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In the Heat of the Night — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: James Lee Barrett
• Starring: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor, Crystal R. Fox, Denise Nicholas, Carl Weathers

In the Heat of the Night — Series Details

In the Heat of the Night — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Pilot (1) (1988-03-06) — Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta and joins the police force as chief of detectives.His arrival is met with resistance from police chief Bill Gillespie – who resents having an office
• E2: Pilot (2) (1988-03-06) — The investigation into the brutal murders of a young girl and the suspect in her death, leads Tibbs and Gillespie to the son of one of Sparta's wealthiest and most influential citi
• E3: Road Kill (1988-03-15) — The affair between the husband of a wealthy woman and her distant cousin leads to her murder. Virgil immediately suspects the pair.But he has a difficult time persuading Gillespie,
• E4: Fate (1988-03-22) — Racial tensions run high when a married white woman has an affair with a black businessman from New York.Meanwhile Virgil is not happy when the Chief enlists his aid in tracking do
• E5: Blind Spot (1) (1988-03-29) — Virgil refuses to let go of a grudge against a wealthy former classmate who cheated him out of a scholarship.The man has promised city leaders that he will move his business to Spa
• E6: Blind Spot (2) (1988-04-05) — An angry Gillespie seeks answers when an old friend is shot.And Virgil narrowly escapes death after trying to ascertain the real reason behind an old adversary's return to Sparta.N
• E7: A Necessary Evil (1988-04-12) — In this humorous episode Virgil and the Chief arrest a man for bigamy.It soon becomes a polygamy case after an endless parade of wives come to visit their husband.
• E8: …And Then You Die (1988-05-03) — The Sparta police search for a killer and his girlfriend.But the case becomes personal when they take Althea and the grandson of one of the victims hostage.

Season 2

• E1: Don't Look Back (1) (1988-12-04) — A copycat recreates a shocking unsolved murder from the past.Gillespie feels threatened after Ted Marcus suggests that Virgil should become the Chief.The situation becomes more ten
• E2: Don't Look Back (2) (1988-12-04) — Tibbs,Gillespie and Bubba pursue different leads in a bizarre murder case and the Chief realizes that the killer has plans for him.
• E3: Family Secret (1988-12-06) — The murder of well respected man turns up a shocking secret about his family.
• E4: The Hammer and the Glove (1988-12-13) — Virgil is delighted when Matthew his former partner from Philidelphia comes to visit.But he soon learns his friend has another purpose for coming to Sparta.Althea is uncomfortable
• E5: Prisoners (1988-12-20) — Sweet risks his life to prove that the Sheriff of a neighboring county is guilty of the racially motivated murder of a young man that Sweet was friends with in high school.
• E6: Hot Nights (1988-12-27) — Bubba is seduced by an alluring writer who has more on her mind than romance.Bill and Virgil worry that he is in over his head.Bubba tries to protect her from her estranged husband
• E7: Gunshots (1989-01-03) — Virgil is forced to shoot a suspect in an armed robbery.He has trouble dealing with the consequences of his actions, after he realizes the person he shot was a teenaged girl – and
• E8: Country Mouse, City Mouse (1989-01-10) — Virgil's visiting niece and Bubba's nephew team up in an effort to escape the boredom of small town life.But they get more excitement than they bargained for when they cross paths
• E9: Stranger in Town (1989-01-17) — Gillespie suspects that JoAnn's new cook is connected to the murder of a young prostitute.But Virgil suspects the culprit maybe a local pimp who has been intimidating the women.
• E10: Tear Down the Walls (1989-01-31) — A minister who was integrating his church(by inviting Virgil and Althea to attend services)is poisoned.
• E11: A Trip Upstate (1989-02-07) — In this thought provoking episode.Gillespie is surprised when a man he arrested asks to see him on the eve of his execution.He must confront his feelings about the death penalty wh
• E12: A.k.a Kelly Kay (1989-02-14) — The past comes back to haunt JoAnn in the form of an escaped convict.
• E13: These Things Take Time (1989-02-21)
• E14: Intruders (1989-03-07) — The police search for a burglar who preys on elderly women.And the prime suspect is the son of a city councilwoman.
• E15: The Creek (1989-03-14) — The investigation of a possible assault brings back nightmarish and confusing childhood memories for Virgil.
• E16: Sister, Sister (1989-03-21) — A vivacious socialites return to Sparta delights her ailing father and childhood friend Virgil, but her sister is less than thrilled at her homecoming.After their father is poisone
• E17: Walkout (1989-03-28) — A bitter strike leads to a murder investigation on a snowy day in Sparta.
• E18: Accused (1989-04-04) — Bubba tries to rescue a woman from a rapist, but she mistakes him for her attacker.Gillespie tangles with an ambitious district attorney who plans to use the case to further his ca
• E19: Fifteen, Forever (1989-04-25) — Sparta grieves after a drunk driver causes a fatal crash with high school cheerleaders on their way home from a game.While the officers try to find other driver, Althea tries to he
• E20: Ladybug, Ladybug (1989-05-02) — With the Chief in Quantico Bubba and Virgil try to catch a serial arsonist.Things get complicated after a man dies in one of the fires.And Councilwoman White stirs things up by app
• E21: The Pig Woman of Sparta (1989-05-09) — It seems that a serial killer has been burying his victims in a wooded area owned by a wealthy hermit that Virgil refers to as ""Sparta's Howard Hughes"". Suspicion immediately fa
• E22: Missing (1989-05-16)

