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
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, April 2
Fifteen Forever
Season 2 • Episode 19
Ex-police Capt. Dugan suspends retirement to probe three deaths.
Thursday, April 2
Ladybug, Ladybug
Season 2 • Episode 20
Tibbs searches for an arsonist under the scrutiny of acting police chief Dugan.
Thursday, April 2
The Pigwoman of Sparta
Season 2 • Episode 21
A local eccentric is linked to dismembered skeletons found on a rich recluse's estate.
Friday, April 3
Missing
Season 2 • Episode 22
Tibbs suspects Capt. Dugan knows more about Gillespie's kidnapping.
Friday, April 3
Rape
Season 3 • Episode 1
An acquaintance rapes Althea, but police don't have enough evidence to prosecute.
Friday, April 3
The Fairest of Them All
Season 3 • Episode 2
The investigation of a beauty contestant's death uncovers extortion and overambition.
Sunday, April 5
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, April 5
Intruders
Season 2 • Episode 14
Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.
Sunday, April 5
The Creek
Season 2 • Episode 15
An assault on a woman conjures up distressing memories for Tibbs and suspicions in Gillespie.
Sunday, April 5
Sister, Sister
Season 2 • Episode 16
Estranged sisters (Mary Crosby, Judith Chapman) fight over a man and their father's will.
Sunday, April 5
Walkout
Season 2 • Episode 17
An ambitious councilman won't support black workers who crossed an all-white picket line.
Sunday, April 5
Accused
Season 2 • Episode 18
Charges of rape against Bubba test the loyalties of Gillespie and Tibbs.
Monday, April 6
Murder Most Ancient
Season 3 • Episode 3
Gillespie investigates the murder of a man by his wife and her lover.
Monday, April 6
First Girl
Season 3 • Episode 4
Gillespie feels responsible for the death of his first black policewoman.
Monday, April 6
Crackdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Sweet tries to save a 14-year-old crack addict and jail her supplier.
Tuesday, April 7
Anniversary
Season 3 • Episode 6
Gillespie investigates Dugan's murder and impedes the visit of an endangered civil rights leader.
Tuesday, April 7
Time of the Stranger
Season 3 • Episode 7
Parker has a crush on a dance teacher linked to an unsolved death.
Tuesday, April 7
Vengeance
Season 3 • Episode 8
The widow and brothers of a man Bubba killed during a holdup seek revenge.
Wednesday, April 8
My Name Is Hank
Season 3 • Episode 9
A young Vietnamese robbery suspect may be the son of a former Sparta police officer.
Wednesday, April 8
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, April 8
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, April 9
Triangle
Season 3 • Episode 12
Gillespie tries to prevent a man who shot his wife and her lover from harming anyone else.
Thursday, April 9
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, April 9
December Days
Season 3 • Episode 14
A retired detective assists Gillespie's probe of a murder at a rest home; guest Louise Fletcher.
Friday, April 10
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, April 10
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, April 10
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.
Sunday, April 12
Fifteen Forever
Season 2 • Episode 19
Ex-police Capt. Dugan suspends retirement to probe three deaths.
Sunday, April 12
Ladybug, Ladybug
Season 2 • Episode 20
Tibbs searches for an arsonist under the scrutiny of acting police chief Dugan.
Sunday, April 12
The Pigwoman of Sparta
Season 2 • Episode 21
A local eccentric is linked to dismembered skeletons found on a rich recluse's estate.
Sunday, April 12
Missing
Season 2 • Episode 22
Tibbs suspects Capt. Dugan knows more about Gillespie's kidnapping.
Sunday, April 12
Rape
Season 3 • Episode 1
An acquaintance rapes Althea, but police don't have enough evidence to prosecute.
Sunday, April 12
The Fairest of Them All
Season 3 • Episode 2
The investigation of a beauty contestant's death uncovers extortion and overambition.
Monday, April 13
An Angry Woman
Season 3 • Episode 18
Gillespie investigates the hit-and-run death of a young woman.
Monday, April 13
Indiscretions
Season 3 • Episode 19
Althea does not know that a visiting friend is a fugitive from justice.
Monday, April 13
Night of the Killing
Season 3 • Episode 20
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over a black murder suspect, whose arrest causes racial strife.
Tuesday, April 14
Citizen Trundel
Season 3 • Episode 21
Gillespie appears to know who killed Councilwoman DeLong's sister.
Tuesday, April 14
Citizen Trundel
Season 3 • Episode 22
Gillespie won't pursue a murder case against a prominent citizen.
Tuesday, April 14
Brotherly Love
Season 4 • Episode 1
Tibbs is jailed in Philadelphia for murdering a cop; Bubba acts as Althea's birthing coach.
Wednesday, April 15
Brotherly Love
Season 4 • Episode 2
Tibbs is jailed in Philadelphia for murdering a cop; Bubba acts as Althea's birthing coach.
Wednesday, April 15
Lessons Learned
Season 4 • Episode 3
A father's apathy toward the murder of his hooker daughter shocks Gillespie.
Wednesday, April 15
Perversions of Justice
Season 4 • Episode 4
Gillespie must discreetly investigate a child-molestation claim against a fifth-grade teacher.
Thursday, April 16
... 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.
Thursday, April 16
Hearts of Gold
Season 4 • Episode 6
The murder of a prominent attorney is linked to Bubba's new love interest, a wealthy widow.
Thursday, April 16
Quick Fix
Season 4 • Episode 7
Evidence indicates a mentally impaired girl is the mother of an infant found in a shallow grave.
Friday, April 17
Homecoming
Season 4 • Episode 8
The investigation of a convict's murder is hindered by too many willing suspects.
Friday, April 17
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.
Friday, April 17
A Final Arrangement
Season 4 • Episode 10
All signs point to bookstore owner Carl Tibbitts as a suspect in his wife's murder.
Sunday, April 19
Murder Most Ancient
Season 3 • Episode 3
Gillespie investigates the murder of a man by his wife and her lover.
Sunday, April 19
First Girl
Season 3 • Episode 4
Gillespie feels responsible for the death of his first black policewoman.
Sunday, April 19
Crackdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Sweet tries to save a 14-year-old crack addict and jail her supplier.
Sunday, April 19
Anniversary
Season 3 • Episode 6
Gillespie investigates Dugan's murder and impedes the visit of an endangered civil rights leader.
Sunday, April 19
Time of the Stranger
Season 3 • Episode 7
Parker has a crush on a dance teacher linked to an unsolved death.
Sunday, April 19
Vengeance
Season 3 • Episode 8
The widow and brothers of a man Bubba killed during a holdup seek revenge.
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