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In the Heat of the Night (1988)

Mar 6, 1988 · 8 seasons · 146 episodes

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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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Series cast

  • Carroll O'Connor Carroll O'Connor Bill Gillespie 146 episodes
  • Alan Autry Alan Autry Bubba Skinner 146 episodes
  • David Hart David Hart Parker Williams 146 episodes
  • Hugh O'Connor Hugh O'Connor Lonnie Jamison 146 episodes
  • Howard Rollins Howard Rollins Virgil Tibbs 119 episodes
  • Anne-Marie Johnson Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs 118 episodes
  • Geoffrey Thorne Geoffrey Thorne Wilson Sweet 118 episodes
  • Crystal R. Fox Crystal R. Fox Luann Corbin 116 episodes
  • Denise Nicholas Denise Nicholas Harriet DeLong 116 episodes
  • Carl Weathers Carl Weathers Hampton Forbes 28 episodes
  • Lois Nettleton Lois Nettleton Joanne St. John 22 episodes
  • Afemo Omilami Afemo Omilami Walker Harris 9 episodes
  • Christian LeBlanc Christian LeBlanc Junior Abernathy 8 episodes
  • Burgess Meredith Burgess Meredith Judge Cully 3 episodes
  • Franklin Cover Franklin Cover 2 episodes
  • Bruce Kirby Bruce Kirby 2 episodes

Seasons

  • Poster for In the Heat of the Night, Season 1 Season 1 Mar 1988 · 8 episodes
  • Poster for In the Heat of the Night, Season 2 Season 2 Dec 1988 · 22 episodes
  • Poster for In the Heat of the Night, Season 3 Season 3 Oct 1989 · 22 episodes
  • Poster for In the Heat of the Night, Season 4 Season 4 Sep 1990 · 22 episodes
  • Poster for In the Heat of the Night, Season 5 Season 5 Oct 1991 · 22 episodes
  • Poster for In the Heat of the Night, Season 6 Season 6 Oct 1992 · 22 episodes
  • Poster for In the Heat of the Night, Season 7 Season 7 Sep 1993 · 24 episodes
  • Poster for In the Heat of the Night, Season 8 Season 8 Oct 1994 · 4 episodes

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