In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, May 12
Dangerous Engagement
Season 7 • Episode 22
Harriet and Bill become targets of a crazed gunman on the eve of their wedding.
Sunday, May 12
Road Kill
Season 1 • Episode 3
Gillespie and Tibbs have conflicting suspicions about a woman's murder.
Monday, May 13
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
A high-school girl's murder is investigated by Gillespie and Tubbs.
Monday, May 13
Fate
Season 1 • Episode 4
A black businessman bids for the town's newspaper amid rumors that he is romancing its publisher.
Monday, May 13
Blind Spot
Season 1 • Episode 5
Seemingly random events become connected when Gillespie's friend is shot.
Monday, May 13
Blind Spot
Season 1 • Episode 6
Though Tibbs was nearly killed, Gillespie still can't prove Epson is a drug trafficker.
Monday, May 13
A Necessary Evil
Season 1 • Episode 7
A man's six wives become murder suspects when he dies of food poisoning.
Monday, May 13
Moseley's Lot
Season 5 • Episode 19
A man comes to his son's rescue when the lad is caught gambling with someone else's money.
Monday, May 13
Don't Look Back
Season 2 • Episode 1
Gillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.
Monday, May 13
Fifteen Forever
Season 2 • Episode 19
Ex-police Capt. Dugan suspends retirement to probe three deaths.
Monday, May 13
Ladybug, Ladybug
Season 2 • Episode 20
Tibbs searches for an arsonist under the scrutiny of acting police chief Dugan.
Monday, May 13
The Pigwoman of Sparta
Season 2 • Episode 21
A local eccentric is linked to dismembered skeletons found on a rich recluse's estate.
Tuesday, May 14
Don't Look Back
Season 2 • Episode 1
Gillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.
Tuesday, May 14
The Hammer and the Glove
Season 2 • Episode 4
Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.
Tuesday, May 14
Prisoners
Season 2 • Episode 5
A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.
Tuesday, May 14
Family Reunion
Season 5 • Episode 20
An ex-convict learns his wife has spent his cache of stolen cash.
Tuesday, May 14
Hot Nights
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.
Tuesday, May 14
Missing
Season 2 • Episode 22
Tibbs suspects Capt. Dugan knows more about Gillespie's kidnapping.
Tuesday, May 14
Rape
Season 3 • Episode 1
An acquaintance rapes Althea, but police don't have enough evidence to prosecute.
Tuesday, May 14
The Fairest of Them All
Season 3 • Episode 2
The investigation of a beauty contestant's death uncovers extortion and overambition.
Wednesday, May 15
Hot Nights
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.
Wednesday, May 15
Gunshots
Season 2 • Episode 7
Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.
Wednesday, May 15
Country Mouse, City Mouse
Season 2 • Episode 8
Virgil's niece and Bubba's nephew are determined to uncover the truth after they witness a crime.
Wednesday, May 15
Stranger in Town
Season 2 • Episode 9
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.
Wednesday, May 15
Sanctuary
Season 5 • Episode 21
Gillespie and Tibbs try to prevent a political refugee's extradition.
Wednesday, May 15
Tear Down the Walls
Season 2 • Episode 10
Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.
Wednesday, May 15
Murder Most Ancient
Season 3 • Episode 3
Gillespie investigates the murder of a man by his wife and her lover.
Wednesday, May 15
First Girl
Season 3 • Episode 4
Gillespie feels responsible for the death of his first black policewoman.
Wednesday, May 15
Crackdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Sweet tries to save a 14-year-old crack addict and jail her supplier.
Thursday, May 16
Tear Down the Walls
Season 2 • Episode 10
Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.
Thursday, May 16
A Trip Upstate
Season 2 • Episode 11
On the eve of his execution, a convict asks Gillespie a favor.
Thursday, May 16
AKA Kelly Kay
Season 2 • Episode 12
The menace of an escaped convict makes Joann disclose a shocking secret to Gillespie.