Season 3

• E1: Rape (1989-10-24) — After being released by his captors, the chief discovers that his abduction is part of a plot to assassinate a visiting civil rights leader.
• E2: Fairest of Them All (1989-10-31) — Virgil struggles to help Althea after she is raped by a fellow teacher.Darnell does not think they can get a conviction because the man's wife has given him an alibi.Virgil tries t
• E3: Murder Most Ancient (1989-11-07) — A beauty contest is marred by blackmail and the ambitious mother of a contestant.
• E4: First Girl (1989-11-14) — An unhappy wife asks her lover to place a bomb in her abusive husband's truck.
• E5: Crackdown (1989-11-21) — Sparta P.D. gets it's first black policewoman.
• E6: Anniversary (1989-11-28) — Someone is selling crack to teenagers and Sweet tries desperately to save a young addict.
• E7: Time of the Stranger (1989-12-05) — After a private investigator searching for a missing child is found dead, the evidence points to a local dance teacher – a neighbor that Parker has become very fond of.
• E8: Vengeance (1989-12-12) — An outlaw family seeks revenge against Bubba after he is forced to shoot one of them during a holdup.The chief wants him to stay out of sight until they are arrested – a suggestion
• E9: My Name is Hank (1989-12-19) — A young refugee claims to be the son of a Sparta cop who died in the war.But quickly becomes a suspect in a murder/robbery after he accepts a ride with the criminals who actually c
• E10: King's Ransom (1990-01-02) — The F.B.I. tries to talk an ex-boxer into testifying against a mobster he once worked for, but the fighter sees the situation as an opportunity for blackmail.
• E11: Epitaph for a Lady (1990-01-16) — A long time friend of the Chief makes threats against a doctor he believes is responsible for his wife's death .When the doctor is killed he becomes the prime suspect.But Gillespie
• E12: Triangle (1990-01-23) — A man murders his wife and her lover after he catches them together,then flees to a remote cabin with his daughter who does not know what he has done.The chief and the boys hope to
• E13: Hello in There (1990-01-30) — Bubba refuses to believe that a former teamate embezzled funds from the bank where he worked.And sets out to prove that his friend was framed and murdered.Harriet hopes that art th
• E14: December Days (1990-02-13) — The Sparta police investigate a suspicious death in a nursing home.
• E15: A Loss of Innocence (1990-02-20) — Darnell plans on indicting a teenager for murder after her father is found in the basement and her mother turns up missing.But Gillespie and his men don't believe she is guilty.
• E16: Bubba's Baby (1990-02-27) — Someone abandons a baby at Bubba's door.
• E17: Home is Where The Heart Is (1990-03-06) — Maybelle the madam returns to Sparta with her "" nieces "".And sets up shop just out of Gillespie's jurisdiction.Her return is not without controversy and soon one of her most voca
• E18: An Angry Woman (1990-03-13) — First the mother,then the father of two young children are murdered.Althea takes responsibility for the children. The killings appear to be related to a shady trucking firm.
• E19: Indiscretions (1990-03-20) — Althea does not realize that an old friend from Philly is hiding a dark secret, nor does Sweet who has fallen in love with the woman.
• E20: Night of the Killing (1990-03-27) — Racial tensions run high when a white cabbie is murdered in the bottoms.
• E21: Citizen Trundel (1) (1990-05-01) — Harriet's sister is murdered on the orders of the wealthy white man who fathered her child.
• E22: Citizen Trundel (2) (1990-05-08) — Harriet's efforts to bring V.J. Trundel to trial are fruitless.The Chief does not believe they will ever get enough evidence to get an indictment,so he tries another method to brin

