Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: March 6, 1988
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 146
Networks: NBC, CBS
Genres: Crime, Drama

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In the Heat of the Night(1988)

TMDB Rating: 7.5 (63 votes)

Overview

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.

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Season 1

8 episodes • 1988

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Pilot (1)	Mar 6, 1988
2	Pilot (2)	Mar 6, 1988
3	Road Kill	Mar 15, 1988
4	Fate	Mar 22, 1988
5	Blind Spot (1)	Mar 29, 1988
6	Blind Spot (2)	Apr 5, 1988
7	A Necessary Evil	Apr 12, 1988
8	...And Then You Die	May 3, 1988

Season 2

22 episodes • 1988

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Don't Look Back (1)	Dec 4, 1988
2	Don't Look Back (2)	Dec 4, 1988
3	Family Secret	Dec 6, 1988
4	The Hammer and the Glove	Dec 13, 1988
5	Prisoners	Dec 20, 1988
6	Hot Nights	Dec 27, 1988
7	Gunshots	Jan 3, 1989
8	Country Mouse, City Mouse	Jan 10, 1989
9	Stranger in Town	Jan 17, 1989
10	Tear Down the Walls	Jan 31, 1989
11	A Trip Upstate	Feb 7, 1989
12	A.k.a Kelly Kay	Feb 14, 1989
13	These Things Take Time	Feb 21, 1989
14	Intruders	Mar 7, 1989
15	The Creek	Mar 14, 1989
16	Sister, Sister	Mar 21, 1989
17	Walkout	Mar 28, 1989
18	Accused	Apr 4, 1989
19	Fifteen, Forever	Apr 25, 1989
20	Ladybug, Ladybug	May 2, 1989
21	The Pig Woman of Sparta	May 9, 1989
22	Missing	May 16, 1989

Season 3

22 episodes • 1989

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Rape	Oct 24, 1989
2	Fairest of Them All	Oct 31, 1989
3	Murder Most Ancient	Nov 7, 1989
4	First Girl	Nov 14, 1989
5	Crackdown	Nov 21, 1989
6	Anniversary	Nov 28, 1989
7	Time of the Stranger	Dec 5, 1989
8	Vengeance	Dec 12, 1989
9	My Name is Hank	Dec 19, 1989
10	King's Ransom	Jan 2, 1990
11	Epitaph for a Lady	Jan 16, 1990
12	Triangle	Jan 23, 1990
13	Hello in There	Jan 30, 1990
14	December Days	Feb 13, 1990
15	A Loss of Innocence	Feb 20, 1990
16	Bubba's Baby	Feb 27, 1990
17	Home is Where The Heart Is	Mar 6, 1990
18	An Angry Woman	Mar 13, 1990
19	Indiscretions	Mar 20, 1990
20	Night of the Killing	Mar 27, 1990
21	Citizen Trundel (1)	May 1, 1990
22	Citizen Trundel (2)	May 8, 1990

Season 4

22 episodes • 1990

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Brotherly Love (1)	Sep 18, 1990
2	Brotherly Love (2)	Sep 18, 1990
3	Lessons Learned	Sep 25, 1990
4	Perversions of Justice	Oct 2, 1990
5	And Justice For Some	Oct 23, 1990
6	Hearts of Gold	Oct 30, 1990
7	Quick Fix	Nov 6, 1990
8	Homecoming	Nov 13, 1990
9	A Problem Too Personal	Nov 20, 1990
10	A Final Arrangement	Nov 27, 1990
11	Family Matters	Dec 4, 1990
12	Bounty Hunter	Dec 11, 1990
13	Blessings	Dec 18, 1990
14	Shine on Sparta Moon	Jan 8, 1991
15	Execution of Trust	Jan 15, 1991
16	Child of Promise	Feb 5, 1991
17	Paper Castles	Feb 12, 1991
18	Laid to Waste	Feb 19, 1991
19	First Deadly Sin	Feb 26, 1991
20	Just A Country Boy	Mar 19, 1991
21	No Other Road	Mar 26, 1991
22	A Turning	Apr 30, 1991

