In the Heat of the Night (1988)

Friday, July 26

Indiscretions

Season 3 • Episode 19

Althea does not know that a visiting friend is a fugitive from justice.

Friday, July 26

A Necessary Evil

Season 1 • Episode 7

A man's six wives become murder suspects when he dies of food poisoning.

Friday, July 26

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, July 26

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, July 26

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.

Friday, July 26

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.

Friday, July 26

An Angry Woman

Season 3 • Episode 18

Gillespie investigates the hit-and-run death of a young woman.

Friday, July 26

Indiscretions

Season 3 • Episode 19

Althea does not know that a visiting friend is a fugitive from justice.

Friday, July 26

Night of the Killing

Season 3 • Episode 20

Tibbs and Gillespie clash over a black murder suspect, whose arrest causes racial strife.

Friday, July 26

Citizen Trundel

Season 3 • Episode 21

Gillespie appears to know who killed Councilwoman DeLong's sister.

Friday, July 26

Citizen Trundel

Season 3 • Episode 22

Gillespie won't pursue a murder case against a prominent citizen.

Friday, July 26

Brotherly Love

Season 4 • Episode 1

Tibbs is jailed in Philadelphia for murdering a cop; Bubba acts as Althea's birthing coach.

Friday, July 26

Brotherly Love

Season 4 • Episode 2

Tibbs is jailed in Philadelphia for murdering a cop; Bubba acts as Althea's birthing coach.

Sunday, 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.

Sunday, July 28

Trundel's Will Be Done

Season 5 • Episode 18

A wealthy widow claims Harriet DeLong's nephew, saying her husband fathered him.

Sunday, July 28

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 28

Family Reunion

Season 5 • Episode 20

An ex-convict learns his wife has spent his cache of stolen cash.

Sunday, July 28

Sanctuary

Season 5 • Episode 21

Gillespie and Tibbs try to prevent a political refugee's extradition.

Sunday, July 28

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 28

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.

Sunday, July 28

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.

Sunday, July 28

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.

Sunday, July 28

An Angry Woman

Season 3 • Episode 18

Gillespie investigates the hit-and-run death of a young woman.

Sunday, July 28

Indiscretions

Season 3 • Episode 19

Althea does not know that a visiting friend is a fugitive from justice.

Sunday, July 28

Night of the Killing

Season 3 • Episode 20

Tibbs and Gillespie clash over a black murder suspect, whose arrest causes racial strife.

Sunday, July 28

Citizen Trundel

Season 3 • Episode 21

Gillespie appears to know who killed Councilwoman DeLong's sister.

Sunday, July 28

Citizen Trundel

Season 3 • Episode 22

Gillespie won't pursue a murder case against a prominent citizen.

Sunday, July 28

Brotherly Love

Season 4 • Episode 1

Tibbs is jailed in Philadelphia for murdering a cop; Bubba acts as Althea's birthing coach.

Sunday, July 28

Brotherly Love

Season 4 • Episode 2

Tibbs is jailed in Philadelphia for murdering a cop; Bubba acts as Althea's birthing coach.

Monday, July 29

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, July 29

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, July 29

An Angry Woman

Season 3 • Episode 18

Gillespie investigates the hit-and-run death of a young woman.

Monday, July 29

Indiscretions

Season 3 • Episode 19

Althea does not know that a visiting friend is a fugitive from justice.

Monday, July 29

Night of the Killing

Season 3 • Episode 20

Tibbs and Gillespie clash over a black murder suspect, whose arrest causes racial strife.

Tuesday, July 30

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, July 30

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, July 30

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, July 30

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, July 30

Don't Look Back

Season 2 • Episode 1

Gillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.

Tuesday, July 30

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, July 30

Citizen Trundel

Season 3 • Episode 22

Gillespie won't pursue a murder case against a prominent citizen.

Tuesday, July 30

... 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.

Tuesday, July 30

Hearts of Gold

Season 4 • Episode 6

The murder of a prominent attorney is linked to Bubba's new love interest, a wealthy widow.

Wednesday, July 31

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, July 31

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, July 31

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, July 31

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, July 31

Don't Look Back

Season 2 • Episode 2

As Tibbs and Gillespie fight for control of the department, a murderer stalks Gillespie.

Wednesday, July 31

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, July 31

Quick Fix

Season 4 • Episode 7

Evidence indicates a mentally impaired girl is the mother of an infant found in a shallow grave.

Wednesday, July 31

Homecoming

Season 4 • Episode 8

The investigation of a convict's murder is hindered by too many willing suspects.

Wednesday, July 31

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.

Thursday, August 1

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 1

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 1

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 1

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 1

Family Secrets

Season 2 • Episode 3

A woman's (Susan Blakely) claim she murdered her father because of incest shocks Gillespie.

Thursday, August 1

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 1

A Final Arrangement

Season 4 • Episode 10

All signs point to bookstore owner Carl Tibbitts as a suspect in his wife's murder.

Thursday, August 1

Family Matters

Season 4 • Episode 11

Tibbs' attempts to reconcile family members stall when his cousin is implicated in a crime.

Thursday, August 1

Bounty Hunter

Season 4 • Episode 12

Gillespie tries to stop a bounty hunter from killing a man wanted for a rich woman's murder.

Friday, August 2

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 2

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 2

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 2

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 2

The Hammer and the Glove

Season 2 • Episode 4

Several murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.

Friday, August 2

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 2

Blessings

Season 4 • Episode 13

A reporter with questionable motives makes Gillespie the subject of an article.

Friday, August 2

Shine on Sparta Moon

Season 4 • Episode 14

An accident blinds a high school football star and kills his girlfriend.