Season 4

• E1: Brotherly Love (1) (1990-09-18) — Virgil goes to Philadelphia to investigate a friends death.And Bubba (reluctantly) fills in as Althea's Lamaze coach.
• E2: Brotherly Love (2) (1990-09-18) — Virgil is framed for murder and Gillespie travels to Philly to help him clear his name.
• E3: Lessons Learned (1990-09-25) — Gillespie sends Parker to confirm suspicions that a local truck stop is really a front for a prostitution business.When a young prostitute is found dead Gillespie is shocked at her
• E4: Perversions of Justice (1990-10-02) — A mild mannered school teacher is accused of child molestation.
• E5: And Justice For Some (1990-10-23) — Gillespie and his officers are outraged when a drug courier who ran down the son of Virgil's next door neighbor makes a deal with the F.B.I. to avoid prosecution.
• E6: Hearts of Gold (1990-10-30) — Bubba is reunited with his high school sweetheart, but his happiness is short lived after she resorts to murder to silence an attorney who was threatening to stop her from inheriti
• E7: Quick Fix (1990-11-06) — The investigation into the death of an abandoned infant leads to a mentally handicapped teenager.
• E8: Homecoming (1990-11-13) — A lawyer has personal reasons for trying to gain early release for a man who was sent to prison after an accident he caused while drinking and driving.
• E9: A Problem Too Personal (1990-11-20) — Harriet and Eugene are devastated after Gene's father is arrested for murder.
• E10: A Final Arrangement (1990-11-27) — Sweet is heartbroken when an elderly woman who befriended him is murdered in her bookstore.
• E11: Family Matters (1990-12-04) — Virgil's dream of a better relationship with his Aunt Ruda and her son is shattered when his cousin takes part in a string of burglaries that result in murder.
• E12: Bounty Hunter (1990-12-11) — Gillespie receives word that a former Spartan is wanted for the murder of a socialite in Houston.But a ruthless bounty hunter, sent by the victim's jealous husband is already in Sp
• E13: Blessings (1990-12-18) — In this Christmas episode the officers share memories with a reporter from the Sparta Herald.
• E14: Shine on Sparta Moon (1991-01-08) — A bottle of spiked moonshine leads to an accident that claims the life of one teen and blinds another.
• E15: Execution of Trust (1991-01-15) — A psychiatrist tells Gillespie that one of her patients has confessed to a crime that another man is about to be executed for, but she refuses to divulge his identity.
• E16: Child of Promise (1991-02-05) — A story of two brothers one an honor student that Althea has great plans for, the other a dangerous drug dealer as they struggle to influence a younger sibling.
• E17: Paper Castles (1991-02-12) — Virgil soon regrets telling an old friend that his new business partners are being investigated by the police.
• E18: Laid to Waste (1991-02-19) — Parker protects a blind woman who heard her neighbors murder.
• E19: First Deadly Sin (1991-02-26) — A serial rapist stalks Sparta.
• E20: Just A Country Boy (1991-03-19) — Bubba travels to Los Angeles to arrest an arsonist.When the man is murdered to keep him from talking Bubba teams up with a pretty insurance investigator to solve the crime.
• E21: No Other Road (1991-03-26) — Harriet tries to keep Eugene from giving up when his father faces the death penalty.And the police search for three suspects in connection to a robbery/murder.
• E22: A Turning (1991-04-30) — Althea thinks Virgil needs a new line of work after seeing the aftermath of a deadly shooting at a roadhouse.Virgil finds himself in danger when they arrest the man who committed t