Thursday, May 16
These Things Take Time
Season 2 • Episode 13
The mother of an infant found dead in a trash bin may not be responsible for the crime.
Thursday, May 16
The Law on Trial
Season 5 • Episode 22
The sheriff argues that Tibbs and Gillespie's obstruction of justice led to Salazar's death.
Thursday, May 16
Intruders
Season 2 • Episode 14
Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.
Thursday, May 16
Anniversary
Season 3 • Episode 6
Gillespie investigates Dugan's murder and impedes the visit of an endangered civil rights leader.
Thursday, May 16
Time of the Stranger
Season 3 • Episode 7
Parker has a crush on a dance teacher linked to an unsolved death.
Thursday, May 16
Vengeance
Season 3 • Episode 8
The widow and brothers of a man Bubba killed during a holdup seek revenge.
Friday, May 17
Intruders
Season 2 • Episode 14
Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.
Friday, May 17
The Creek
Season 2 • Episode 15
An assault on a woman conjures up distressing memories for Tibbs and suspicions in Gillespie.
Friday, May 17
Sister, Sister
Season 2 • Episode 16
Estranged sisters (Mary Crosby, Judith Chapman) fight over a man and their father's will.
Friday, May 17
Walkout
Season 2 • Episode 17
An ambitious councilman won't support black workers who crossed an all-white picket line.
Friday, May 17
Brother's Keeper
Season 6 • Episode 3
Corbin (Crystal Fox) pursues her brother (Meshach Taylor), an ex-con who robbed a bar in town.
Friday, May 17
Accused
Season 2 • Episode 18
Charges of rape against Bubba test the loyalties of Gillespie and Tibbs.
Friday, May 17
My Name Is Hank
Season 3 • Episode 9
A young Vietnamese robbery suspect may be the son of a former Sparta police officer.
Friday, May 17
King's Ransom
Season 3 • Episode 10
A down-and-out boxer who witnessed a murder ignores Gillespie's advice to cooperate with the FBI.
Friday, May 17
Epitaph for a Lady
Season 3 • Episode 11
A doctor is murdered after his misdiagnosis causes the death of the wife of Gillespie's friend.
Saturday, May 18
Accused
Season 2 • Episode 18
Charges of rape against Bubba test the loyalties of Gillespie and Tibbs.
Saturday, May 18
Fifteen Forever
Season 2 • Episode 19
Ex-police Capt. Dugan suspends retirement to probe three deaths.
Saturday, May 18
Ladybug, Ladybug
Season 2 • Episode 20
Tibbs searches for an arsonist under the scrutiny of acting police chief Dugan.
Saturday, May 18
The Pigwoman of Sparta
Season 2 • Episode 21
A local eccentric is linked to dismembered skeletons found on a rich recluse's estate.
Sunday, May 19
Don't Look Back
Season 2 • Episode 1
Gillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.
Sunday, May 19
Rape
Season 3 • Episode 1
An acquaintance rapes Althea, but police don't have enough evidence to prosecute.
Sunday, May 19
The Fairest of Them All
Season 3 • Episode 2
The investigation of a beauty contestant's death uncovers extortion and overambition.
Sunday, May 19
Murder Most Ancient
Season 3 • Episode 3
Gillespie investigates the murder of a man by his wife and her lover.
Sunday, May 19
First Girl
Season 3 • Episode 4
Gillespie feels responsible for the death of his first black policewoman.
Sunday, May 19
Crackdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Sweet tries to save a 14-year-old crack addict and jail her supplier.
Sunday, May 19
Anniversary
Season 3 • Episode 6
Gillespie investigates Dugan's murder and impedes the visit of an endangered civil rights leader.
Sunday, May 19
Stranger in Town
Season 2 • Episode 9
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.
Sunday, May 19
Tear Down the Walls
Season 2 • Episode 10
Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.
Sunday, May 19
A Trip Upstate
Season 2 • Episode 11
On the eve of his execution, a convict asks Gillespie a favor.
