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
⨁Full Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, July 11
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, July 11
... 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.
Friday, July 11
Hearts of Gold
Season 4 • Episode 6
The murder of a prominent attorney is linked to Bubba's new love interest, a wealthy widow.
Friday, July 11
Quick Fix
Season 4 • Episode 7
Evidence indicates a mentally impaired girl is the mother of an infant found in a shallow grave.
Sunday, July 13
Moseley's Lot
Season 5 • Episode 19
A man comes to his son's rescue when the lad is caught gambling with someone else's money.
Sunday, July 13
Family Reunion
Season 5 • Episode 20
An ex-convict learns his wife has spent his cache of stolen cash.
Sunday, July 13
Sanctuary
Season 5 • Episode 21
Gillespie and Tibbs try to prevent a political refugee's extradition.
Sunday, July 13
The Law on Trial
Season 5 • Episode 22
The sheriff argues that Tibbs and Gillespie's obstruction of justice led to Salazar's death.
Sunday, July 13
A Small War
Season 6 • Episode 1
Gillespie's affair with DeLong draws her son's wrath, which confirms her concerns.
Sunday, July 13
A Small War
Season 6 • Episode 2
Eugene (Rugg Williams) agrees to identify the killers, over his mother's objections.
Monday, July 14
Child's Play
Season 7 • Episode 1
The city council replaces Bill with an ex-FBI agent (Carl Weathers).
Monday, July 14
Homecoming
Season 4 • Episode 8
The investigation of a convict's murder is hindered by too many willing suspects.
Monday, July 14
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.
Monday, July 14
A Final Arrangement
Season 4 • Episode 10
All signs point to bookstore owner Carl Tibbitts as a suspect in his wife's murder.
Tuesday, July 15
Hatton's Turn
Season 7 • Episode 2
Gillespie becomes sheriff; the murders of two Spartans link to a mentally impaired youth.
Tuesday, July 15
Family Matters
Season 4 • Episode 11
Tibbs' attempts to reconcile family members stall when his cousin is implicated in a crime.
Tuesday, July 15
Bounty Hunter
Season 4 • Episode 12
Gillespie tries to stop a bounty hunter from killing a man wanted for a rich woman's murder.
Tuesday, July 15
Blessings
Season 4 • Episode 13
A reporter with questionable motives makes Gillespie the subject of an article.
Wednesday, July 16
Hatton's Turn
Season 7 • Episode 3
Gillespie becomes sheriff; the murders of two Spartans link to a mentally impaired youth.
Wednesday, July 16
Shine on Sparta Moon
Season 4 • Episode 14
An accident blinds a high school football star and kills his girlfriend.
Wednesday, July 16
Execution of Trust
Season 4 • Episode 15
Gillespie must pry a confessed killer's name from a psychiatrist.
Wednesday, July 16
Child of Promise
Season 4 • Episode 16
Virgil's arrest of a young pusher affects one of Althea's students.
Thursday, July 17
A Depraved Heart
Season 7 • Episode 4
Bubba's friend (Lisa Rieffel) is accused of killing the man who infected her with HIV.
Thursday, July 17
Paper Castles
Season 4 • Episode 17
Tibbs tries to protect a friend from a shady real-estate venture, but the man is killed.
Thursday, July 17
Laid to Waste
Season 4 • Episode 18
A blind woman hears an apparent murder in a neighboring duplex, and Parker uncovers a motive.
Thursday, July 17
First Deadly Sin
Season 4 • Episode 19
A man forbids his son to tell police he saw a rape, for fear of the youth's chances for seminary.
Friday, July 18
Incident at Brewer's Pond
Season 7 • Episode 5
A mysterious caller leads police to a body at the bottom of a pond.
Friday, July 18
Just a Country Boy
Season 4 • Episode 20
Bubba searches Los Angeles for a Sparta fugitive who jumped bail.
Friday, July 18
No Other Road
Season 4 • Episode 21
Tibbs and Jamison urge Harriet DeLong's son to persevere after his father's death sentence.
Friday, July 18
A Turning
Season 4 • Episode 22
Gillespie and Tibbs pursue the killers of drug dealers; Althea worries about her husband's safety.
Sunday, July 20
Brother's Keeper
Season 6 • Episode 3
Corbin (Crystal Fox) pursues her brother (Meshach Taylor), an ex-con who robbed a bar in town.
Sunday, July 20
A Frenzied Affair
Season 6 •
Man accused of killing teen stepdaughter's married lover.
Sunday, July 20
Discovery
Season 6 • Episode 5
The suicide of an ex-boyfriend pushes Althea to the brink of a nervous breakdown; guest Allan Arbus.
Sunday, July 20
Random's Child
Season 6 • Episode 6
Gillespie's estranged daughter from a brief romance returns to Sparta to settle her mother's estate.
