In the Heat of the Night (1988)
TVPG
Crime drama
Mystery
Based on the classic film, a police chief and his team tackle crime and social issues in the small town of Sparta, Mississippi, navigating racial tensions and personal dramas.
Cast & Crew
Carroll O'Connor William Gillespie
Howard E. Rollins Virgil Tibbs
Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs
Alan Autry Bubba Skinner
Denise Nicholas Harriet DeLong
David Hart Parker Williams
Hugh O'Connor Lonnie Jamison
Christian LeBlanc Junior Abernathy
Lois Nettleton Joanne St. John
Fred Silverman Executive Producer
⨁Full Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, August 26
Don't Look Back
Season 2 • Episode 2
As Tibbs and Gillespie fight for control of the department, a murderer stalks Gillespie.
Tuesday, August 26
Blind Spot
Season 1 • Episode 6
Though Tibbs was nearly killed, Gillespie still can't prove Epson is a drug trafficker.
Tuesday, August 26
A Necessary Evil
Season 1 • Episode 7
A man's six wives become murder suspects when he dies of food poisoning.
Tuesday, August 26
And Then You Die ...
Season 1 • Episode 8
An escaped killer and his girlfriend take Althea and a child hostage to ensure a getaway.
Wednesday, August 27
Family Secrets
Season 2 • Episode 3
A woman's (Susan Blakely) claim she murdered her father because of incest shocks Gillespie.
Wednesday, August 27
Don't Look Back
Season 2 •
Gillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.
Wednesday, August 27
Family Secrets
Season 2 • Episode 3
A woman's (Susan Blakely) claim she murdered her father because of incest shocks Gillespie.
Thursday, August 28
The Hammer and the Glove
Season 2 • Episode 4
Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.
Thursday, August 28
The Hammer and the Glove
Season 2 • Episode 4
Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.
Thursday, August 28
Prisoners
Season 2 • Episode 5
A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.
Thursday, August 28
Hot Nights
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.
Friday, August 29
Prisoners
Season 2 • Episode 5
A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.
Friday, August 29
Gunshots
Season 2 • Episode 7
Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.
Friday, August 29
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.
Friday, August 29
Stranger in Town
Season 2 • Episode 9
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.
Sunday, August 31
Conspiracy of One
Season 7 • Episode 17
Attorney Virgil Tibbs is caught between a client and the certainty that the man murdered his wife.
Sunday, August 31
The Rabbi
Season 7 • Episode 18
A rabbi returns to Sparta, his hometown, and faces anti-Semitism.
Sunday, August 31
Hard Choices
Season 7 • Episode 19
Harriet DeLong's son Eugene witnesses a robbery in which a store owner is wounded.
Sunday, August 31
Time's Long Shadow
Season 7 • Episode 20
Harriet tries to stop construction at a site where pre-Civil War artifacts have been found.
Sunday, August 31
Poor Relations
Season 7 • Episode 21
Parker's stepfather returns, pursued by murderous art thieves.
Sunday, August 31
Dangerous Engagement
Season 7 • Episode 22
Harriet and Bill become targets of a crazed gunman on the eve of their wedding.
Monday, September 1
Hot Nights
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.
Monday, September 1
Tear Down the Walls
Season 2 • Episode 10
Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.
Monday, September 1
A Trip Upstate
Season 2 • Episode 11
On the eve of his execution, a convict asks Gillespie a favor.
Monday, September 1
AKA Kelly Kay
Season 2 • Episode 12
The menace of an escaped convict makes Joann disclose a shocking secret to Gillespie.
Tuesday, September 2
Gunshots
Season 2 • Episode 7
Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.
Tuesday, September 2
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.
Tuesday, September 2
Intruders
Season 2 • Episode 14
Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.
Tuesday, September 2
The Creek
Season 2 • Episode 15
An assault on a woman conjures up distressing memories for Tibbs and suspicions in Gillespie.
Wednesday, September 3
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, September 3
Sister, Sister
Season 2 • Episode 16
Estranged sisters (Mary Crosby, Judith Chapman) fight over a man and their father's will.
