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.
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.
Sunday, March 29
Gunshots
Season 2 • Episode 7
Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.
Sunday, March 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.
Sunday, March 29
Stranger in Town
Season 2 • Episode 9
Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.
Sunday, March 29
Tear Down the Walls
Season 2 • Episode 10
Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.
Sunday, March 29
A Trip Upstate
Season 2 • Episode 11
On the eve of his execution, a convict asks Gillespie a favor.
Sunday, March 29
AKA Kelly Kay
Season 2 • Episode 12
The menace of an escaped convict makes Joann disclose a shocking secret to Gillespie.
Monday, March 30
Tear Down the Walls
Season 2 • Episode 10
Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.
Monday, March 30
A Trip Upstate
Season 2 • Episode 11
On the eve of his execution, a convict asks Gillespie a favor.
Monday, March 30
AKA Kelly Kay
Season 2 • Episode 12
The menace of an escaped convict makes Joann disclose a shocking secret to Gillespie.
Tuesday, March 31
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, March 31
Intruders
Season 2 • Episode 14
Virgil and Althea's relationship is strained when her dad visits.
Tuesday, March 31
The Creek
Season 2 • Episode 15
An assault on a woman conjures up distressing memories for Tibbs and suspicions in Gillespie.
Wednesday, April 1
Sister, Sister
Season 2 • Episode 16
Estranged sisters (Mary Crosby, Judith Chapman) fight over a man and their father's will.
Wednesday, April 1
Walkout
Season 2 • Episode 17
An ambitious councilman won't support black workers who crossed an all-white picket line.
Wednesday, April 1
Accused
Season 2 • Episode 18
Charges of rape against Bubba test the loyalties of Gillespie and Tibbs.
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.
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