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.
Monday, March 2
When the Music Stopped
Season 6 • Episode 9
A country singer accused of stealing songs accidentally kills his accuser.
Monday, March 2
Flowers From a Lady
Season 6 • Episode 10
DeLong warns Gillespie about a carjacking victim, who has taken a romantic interest in Bubba.
Monday, March 2
Private Sessions
Season 6 • Episode 11
A waitress under a psychiatrist's care dies mysteriously; Virgil's friend is a suspect.
Tuesday, March 3
Judgment Day
Season 6 • Episode 12
An ex-convict is accused of murdering a judge's (Ken Kercheval) alcoholic wife; guest Lois Chiles.
Tuesday, March 3
Falsely Accused
Season 6 • Episode 13
Arrested after harassing Gillespie and DeLong, a businessman accuses Sweet of soliciting a bribe.
Tuesday, March 3
A Step Removed
Season 6 • Episode 14
Parker's volatile, recently fired stepfather (Pat Hingle) is arrested for murdering his ex-boss.
Wednesday, March 4
Deadly Affection
Season 6 • Episode 15
A man's harassment of a tenant (Teri Austin) he once dated may be linked to a womanizer's murder.
Wednesday, March 4
The Leftover Man
Season 6 • Episode 16
Politician and his campaign manager stage assassination attempt.
Thursday, March 5
A Dish Best Served Cold
Season 6 • Episode 18
Gillespie is pressured to reopen a 20-year-old embezzlement case.
Thursday, March 5
Legacy
Season 6 • Episode 19
Black sharecropper's daughter arrives to claim father's property.
Thursday, March 5
Even Nice People
Season 6 • Episode 20
Local mobsters try to force Gillespie's daughter from her home.
Friday, March 6
Lake Winahatchie
Season 6 • Episode 21
Lana's (Christine Elise) inherited home plays an important part in a mob-related real estate scam.
Friday, March 6
A Correct Settling
Season 6 • Episode 22
Fearing loss of her son, Harriet agrees to help get her ex-husband's murder sentence reversed.
Friday, March 6
Child's Play
Season 7 • Episode 1
The city council replaces Bill with an ex-FBI agent (Carl Weathers).
Sunday, March 8
By Duty Bound
Season 8 • Episode 5
A murder suspect works for a businessman running against Gillespie for sheriff.
Sunday, March 8
Grow Old Along With Me (1 & 2)
Season 8 •
Gillespie and Forbes link a suspect to a witness of a hit-and-run fatality.
Sunday, March 8
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
A high-school girl's murder is investigated by Gillespie and Tubbs.
Monday, March 9
Hatton's Turn
Season 7 • Episode 2
Gillespie becomes sheriff; the murders of two Spartans link to a mentally impaired youth.
Monday, March 9
Hatton's Turn
Season 7 • Episode 3
Gillespie becomes sheriff; the murders of two Spartans link to a mentally impaired youth.
Monday, March 9
A Depraved Heart
Season 7 • Episode 4
Bubba's friend (Lisa Rieffel) is accused of killing the man who infected her with HIV.
Tuesday, March 10
Incident at Brewer's Pond
Season 7 • Episode 5
A mysterious caller leads police to a body at the bottom of a pond.
Tuesday, March 10
A Love Lost
Season 7 • Episode 6
Gillespie's daughter suspects her boyfriend is smuggling guns.
Tuesday, March 10
Singing the Blues
Season 7 • Episode 7
LuAnn learns her new boyfriend (Willie Gault) is involved with drug dealers.
Wednesday, March 11
Virgil Tibbs, Attorney at Law
Season 7 • Episode 8
Tibbs returns with a law degree, news of his failed marriage, and a murder suspect to defend.
Wednesday, March 11
Every Man's Family
Season 7 • Episode 9
Bubba races to Atlanta to care for his nephew (Chad Allen), who has overdosed on drugs.
Wednesday, March 11
A Baby Called Rocket
Season 7 • Episode 10
LuAnn becomes attached to an undernourished 4-month-old baby found in a crack house.
Thursday, March 12
Little Girl Lost
Season 7 • Episode 11
A woman with a history of drunken driving is involved in a girl's hit-and-run death.
Thursday, March 12
Your Own Kind
Season 7 • Episode 12
The sniper-shooting of a high-school track star may have been racially motivated.
Thursday, March 12
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Season 7 • Episode 13
Tibbs defends Parker against charges that he assaulted an ex-girlfriend's fiancé.
Friday, March 13
Maybelle Returns
Season 7 • Episode 14
A former madam's (Elizabeth Ashley) phone-sex business creates an uproar.
Friday, March 13
The Last Round
Season 7 • Episode 15
Forbes' fiancee delivers an ultimatum; a boxer Forbes has been grooming commits a burglary.
Friday, March 13
Ches and the Grand Lady
Season 7 • Episode 16
Someone threatens the life of Sparta blues singer Ches Collins.
Sunday, March 15
Road Kill
Season 1 • Episode 3
Gillespie and Tibbs have conflicting suspicions about a woman's murder.
Sunday, March 15
Fate
Season 1 • Episode 4
A black businessman bids for the town's newspaper amid rumors that he is romancing its publisher.
Sunday, March 15
Blind Spot
Season 1 • Episode 5
Seemingly random events become connected when Gillespie's friend is shot.
Sunday, March 15
Blind Spot
Season 1 • Episode 6
Though Tibbs was nearly killed, Gillespie still can't prove Epson is a drug trafficker.
Sunday, March 15
A Necessary Evil
Season 1 • Episode 7
A man's six wives become murder suspects when he dies of food poisoning.
Sunday, March 15
And Then You Die ...
Season 1 • Episode 8
An escaped killer and his girlfriend take Althea and a child hostage to ensure a getaway.
Monday, March 16
Conspiracy of One
Season 7 • Episode 17
Attorney Virgil Tibbs is caught between a client and the certainty that the man murdered his wife.
Monday, March 16
The Rabbi
Season 7 • Episode 18
A rabbi returns to Sparta, his hometown, and faces anti-Semitism.
Monday, March 16
Hard Choices
Season 7 • Episode 19
Harriet DeLong's son Eugene witnesses a robbery in which a store owner is wounded.
Tuesday, March 17
Time's Long Shadow
Season 7 • Episode 20
Harriet tries to stop construction at a site where pre-Civil War artifacts have been found.
Tuesday, March 17
Poor Relations
Season 7 • Episode 21
Parker's stepfather returns, pursued by murderous art thieves.
Tuesday, March 17
Dangerous Engagement
Season 7 • Episode 22
Harriet and Bill become targets of a crazed gunman on the eve of their wedding.
Wednesday, March 18
Give Me Your Life
Season 7 • Episode 23
Cult leader's (Peter Fonda) activities get Forbes' attention.
Wednesday, March 18
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.
Thursday, March 19
Who Was Geli Bendi?
Season 8 •
Only the sheriff knows the identity of an actress who has returned home to Sparta, Mississippi.
Thursday, March 19
By Duty Bound
Season 8 • Episode 5
A murder suspect works for a businessman running against Gillespie for sheriff.
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