Wednesday, September 3
Walkout
Season 2 • Episode 17
An ambitious councilman won't support black workers who crossed an all-white picket line.
Wednesday, September 3
Accused
Season 2 • Episode 18
Charges of rape against Bubba test the loyalties of Gillespie and Tibbs.
Thursday, September 4
Stranger in Town
Season 2 • Episode 9
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.
Thursday, September 4
Fifteen Forever
Season 2 • Episode 19
Ex-police Capt. Dugan suspends retirement to probe three deaths.
Thursday, September 4
Ladybug, Ladybug
Season 2 • Episode 20
Tibbs searches for an arsonist under the scrutiny of acting police chief Dugan.
Thursday, September 4
The Pigwoman of Sparta
Season 2 • Episode 21
A local eccentric is linked to dismembered skeletons found on a rich recluse's estate.
Friday, September 5
Tear Down the Walls
Season 2 • Episode 10
Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.
Friday, September 5
Missing
Season 2 • Episode 22
Tibbs suspects Capt. Dugan knows more about Gillespie's kidnapping.
Friday, September 5
Rape
Season 3 • Episode 1
An acquaintance rapes Althea, but police don't have enough evidence to prosecute.
Friday, September 5
The Fairest of Them All
Season 3 • Episode 2
The investigation of a beauty contestant's death uncovers extortion and overambition.
Sunday, September 7
Give Me Your Life
Season 7 • Episode 23
Cult leader's (Peter Fonda) activities get Forbes' attention.
Sunday, September 7
A Matter of Justice (Pt. 1 & 2)
Season 8 •
The trail of a serial killer leads the sheriff and police chief to a citizen in Sparta, Miss.
Sunday, September 7
Who Was Geli Bendi?
Season 8 •
Only the sheriff knows the identity of an actress who has returned home to Sparta, Mississippi.
Monday, September 8
A Trip Upstate
Season 2 • Episode 11
On the eve of his execution, a convict asks Gillespie a favor.
Monday, September 8
Murder Most Ancient
Season 3 • Episode 3
Gillespie investigates the murder of a man by his wife and her lover.
Monday, September 8
First Girl
Season 3 • Episode 4
Gillespie feels responsible for the death of his first black policewoman.
Monday, September 8
Crackdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Sweet tries to save a 14-year-old crack addict and jail her supplier.
Tuesday, September 9
AKA Kelly Kay
Season 2 • Episode 12
The menace of an escaped convict makes Joann disclose a shocking secret to Gillespie.
Tuesday, September 9
Anniversary
Season 3 • Episode 6
Gillespie investigates Dugan's murder and impedes the visit of an endangered civil rights leader.
Tuesday, September 9
Time of the Stranger
Season 3 • Episode 7
Parker has a crush on a dance teacher linked to an unsolved death.
Tuesday, September 9
Vengeance
Season 3 • Episode 8
The widow and brothers of a man Bubba killed during a holdup seek revenge.
Wednesday, September 10
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.
Wednesday, September 10
My Name Is Hank
Season 3 • Episode 9
A young Vietnamese robbery suspect may be the son of a former Sparta police officer.
Wednesday, September 10
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.
Wednesday, September 10
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.
Thursday, September 11
Intruders
Season 2 • Episode 14
Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.
Thursday, September 11
Triangle
Season 3 • Episode 12
Gillespie tries to prevent a man who shot his wife and her lover from harming anyone else.
Thursday, September 11
Hello in There
Season 3 • Episode 13
A councilwoman tries art therapy on a mute boy who may have witnessed his father's murder.
Thursday, September 11
December Days
Season 3 • Episode 14
A retired detective assists Gillespie's probe of a murder at a rest home; guest Louise Fletcher.
Friday, September 12
The Creek
Season 2 • Episode 15
An assault on a woman conjures up distressing memories for Tibbs and suspicions in Gillespie.
Friday, September 12
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.
Friday, September 12
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.
Friday, September 12
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.
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