Season 5

• E1: A Woman Much Admired (1991-10-01) — Gillespie's old flame returns to Sparta to settle some business matters and see Bill. When she is murdered he travels to Gulfport and meets his daughter Lana for the first time.
• E2: Baby for Sale (1991-10-08) — After Bubba's cousin adopts a baby her husband is blackmailed by the child's real parents – they want him to help them steal the payroll where he works.
• E3: Obsession (1991-10-22) — A flirtatious schoolteacher is stalked by a madman.
• E4: Liar's Poker (1991-10-29) — A game of high stakes poker ends in murder.
• E5: Ruda's Awakening (1991-11-05) — Virgil's Aunt Ruda is the only witness to a struggle between Bubba and a young robbery suspect that ends in the young mans death.But her prejudice against the police — and Virgil
• E6: Unfinished Business (1991-11-12) — Bubba returns to Los Angeles to testify at a murder trial and is reunited with Pat Day as they try to protect Mike from killers sent to prevent him from testifying.
• E7: The More Thing's Change (1991-11-19) — A man murders his business partner and frames the man's illegitimate daughter for the crime in an attempt to gain the man's business and his wife.
• E8: Sweet, Sweet Blues (1991-11-26) — The lyrics to a blues song recall a murder that happened 50 years earlier.The victim – Sweet's grandfather.And the only people left with the answers are the bluesman who wrote the
• E9: Sparta Gold (1991-12-03) — A deputy provides protection for a cotton grower who is running a pot growing operation.But the deputy makes a big mistake when he wounds Bubba's girlfriend.
• E10: An Eye for an Eye (1991-12-10) — The father of a man Gerard prosecuted kidnaps the DA's daughter.
• E11: The Littlest Victim (1991-12-17) — Lonnie makes a heartbreaking discovery about a woman he dated in high school.
• E12: The Landlord (1992-01-07) — A drug dealing slumlord is murdered by his accomplices.
• E13: Fool for Love (1992-01-14) — A doctor plots to eliminate his wife — and his mistress.
• E14: Love, Honor and Obey (1992-02-04) — Parkers investigation into a purse snatching reveals an abused woman.
• E15: Odessa (1992-02-11) — Racists target a ceremony honoring a civil rights pioneer.
• E16: A Time to Trust (1992-02-18) — Althea fears for one of her students after her mother's boyfriend is linked to a criminal operation that has resulted in the deaths of several truckers.
• E17: By Means Most Foul (1992-02-25) — A restaurateur and her mechanic boyfriend plot to eliminate her husband, but their scheme backfires.Gillespie takes heat over a string of mailbox bashings.And Virgil soon regrets i
• E18: Trundel's Will Be Done (1992-03-03) — V.J. Trundel's widow takes Harriet to court to gain custody of Eric.But Harriet is determined that her nephew will not be raised in the home of the man who ordered the murder of he
• E19: Moseley's Lot (1992-03-31) — Gillespie learns that the son of an old friend is a compulsive gambler.The young man wants his father to pay off his losses.But when two gangsters show up from New Orleans to colle
• E20: Family Reunion (1992-04-07) — An ex-convict attempts to retrieve his loot from his wife and her new husband in this tongue-in-cheek episode.
• E21: Sanctuary (1992-05-12) — A political prisoner who entered the country illegally,seeks sanctuary in a monastary.Gillespie and Tibbs find themselves at odds with Sheriff McComb when they try to help the man.
• E22: The Law on Trial (1992-05-19) — Gillespie,Tibbs and Father DiMarco must stand trial for harbouring a fugitive and obstructing justice.