Friday, August 2

Execution of Trust

Season 4 • Episode 15

Gillespie must pry a confessed killer's name from a psychiatrist.

Saturday, August 3

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Saturday, August 3

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Saturday, August 3

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Saturday, August 3

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

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, August 4

A Frenzied Affair

Season 6 •

Man accused of killing teen stepdaughter's married lover.

Sunday, August 4

Discovery

Season 6 • Episode 5

The suicide of an ex-boyfriend pushes Althea to the brink of a nervous breakdown; guest Allan Arbus.

Sunday, August 4

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, August 4

An Occupational Hazard

Season 6 • Episode 7

An unemployed man is accused of murdering his wife's boss, who was sexually harassing her.

Sunday, August 4

Last Rights

Season 6 • Episode 8

The doctor (Earl Holliman) of Virgil's terminally ill aunt is suspected of mercy killings.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 4

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 5

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 5

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 5

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 5

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 5

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 5

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 5

Prisoners

Season 2 • Episode 5

A rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.

Monday, August 5

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 5

Child of Promise

Season 4 • Episode 16

Virgil's arrest of a young pusher affects one of Althea's students.

Monday, August 5

Paper Castles

Season 4 • Episode 17

Tibbs tries to protect a friend from a shady real-estate venture, but the man is killed.

Monday, August 5

Laid to Waste

Season 4 • Episode 18

A blind woman hears an apparent murder in a neighboring duplex, and Parker uncovers a motive.

Tuesday, August 6

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, August 6

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, August 6

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, August 6

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, August 6

Hot Nights

Season 2 • Episode 6

Bubba falls for a woman (Barbara Stock) with devious plans for him.

Tuesday, August 6

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Tuesday, August 6

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.

Tuesday, August 6

Just a Country Boy

Season 4 • Episode 20

Bubba searches Los Angeles for a Sparta fugitive who jumped bail.

Tuesday, August 6

No Other Road

Season 4 • Episode 21

Tibbs and Jamison urge Harriet DeLong's son to persevere after his father's death sentence.

Wednesday, August 7

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, August 7

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, August 7

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, August 7

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, August 7

Gunshots

Season 2 • Episode 7

Tibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.

Wednesday, August 7

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Wednesday, August 7

A Turning

Season 4 • Episode 22

Gillespie and Tibbs pursue the killers of drug dealers; Althea worries about her husband's safety.

Wednesday, August 7

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.

Wednesday, August 7

Baby for Sale

Season 5 • Episode 2

Threatened with losing his adopted son, Bubba aids the natural father in a robbery.

Thursday, August 8

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 8

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 8

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 8

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 8

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.

Thursday, August 8

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Thursday, August 8

Obsession

Season 5 • Episode 3

Gillespie and Tibbs face legal obstacles when protecting a woman.

Thursday, August 8

Liar's Poker

Season 5 • Episode 4

Gillespie comes under scrutiny for trying to clear a prostitute charged with killing a wealthy man.

Thursday, August 8

Ruda's Awakening

Season 5 • Episode 5

Virgil's aunt (Fran Bennett) lets anger cloud her recollection of a young black man's shooting.

Friday, August 9

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 9

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 9

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 9

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 9

Stranger in Town

Season 2 • Episode 9

Tibbs and Gillespie clash over the prime suspect in a young prostitute's murder.

Friday, August 9

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Friday, August 9

Unfinished Business

Season 5 • Episode 6

In Los Angeles for a murder trial, Bubba encounters killers targeting the key witness.

Friday, August 9

The More Things Change

Season 5 • Episode 7

Gillespie and DeLong try romance; a blackmailer is charged with her father's murder.

Friday, August 9

Sweet, Sweet Blues

Season 5 • Episode 8

A blues singer claims he witnessed the 40-year-old race-motivated slaying of Sweet's grandfather.

Saturday, August 10

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Saturday, August 10

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Saturday, August 10

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Saturday, August 10

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

When the Music Stopped

Season 6 • Episode 9

A country singer accused of stealing songs accidentally kills his accuser.

Sunday, August 11

Flowers From a Lady

Season 6 • Episode 10

DeLong warns Gillespie about a carjacking victim, who has taken a romantic interest in Bubba.

Sunday, August 11

Private Sessions

Season 6 • Episode 11

A waitress under a psychiatrist's care dies mysteriously; Virgil's friend is a suspect.

Sunday, August 11

Judgment Day

Season 6 • Episode 12

An ex-convict is accused of murdering a judge's (Ken Kercheval) alcoholic wife; guest Lois Chiles.

Sunday, August 11

Falsely Accused

Season 6 • Episode 13

Arrested after harassing Gillespie and DeLong, a businessman accuses Sweet of soliciting a bribe.

Sunday, August 11

A Step Removed

Season 6 • Episode 14

Parker's volatile, recently fired stepfather (Pat Hingle) is arrested for murdering his ex-boss.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Sunday, August 11

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 12

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 12

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 12

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 12

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 12

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 12

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 12

Tear Down the Walls

Season 2 • Episode 10

Tibbs and Gillespie lock horns over the murderer of a progressive minister.

Monday, August 12

Investigators tackle difficult cases.

Monday, August 12

Sparta Gold

Season 5 • Episode 9

Bubba can't get another county's authorities to cooperate after discovering marijuana-farming there.

Monday, August 12

An Eye for an Eye

Season 5 • Episode 10

Despite FBI presence, Gillespie and Tibbs search for the kidnapper of a DA's daughter.

Monday, August 12

The Littlest Victim

Season 5 • Episode 11

A robbery suspect threatens the lives of a boozing woman (Denise Miller) and her infant.