Sunday, July 20
An Occupational Hazard
Season 6 • Episode 7
An unemployed man is accused of murdering his wife's boss, who was sexually harassing her.
Sunday, July 20
Last Rights
Season 6 • Episode 8
The doctor (Earl Holliman) of Virgil's terminally ill aunt is suspected of mercy killings.
Monday, July 21
A Love Lost
Season 7 • Episode 6
Gillespie's daughter suspects her boyfriend is smuggling guns.
Monday, July 21
A Woman Much Admired
Season 5 • Episode 1
Gillespie leaves town to investigate an ex-lover's murder and must face the daughter he never knew.
Monday, July 21
Baby for Sale
Season 5 • Episode 2
Threatened with losing his adopted son, Bubba aids the natural father in a robbery.
Monday, July 21
Obsession
Season 5 • Episode 3
Gillespie and Tibbs face legal obstacles when protecting a woman.
Tuesday, July 22
Singing the Blues
Season 7 • Episode 7
LuAnn learns her new boyfriend (Willie Gault) is involved with drug dealers.
Tuesday, July 22
Liar's Poker
Season 5 • Episode 4
Gillespie comes under scrutiny for trying to clear a prostitute charged with killing a wealthy man.
Tuesday, July 22
Ruda's Awakening
Season 5 • Episode 5
Virgil's aunt (Fran Bennett) lets anger cloud her recollection of a young black man's shooting.
Tuesday, July 22
Unfinished Business
Season 5 • Episode 6
In Los Angeles for a murder trial, Bubba encounters killers targeting the key witness.
Wednesday, July 23
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, July 23
The More Things Change
Season 5 • Episode 7
Gillespie and DeLong try romance; a blackmailer is charged with her father's murder.
Wednesday, July 23
Sweet, Sweet Blues
Season 5 • Episode 8
A blues singer claims he witnessed the 40-year-old race-motivated slaying of Sweet's grandfather.
Wednesday, July 23
Sparta Gold
Season 5 • Episode 9
Bubba can't get another county's authorities to cooperate after discovering marijuana-farming there.
Thursday, July 24
Every Man's Family
Season 7 • Episode 9
Bubba races to Atlanta to care for his nephew (Chad Allen), who has overdosed on drugs.
Thursday, July 24
An Eye for an Eye
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite FBI presence, Gillespie and Tibbs search for the kidnapper of a DA's daughter.
Thursday, July 24
The Littlest Victim
Season 5 • Episode 11
A robbery suspect threatens the lives of a boozing woman (Denise Miller) and her infant.
Thursday, July 24
The Landlord
Season 5 • Episode 12
Gillespie is leery of the evidence in the murder of an abusive landlord.
Friday, July 25
A Baby Called Rocket
Season 7 • Episode 10
LuAnn becomes attached to an undernourished 4-month-old baby found in a crack house.
Friday, July 25
Fool for Love
Season 5 • Episode 13
Tibbs and Gillespie suspect a doctor who made his girlfriend the prime suspect in his wife's murder.
Friday, July 25
Love, Honor and Obey
Season 5 • Episode 14
A mugging investigation uncovers the plight of an abused wife.
Friday, July 25
Odessa
Season 5 • Episode 15
The honoring of Sparta's first black woman voter may touch off a racial incident.
Sunday, July 27
When the Music Stopped
Season 6 • Episode 9
A country singer accused of stealing songs accidentally kills his accuser.
Sunday, July 27
Flowers From a Lady
Season 6 • Episode 10
DeLong warns Gillespie about a carjacking victim, who has taken a romantic interest in Bubba.
Sunday, July 27
Private Sessions
Season 6 • Episode 11
A waitress under a psychiatrist's care dies mysteriously; Virgil's friend is a suspect.
Sunday, July 27
Judgment Day
Season 6 • Episode 12
An ex-convict is accused of murdering a judge's (Ken Kercheval) alcoholic wife; guest Lois Chiles.
Sunday, July 27
Falsely Accused
Season 6 • Episode 13
Arrested after harassing Gillespie and DeLong, a businessman accuses Sweet of soliciting a bribe.
Sunday, July 27
A Step Removed
Season 6 • Episode 14
Parker's volatile, recently fired stepfather (Pat Hingle) is arrested for murdering his ex-boss.
Monday, July 28
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.
Monday, July 28
A Time to Trust
Season 5 • Episode 16
Virgil tries to gather evidence on a drug dealer connected to a student of Althea's.
Monday, July 28
By Means Most Foul
Season 5 • Episode 17
A suspected revenge bombing may be a smoke screen for a restaurateur's insurance scam.
Monday, July 28
Trundel's Will Be Done
Season 5 • Episode 18
A wealthy widow claims Harriet DeLong's nephew, saying her husband fathered him.
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