Sunday, May 19
AKA Kelly Kay
Season 2 • Episode 12
The menace of an escaped convict makes Joann disclose a shocking secret to Gillespie.
Sunday, May 19
These Things Take Time
Season 2 • Episode 13
The mother of an infant found dead in a trash bin may not be responsible for the crime.
Sunday, May 19
Intruders
Season 2 • Episode 14
Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.
Sunday, May 19
The Creek
Season 2 • Episode 15
An assault on a woman conjures up distressing memories for Tibbs and suspicions in Gillespie.
Sunday, May 19
Sister, Sister
Season 2 • Episode 16
Estranged sisters (Mary Crosby, Judith Chapman) fight over a man and their father's will.
Sunday, May 19
Walkout
Season 2 • Episode 17
An ambitious councilman won't support black workers who crossed an all-white picket line.
Sunday, May 19
Don't Look Back
Season 2 • Episode 1
Gillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.
Monday, May 20
The Hammer and the Glove
Season 2 • Episode 4
Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.
Monday, May 20
Prisoners
Season 2 • Episode 5
A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.
Monday, May 20
Hot Nights
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.
Monday, May 20
Gunshots
Season 2 • Episode 7
Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.
Monday, May 20
Country Mouse, City Mouse
Season 2 • Episode 8
Virgil's niece and Bubba's nephew are determined to uncover the truth after they witness a crime.
Monday, May 20
Stranger in Town
Season 2 • Episode 9
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.
Monday, May 20
A Small War
Season 6 • Episode 1
Gillespie's affair with DeLong draws her son's wrath, which confirms her concerns.
Monday, May 20
Triangle
Season 3 • Episode 12
Gillespie tries to prevent a man who shot his wife and her lover from harming anyone else.
Monday, May 20
Hello in There
Season 3 • Episode 13
A councilwoman tries art therapy on a mute boy who may have witnessed his father's murder.
Monday, May 20
December Days
Season 3 • Episode 14
A retired detective assists Gillespie's probe of a murder at a rest home; guest Louise Fletcher.
Tuesday, May 21
A Small War
Season 6 • Episode 2
Eugene (Rugg Williams) agrees to identify the killers, over his mother's objections.
Tuesday, May 21
A Loss of Innocence
Season 3 • Episode 15
Problems arise when a teenage girl's father is found dead and her mother is reported missing.
Tuesday, May 21
Bubba's Baby
Season 3 • Episode 16
The search for the parents of an abandoned baby leads Gillespie on a trail of blackmail and murder.
Tuesday, May 21
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Season 3 • Episode 17
The madam (Diane Ladd) of a traveling bordello is suspected of murdering a preacher who opposed her.
Wednesday, May 22
A Frenzied Affair
Season 6 • Episode 4
A man is accused of killing his teen stepdaughter's married lover; guest Allan Arbus.
Wednesday, May 22
An Angry Woman
Season 3 • Episode 18
Gillespie investigates the hit-and-run death of a young woman.
Wednesday, May 22
Indiscretions
Season 3 • Episode 19
Althea does not know that a visiting friend is a fugitive from justice.
Wednesday, May 22
Night of the Killing
Season 3 • Episode 20
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over a black murder suspect, whose arrest causes racial strife.
Thursday, May 23
Discovery
Season 6 • Episode 5
The suicide of an ex-boyfriend pushes Althea to the brink of a nervous breakdown; guest Allan Arbus.
Thursday, May 23
Citizen Trundel
Season 3 • Episode 21
Gillespie appears to know who killed Councilwoman DeLong's sister.
Thursday, May 23
Citizen Trundel
Season 3 • Episode 22
Gillespie won't pursue a murder case against a prominent citizen.
Thursday, May 23
Brotherly Love
Season 4 • Episode 1
Tibbs is jailed in Philadelphia for murdering a cop; Bubba acts as Althea's birthing coach.