Season 5

22 episodes • 1991

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Woman Much Admired	Oct 1, 1991
2	Baby for Sale	Oct 8, 1991
3	Obsession	Oct 22, 1991
4	Liar's Poker	Oct 29, 1991
5	Ruda's Awakening	Nov 5, 1991
6	Unfinished Business	Nov 12, 1991
7	The More Thing's Change	Nov 19, 1991
8	Sweet, Sweet Blues	Nov 26, 1991
9	Sparta Gold	Dec 3, 1991
10	An Eye for an Eye	Dec 10, 1991
11	The Littlest Victim	Dec 17, 1991
12	The Landlord	Jan 7, 1992
13	Fool for Love	Jan 14, 1992
14	Love, Honor and Obey	Feb 4, 1992
15	Odessa	Feb 11, 1992
16	A Time to Trust	Feb 18, 1992
17	By Means Most Foul	Feb 25, 1992
18	Trundel's Will Be Done	Mar 3, 1992
19	Moseley's Lot	Mar 31, 1992
20	Family Reunion	Apr 7, 1992
21	Sanctuary	May 12, 1992
22	The Law on Trial	May 19, 1992

Season 6

22 episodes • 1992

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Small War (1)	Oct 28, 1992
2	A Small War (2)	Nov 4, 1992
3	Brother's Keeper	Nov 11, 1992
4	A Frenzied Affair	Nov 18, 1992
5	Discovery	Nov 18, 1992
6	Random's Child	Nov 25, 1992
7	An Occupational Hazard	Dec 2, 1992
8	Last Rites	Dec 9, 1992
9	When the Music Stopped	Dec 16, 1992
10	Flowers from a Lady	Jan 6, 1993
11	Private Sessions	Jan 13, 1993
12	Judgement Day	Jan 20, 1993
13	Falsely Accused	Feb 3, 1993
14	A Step Removed	Feb 10, 1993
15	A Deadly Affection	Feb 17, 1993
16	The Leftover Man (1)	Mar 3, 1993
17	The Leftover Man (2)	Mar 3, 1993
18	A Dish Best Served Cold	Mar 17, 1993
19	Legacy	Mar 24, 1993
20	Even Nice People	Apr 28, 1993
21	Lake Winahatchie	May 5, 1993
22	A Correct Settling	May 12, 1993

Season 7

24 episodes • 1993Avg: 2.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Child's Play	Sep 16, 1993	0.0
2	Hatton's Turn (1)	Sep 18, 1993	0.0
3	Hatton's Turn (2)	Sep 18, 1993	0.0
4	A Depraved Heart	Sep 23, 1993	0.0
5	Incident at Brewer's Pond	Sep 30, 1993	0.0
6	A Love Lost	Oct 14, 1993	0.0
7	Singin' the Blues	Oct 28, 1993	0.0
8	Virgil Tibbs, Attorney at Law	Nov 4, 1993	0.0
9	Every Man's Family	Nov 10, 1993	0.0
10	A Baby Called Rocket	Nov 25, 1993	2.0
11	Little Girl Lost	Dec 9, 1993	0.0
12	Your Own Kind	Dec 16, 1993	0.0
13	Good Cop, Bad Cop	Jan 6, 1994	0.0
14	Maybelle Returns	Jan 12, 1994	0.0
15	The Last Round	Jan 19, 1994	0.0
16	Ches and the Grand Lady	Jan 26, 1994	0.0
17	Conspiracy of One	Feb 2, 1994	0.0
18	The Rabbi	Feb 9, 1994	0.0
19	Hard Choices	Mar 9, 1994	0.0
20	Time's Long Shadow	Mar 16, 1994	0.0
21	Poor Relations	Mar 30, 1994	0.0
22	Dangerous Engagement	May 4, 1994	0.0
23	In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life	May 11, 1994	0.0
24	Give Me Your Life (2)	May 11, 1994	0.0

Season 8

4 episodes • 1994

#	Episode	Air Date
1	In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice	Oct 21, 1994
2	Who Was Geli Bendl ?	Dec 9, 1994
3	By Duty Bound	Feb 17, 1995
4	Grow Old Along with Me	May 16, 1995

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