Season 6

• E1: A Small War (1) (1992-10-28) — Big city crack dealers invade Sparta.Eugene witnesses the drive by shooting of a friend and his offer to help the police identify the shooters leaves Harriet frightened and angry a
• E2: A Small War (2) (1992-11-04) — The police wage war against the big city drug dealers who have moved into Sparta.Eugene identifies the men who murdered his friend.And Bubba is teamed with and intrigued by a lady
• E3: Brother's Keeper (1992-11-11) — Louann's ne'er-do-well brother returns home after being paroled.
• E4: A Frenzied Affair (1992-11-18) — Althea places herself in harms way trying to help one of her students, a disturbed and violent young man; after he is implicated in a murder case.
• E5: Discovery (1992-11-18) — Althea has trouble dealing with the violent death of a student.Young Megan Fowler quickly finds herself yet another dangerous boyfriend and they are soon wanted by the police.
• E6: Random's Child (1992-11-25) — Lana Gillespie comes to Sparta to claim her inheritance,but is stalked by a mobster who dated her mother.Meanwhile Harriet encourages Bill to talk to his daughter,but Lana doesn't
• E7: An Occupational Hazard (1992-12-02) — A secretary takes drastic measures to protect herself from sexual harassment.
• E8: Last Rites (1992-12-09) — Virgil fears for his Aunt Ruda's safety after several killings occur in the hospital where she is being treated.
• E9: When the Music Stopped (1992-12-16) — Singer Eddie Larran returns to Sparta for a concert,but not everyone is a fan.An angry man insists that Eddie owes him money.And their dispute soon ends in violence.
• E10: Flowers from a Lady (1993-01-06) — A city councilwoman becomes dangerously obsessed with Bubba.
• E11: Private Sessions (1993-01-13) — One of Virgil's classmates from law school is arrested following the death of his former girlfriend, but the man insists that her death was the result of her relationship with her
• E12: Judgement Day (1993-01-20) — A judge schemes to get rid of his wife after she tries to blackmail him into giving her a divorce and a generous settlement by revealing a secret from his past.
• E13: Falsely Accused (1993-02-03) — Sweet is the target of false accusations by two corrupt and racist car salesmen.
• E14: A Step Removed (1993-02-10) — Parker's stepfather Roy threatens his former employer after an altercation.When the boss is murdered Roy is arrested.
• E15: A Deadly Affection (1993-02-17) — A woman asks Harriet to help her get an eviction order rescinded.The chief gives Parker a new radar gun – and soon comes to regret it.Sheriff McComb requests that Gillespie and Bub
• E16: The Leftover Man (1) (1993-03-03) — A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.
• E17: The Leftover Man (2) (1993-03-03) — A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.
• E18: A Dish Best Served Cold (1993-03-17) — A swindlers homecoming upsets his wife and the families of his victims – especially Etta.
• E19: Legacy (1993-03-24) — A wealthy man plans to grant a promise made to a black sharecropper many years ago by giving land to the man's descendant.But his greedy son disapproves.
• E20: Even Nice People (1993-04-28) — Corrupt developers set their sights on Lana's farm. When she refuses to sell they enlist the services of an arsonist to force her out.
• E21: Lake Winahatchie (1993-05-05) — Bill discovers the motivation behind a crime syndicates attempt to muscle in on Sparta and the reason they are determined to get Lana's land.
• E22: A Correct Settling (1993-05-12) — Eugene hopes a well known minister can save his father from Death Row.But someone runs the Reverend off the road on his way into town and the Sparta police try to protect him and t

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does In the Heat of the Night have? 8 season(s) with 146 episodes.

Who created In the Heat of the Night? James Lee Barrett.

Where can I watch In the Heat of the Night? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.