
Series
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · 8 seasons · Crime · Drama
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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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Cast

Carroll O'Connor
Bill Gillespie

Alan Autry
Bubba Skinner

David Hart
Parker Williams

Hugh O'Connor
Lonnie Jamison

Crystal R. Fox
Luann Corbin

Denise Nicholas
Harriet DeLong

Carl Weathers
Hampton Forbes
Crew
- Fred SilvermanProducer
- Carroll O'ConnorProducer
Media
Details
- First aired
- March 6, 1988
- Last aired
- May 16, 1995
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 146
- Rated
- PG
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
Seasons
- Season 18 episodes · 1988

- Season 222 episodes · 1988

- Season 322 episodes · 1989

- Season 422 episodes · 1990

- Season 522 episodes · 1991

- Season 622 episodes · 1992

- Season 724 episodes · 1993

- Season 84 episodes · 1994

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