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.
Friday, January 16
The Hammer and the Glove
Season 2 • Episode 4
Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.
Friday, January 16
Prisoners
Season 2 • Episode 5
A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.
Friday, January 16
Hot Nights
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.
Sunday, January 18
When the Music Stopped
Season 6 • Episode 9
A country singer accused of stealing songs accidentally kills his accuser.
Sunday, January 18
Flowers From a Lady
Season 6 • Episode 10
DeLong warns Gillespie about a carjacking victim, who has taken a romantic interest in Bubba.
Sunday, January 18
Private Sessions
Season 6 • Episode 11
A waitress under a psychiatrist's care dies mysteriously; Virgil's friend is a suspect.
Sunday, January 18
Judgment Day
Season 6 • Episode 12
An ex-convict is accused of murdering a judge's (Ken Kercheval) alcoholic wife; guest Lois Chiles.
Sunday, January 18
Falsely Accused
Season 6 • Episode 13
Arrested after harassing Gillespie and DeLong, a businessman accuses Sweet of soliciting a bribe.
Sunday, January 18
A Step Removed
Season 6 • Episode 14
Parker's volatile, recently fired stepfather (Pat Hingle) is arrested for murdering his ex-boss.
Monday, January 19
Gunshots
Season 2 • Episode 7
Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.
Monday, January 19
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, January 19
Stranger in Town
Season 2 • Episode 9
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.
Tuesday, January 20
Tear Down the Walls
Season 2 • Episode 10
Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.
Tuesday, January 20
A Trip Upstate
Season 2 • Episode 11
On the eve of his execution, a convict asks Gillespie a favor.
Tuesday, January 20
AKA Kelly Kay
Season 2 • Episode 12
The menace of an escaped convict makes Joann disclose a shocking secret to Gillespie.
Wednesday, January 21
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, January 21
Intruders
Season 2 • Episode 14
Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.
Wednesday, January 21
The Creek
Season 2 • Episode 15
An assault on a woman conjures up distressing memories for Tibbs and suspicions in Gillespie.
Thursday, January 22
Sister, Sister
Season 2 • Episode 16
Estranged sisters (Mary Crosby, Judith Chapman) fight over a man and their father's will.
Thursday, January 22
Walkout
Season 2 • Episode 17
An ambitious councilman won't support black workers who crossed an all-white picket line.
Thursday, January 22
Accused
Season 2 • Episode 18
Charges of rape against Bubba test the loyalties of Gillespie and Tibbs.
Friday, January 23
Fifteen Forever
Season 2 • Episode 19
Ex-police Capt. Dugan suspends retirement to probe three deaths.
Friday, January 23
Ladybug, Ladybug
Season 2 • Episode 20
Tibbs searches for an arsonist under the scrutiny of acting police chief Dugan.
Friday, January 23
The Pigwoman of Sparta
Season 2 • Episode 21
A local eccentric is linked to dismembered skeletons found on a rich recluse's estate.
Sunday, January 25
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.
Sunday, January 25
The Leftover Man
Season 6 • Episode 16
Politician and his campaign manager stage assassination attempt.
Sunday, January 25
A Dish Best Served Cold
Season 6 • Episode 18
Gillespie is pressured to reopen a 20-year-old embezzlement case.
Sunday, January 25
Legacy
Season 6 • Episode 19
Black sharecropper's daughter arrives to claim father's property.
Sunday, January 25
Even Nice People
Season 6 • Episode 20
Local mobsters try to force Gillespie's daughter from her home.
Monday, January 26
Missing
Season 2 • Episode 22
Tibbs suspects Capt. Dugan knows more about Gillespie's kidnapping.
Monday, January 26
Rape
Season 3 • Episode 1
An acquaintance rapes Althea, but police don't have enough evidence to prosecute.
Monday, January 26
The Fairest of Them All
Season 3 • Episode 2
The investigation of a beauty contestant's death uncovers extortion and overambition.
Tuesday, January 27
Murder Most Ancient
Season 3 • Episode 3
Gillespie investigates the murder of a man by his wife and her lover.
Tuesday, January 27
First Girl
Season 3 • Episode 4
Gillespie feels responsible for the death of his first black policewoman.
Tuesday, January 27
Crackdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Sweet tries to save a 14-year-old crack addict and jail her supplier.
Wednesday, January 28
Anniversary
Season 3 • Episode 6
Gillespie investigates Dugan's murder and impedes the visit of an endangered civil rights leader.
Wednesday, January 28
Time of the Stranger
Season 3 • Episode 7
Parker has a crush on a dance teacher linked to an unsolved death.
Wednesday, January 28
Vengeance
Season 3 • Episode 8
The widow and brothers of a man Bubba killed during a holdup seek revenge.
Thursday, January 29
My Name Is Hank
Season 3 • Episode 9
A young Vietnamese robbery suspect may be the son of a former Sparta police officer.
Thursday, January 29
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.
Thursday, January 29
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.
Friday, January 30
Triangle
Season 3 • Episode 12
Gillespie tries to prevent a man who shot his wife and her lover from harming anyone else.
Friday, January 30
Hello in There
Season 3 • Episode 13
A councilwoman tries art therapy on a mute boy who may have witnessed his father's murder.
Friday, January 30
December Days
Season 3 • Episode 14
A retired detective assists Gillespie's probe of a murder at a rest home; guest Louise Fletcher.
Sunday, February 1
Lake Winahatchie
Season 6 • Episode 21
Lana's (Christine Elise) inherited home plays an important part in a mob-related real estate scam.
Sunday, February 1
A Correct Settling
Season 6 • Episode 22
Fearing loss of her son, Harriet agrees to help get her ex-husband's murder sentence reversed.
Sunday, February 1
Child's Play
Season 7 • Episode 1
The city council replaces Bill with an ex-FBI agent (Carl Weathers).
Sunday, February 1
Hatton's Turn
Season 7 • Episode 2
Gillespie becomes sheriff; the murders of two Spartans link to a mentally impaired youth.
Sunday, February 1
Hatton's Turn
Season 7 • Episode 3
Gillespie becomes sheriff; the murders of two Spartans link to a mentally impaired youth.
Sunday, February 1
A Depraved Heart
Season 7 • Episode 4
Bubba's friend (Lisa Rieffel) is accused of killing the man who infected her with HIV.
Monday, February 2
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.
Monday, February 2
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.
Monday, February 2
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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