In the Heat of the Night

TV Show19881sastar7.5(68)trending_up22
CrimeDrama
Creator:James Lee Barrett

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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StatusEnded
First AiredMarch 6, 1988
Last AiredMay 16, 1995
Episode Runtime1sa
Seasons8
Episodes146
TypeScripted
Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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CBS

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GenerationofSwine8/10

I know, I know, it doesn't really hold a candle to the movie does it? They are sort of two entirely different beasts and this film... well, it has a lot more of a Hill Street Blues with minimal racial commentary in it than something you would expect from "In the heat of the Night." But Carroll O'Connor sort of kicked butt in this. And you can see the change. If they held on to the racial tensio…

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In the Heat of the Night (1988)