In the Heat of the Night
- 1988 –1995
- Ended
- PG
★ 7.6 TMDB Rating · 70 votes
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.
- Created by
- James Lee Barrett
- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes
- 146
- Episode length
- ~1h
- First aired
- Mar 6, 1988
- Networks
- NBC, CBS
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of In the Heat of the Night
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
Where to Stream In the Heat of the Night by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Prime Video, Philo, TubiRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on TubiRent or buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia
- Streaming on MGM Amazon Channel
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Seasons
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Season 1
Mar 6, 1988
8 episodes
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Season 2
Dec 4, 1988
22 episodes
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Season 3
Oct 24, 1989
22 episodes
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Season 4
Sep 18, 1990
22 episodes
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Season 5
Oct 1, 1991
22 episodes
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Season 6
Oct 28, 1992
22 episodes
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Season 7
Sep 16, 1993
24 episodes
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Season 8
Oct 21, 1994
4 episodes
