In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1988 8 Seasons ⭐ 7.552
Crime Drama

In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.

Seasons

1. Pilot (1)

1988-03-06 • ⭐ 8.0

Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta and joins the police force as chief of detectives.His arrival is met with resistance from police chief Bill Gillespie - who resents having an offic…

2. Pilot (2)

1988-03-06 • ⭐ 8.0

The investigation into the brutal murders of a young girl and the suspect in her death, leads Tibbs and Gillespie to the son of one of Sparta's wealthiest and most influential cit…

3. Road Kill

1988-03-15 • ⭐ 8.0

The affair between the husband of a wealthy woman and her distant cousin leads to her murder. Virgil immediately suspects the pair.But he has a difficult time persuading Gillespie…

4. Fate

1988-03-22 • ⭐ 8.0

Racial tensions run high when a married white woman has an affair with a black businessman from New York.Meanwhile Virgil is not happy when the Chief enlists his aid in tracking d…

5. Blind Spot (1)

1988-03-29 • ⭐ 8.0

Virgil refuses to let go of a grudge against a wealthy former classmate who cheated him out of a scholarship.The man has promised city leaders that he will move his business to Sp…

6. Blind Spot (2)

1988-04-05 • ⭐ 8.0

An angry Gillespie seeks answers when an old friend is shot.And Virgil narrowly escapes death after trying to ascertain the real reason behind an old adversary's return to Sparta.…

7. A Necessary Evil

1988-04-12 • ⭐ 10.0

In this humorous episode Virgil and the Chief arrest a man for bigamy.It soon becomes a polygamy case after an endless parade of wives come to visit their husband.

8. ...And Then You Die

1988-05-03 • ⭐ 8.0

The Sparta police search for a killer and his girlfriend.But the case becomes personal when they take Althea and the grandson of one of the victims hostage.

Top Cast

Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
Alan Autry
Alan Autry
David Hart
David Hart
Hugh O'Connor
Hugh O'Connor
Crystal R. Fox
Crystal R. Fox
Denise Nicholas
Denise Nicholas
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers

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