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Series · Crime, Drama

In the Heat of the Night (1988)Season 1

★ 7.6 · 70 votes8 seasons · 146 episodesCrime, Drama1988

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.

Creator
James Lee Barrett
Writers
John Ball, Joe Gannon, Nancy Bond
Network
NBC, CBS
Country
United States
Language
English
First aired
March 6, 1988
Status
Ended

Cast

  • Carroll O'ConnorBill Gillespie
  • Alan AutryBubba Skinner
  • David HartParker Williams
  • Hugh O'ConnorLonnie Jamison
  • Howard RollinsVirgil Tibbs
  • Anne-Marie JohnsonAlthea Tibbs
  • Geoffrey ThorneWilson Sweet
  • Crystal R. FoxLuann Corbin
  • Denise NicholasHarriet DeLong
  • Carl WeathersHampton Forbes
  • Lois NettletonJoanne St. John
  • Afemo OmilamiJimmy Dawes
  • Christian LeBlancJunior Abernathy
  • Burgess MeredithJudge Cully
  • Franklin Cover
  • Bruce Kirby
  • Terry HobbsLaine Paxton / Boy #1
  • James WilliamsonRick (uncredited)
  • Jennifer Bassey
  • Kevin McCarthy

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: Pilot (1)1 h · Mar 6, 1988
  2. Episode 2: Pilot (2)1 h · Mar 6, 1988
  3. Episode 3: Road Kill1 h · Mar 15, 1988
  4. Episode 4: Fate1 h · Mar 22, 1988
  5. Episode 5: Blind Spot (1)1 h · Mar 29, 1988
  6. Episode 6: Blind Spot (2)1 h · Apr 5, 1988
  7. Episode 7: A Necessary Evil1 h · Apr 12, 1988
  8. Episode 8: ...And Then You Die1 h · May 3, 1988
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