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.
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.
Friday, March 20
Grow Old Along With Me (1 & 2)
Season 8 •
Gillespie and Forbes link a suspect to a witness of a hit-and-run fatality.
Friday, March 20
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
A high-school girl's murder is investigated by Gillespie and Tubbs.
Sunday, March 22
Don't Look Back
Season 2 •
Gillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.
Sunday, March 22
Family Secrets
Season 2 • Episode 3
A woman's (Susan Blakely) claim she murdered her father because of incest shocks Gillespie.
Sunday, March 22
The Hammer and the Glove
Season 2 • Episode 4
Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.
Sunday, March 22
Prisoners
Season 2 • Episode 5
A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.
Sunday, March 22
Hot Nights
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.
Monday, March 23
Road Kill
Season 1 • Episode 3
Gillespie and Tibbs have conflicting suspicions about a woman's murder.
Monday, March 23
Fate
Season 1 • Episode 4
A black businessman bids for the town's newspaper amid rumors that he is romancing its publisher.
Monday, March 23
Blind Spot
Season 1 • Episode 5
Seemingly random events become connected when Gillespie's friend is shot.
Tuesday, March 24
Blind Spot
Season 1 • Episode 6
Though Tibbs was nearly killed, Gillespie still can't prove Epson is a drug trafficker.
Tuesday, March 24
A Necessary Evil
Season 1 • Episode 7
A man's six wives become murder suspects when he dies of food poisoning.
Tuesday, March 24
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, March 25
Don't Look Back
Season 2 •
Gillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.
Wednesday, March 25
Family Secrets
Season 2 • Episode 3
A woman's (Susan Blakely) claim she murdered her father because of incest shocks Gillespie.
Thursday, March 26
The Hammer and the Glove
Season 2 • Episode 4
Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.
Thursday, March 26
Prisoners
Season 2 • Episode 5
A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.
Thursday, March 26
Hot Nights
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.
Friday, March 27
Gunshots
Season 2 • Episode 7
Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.
Friday, March 27
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, March 27
Stranger in Town
Season 2 • Episode 9
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.
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