s01e13 - Recovering the Satellites

Roswell, New Mexico Show Summary

After reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a police officer: He's an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. She protects his secret as the two reconnect and begin to investigate his origins, but when a unhappy attack and long-standing government cover-up point to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance.