ment ▁plant ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁se wer ▁scenes ▁were ▁shot ▁in ▁a ▁pit ▁on ▁the ▁show ' s ▁stage , ▁with ▁Carter ▁using ▁his ▁father , ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁construction ▁worker , ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁build ▁it . ▁As ▁no ▁ship ▁was ▁available ▁for ▁film ing ▁the ▁opening ▁scenes ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁fre ighter , ▁a ▁hydro ▁sub ▁station ▁in ▁Sur rey , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁an ▁engine ▁room . ▁Carter ▁had ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁Fox ' s ▁broadcast ▁standards ▁department ▁over ▁the ▁scene ▁where ▁a ▁victim ▁vom its ▁up ▁a ▁flu ke w orm ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁show er . ▁James ▁W ong ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁gross est ▁piece ▁of ▁television ▁ever ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁As ▁Gill ian ▁Anderson ' s ▁pre gn ancy ▁was ▁getting ▁more ▁apparent , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁started ▁to ▁shoot ▁S cul ly ' s ▁scenes ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁dis gu ised , ▁with ▁" very ▁fancy ▁trick ▁angles , ▁tren ch ▁co ats , ▁and ▁scenes ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁se ated ▁rather ▁than ▁standing ". ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁and ▁reception ▁ ▁" The ▁Host " ▁premier ed ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁on ▁September   2 3 ,   1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁broadcast ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁BBC ▁Two ▁on ▁September   4 ,   1 9 9 5 . ▁This ▁episode ▁earned ▁a ▁N iel sen ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 . 8 , ▁with ▁a ▁ 1