Overview
In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.
Production
MGM Television · Fred Silverman Productions · JADDA Productions · Juanita Bartlett Production · Fred Silverman Company · MGM/UA Television
Networks
NBC
CBSSeasons
Season 1
8 ep · 1988
Season 2
22 ep · 1988
Season 3
22 ep · 1989
Season 4
22 ep · 1990
Season 5
22 ep · 1991
Season 6
22 ep · 1992
Season 7
24 ep · 1993
Season 8
4 ep · 1994
Cast & Characters
Carroll O'Connor
Bill Gillespie
Alan Autry
Bubba Skinner
David Hart
Parker Williams
Hugh O'Connor
Lonnie Jamison
Crystal R. Fox
Luann Corbin
Denise Nicholas
Harriet DeLong
Carl Weathers
Hampton Forbes
Directors & Crew
Carroll O'Connor
Producer
Fred Silverman
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
