TV series

In the Heat of the Night

1988★ 7.6 · 68Ended8 seasonsCrimeDrama

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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Trailer · Weekday Action Block - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

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Cast

Carroll O'Connor
as Bill Gillespie

Alan Autry
as Bubba Skinner

David Hart
as Parker Williams

Hugh O'Connor
as Lonnie Jamison

Crystal R. Fox
as Luann Corbin

Denise Nicholas
as Harriet DeLong

Carl Weathers
as Hampton Forbes

Crew

Fred Silverman
Producer

Carroll O'Connor
Producer

John Ball
Characters

Seasons

Season 1

Episodes: 8

Season 2

Episodes: 22

Season 3

Episodes: 22

Season 4

Episodes: 22

Season 5

Episodes: 22

Season 6

Episodes: 22

Season 7

Episodes: 24

Season 8

Episodes: 4

Information

Community

7.6/ 10

68 TMDB votes

7.6

Created by: James Lee Barrett

First air date: 1988-03-06

Show status: Ended

Genres

CrimeDrama

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