Friday, May 24
Random's Child
Season 6 • Episode 6
Gillespie's estranged daughter from a brief romance returns to Sparta to settle her mother's estate.
Friday, May 24
Brotherly Love
Season 4 • Episode 2
Tibbs is jailed in Philadelphia for murdering a cop; Bubba acts as Althea's birthing coach.
Friday, May 24
Lessons Learned
Season 4 • Episode 3
A father's apathy toward the murder of his hooker daughter shocks Gillespie.
Friday, May 24
Perversions of Justice
Season 4 • Episode 4
Gillespie must discreetly investigate a child-molestation claim against a fifth-grade teacher.
Sunday, May 26
Time of the Stranger
Season 3 • Episode 7
Parker has a crush on a dance teacher linked to an unsolved death.
Sunday, May 26
Vengeance
Season 3 • Episode 8
The widow and brothers of a man Bubba killed during a holdup seek revenge.
Sunday, May 26
My Name Is Hank
Season 3 • Episode 9
A young Vietnamese robbery suspect may be the son of a former Sparta police officer.
Sunday, May 26
King's Ransom
Season 3 • Episode 10
A down-and-out boxer who witnessed a murder ignores Gillespie's advice to cooperate with the FBI.
Sunday, May 26
Epitaph for a Lady
Season 3 • Episode 11
A doctor is murdered after his misdiagnosis causes the death of the wife of Gillespie's friend.
Sunday, May 26
Triangle
Season 3 • Episode 12
Gillespie tries to prevent a man who shot his wife and her lover from harming anyone else.
Monday, May 27
An Occupational Hazard
Season 6 • Episode 7
An unemployed man is accused of murdering his wife's boss, who was sexually harassing her.
Monday, May 27
... And Justice for Some
Season 4 • Episode 5
Gillespie and Tibbs clash over turning a hit-and-run driver/drug dealer over to the FBI.
Monday, May 27
Hearts of Gold
Season 4 • Episode 6
The murder of a prominent attorney is linked to Bubba's new love interest, a wealthy widow.
Monday, May 27
Quick Fix
Season 4 • Episode 7
Evidence indicates a mentally impaired girl is the mother of an infant found in a shallow grave.
Tuesday, May 28
Last Rights
Season 6 • Episode 8
The doctor (Earl Holliman) of Virgil's terminally ill aunt is suspected of mercy killings.
Tuesday, May 28
Homecoming
Season 4 • Episode 8
The investigation of a convict's murder is hindered by too many willing suspects.
Tuesday, May 28
A Problem Too Personal
Season 4 • Episode 9
Gillespie tries to remain aloof in the prosecution of Harriet DeLong's ex, for robbery and murder.
Tuesday, May 28
A Final Arrangement
Season 4 • Episode 10
All signs point to bookstore owner Carl Tibbitts as a suspect in his wife's murder.
Wednesday, May 29
When the Music Stopped
Season 6 • Episode 9
A country singer accused of stealing songs accidentally kills his accuser.
Wednesday, May 29
Family Matters
Season 4 • Episode 11
Tibbs' attempts to reconcile family members stall when his cousin is implicated in a crime.
Wednesday, May 29
Bounty Hunter
Season 4 • Episode 12
Gillespie tries to stop a bounty hunter from killing a man wanted for a rich woman's murder.
Wednesday, May 29
Blessings
Season 4 • Episode 13
A reporter with questionable motives makes Gillespie the subject of an article.
Thursday, May 30
Flowers From a Lady
Season 6 • Episode 10
DeLong warns Gillespie about a carjacking victim, who has taken a romantic interest in Bubba.
Thursday, May 30
Shine on Sparta Moon
Season 4 • Episode 14
An accident blinds a high school football star and kills his girlfriend.
Thursday, May 30
Execution of Trust
Season 4 • Episode 15
Gillespie must pry a confessed killer's name from a psychiatrist.