Series Description:

The In The Heat Of The Night TV show was a 60 minute drama series on NBC for its first five seasons and on CBS thereafter. It was about the caucasion sheriff in a small southern town (Sparta, Mississippi) and his dealings with a chief of detectives who also happens to be Afro-American. One interesting concept of this series was how caucasions who have been raised to believe that they are superior to afro-americans must face confrontation with an obviously very intelligent, well-educated Afro-American who is often in a position of authority over them!

Cast Members:

Carroll O'Connor ............ Chief / Sheriff Bill Gillespie
Howard E. Rollins ........... Chief Of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
Anne-Marie Johnson .......... Althea Tibbs
Alan Autry .................. Sergeant / Captain Bubba Skinner
Hugh O'Connor ............... Detective / Lieutenant Lonnie Jameson
David Hart .................. Detective / Sergeant Parker Williams
Geoffrey Thorne ............. Detective / Sergeant Willson Sweet
Carl Weathers ............... Chief Hampton Forbes
Lois Nettleton .............. Joan St. John

Theme Song Lyrics

Title: "In the Heat Of The Night"

By: "Quincy Jones & Alan and Marilyn Bergman"

In the Heat of the Night.
I've got troubles on the wall.
In the Heat of the Night.
Must be an ending to it all.

But hold on
It won't be long
If you be strong
And it'll be alright.

In the Heat of the Night ...

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Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

In The Heat Of The Night (2 Hour Pilot) (3/6/1988)
Road Kill (3/15/1988)
Fate (3/22/1988)
Blind Spot - Part 1 (3/29/1988)
Blind Spot - Part 2 (4/5/1988)
A Necessary Evil (4/12/1988)
And Then You Die (5/3/1988)

The Second Season

Don't Look Back - Parts 1 & 2 (12/4/1988)
Family Secret (12/6/1988)
The Hammer And The Glove (12/13/1988)
Prisoners (12/20/1988)
Hot Nights (12/27/1988)
Gun Shot (1/3/1989)
Country Mouse, City Mouse (1/10/1989)
Stranger In Town (1/17/1989)
Tear Down The Walls (1/31/1989)
A Trip Upstate (2/7/1989)
A.K.A. Kelly Kay (2/14/1989)
These Things Take Time (2/21/1989)
Intruders (3/7/1989)
The Creek (3/14/1989)
Sister, Sister (3/21/1989)
Walkout (3/28/1989)
Accused (4/4/1989)
Night Of The Killing (4/11/1989)
Fifteen Forever (4/25/1989)
Ladybug, Ladybug (5/2/1989)
Pig Woman Of Sparta (5/9/1989)
Missing (5/16/1989)

The Third Season

Rape (10/24/1989)
Fairest Of Them All (10/31/1989)
Murder Most Ancient (11/7/1989)
First Girl (11/14/1989)
Crackdown (11/21/1989)
Anniversary (11/28/1989)
Time Of The Stranger (12/5/1989)
Vengeance (12/12/1989)
My Name Is Hank (12/19/1989)
King's Ransom (1/2/1990)
Epitaph For A Lady (1/16/1990)
Triangle (1/23/1990)
Hello In There (1/30/1990)
December Days (2/13/1990)
A Loss Of Innocence (2/20/1990)
Bubba's Baby (2/27/1990)
Home Is Where The Heart Is (3/6/1990)
An Angry Woman (3/13/1990)
Indiscretions (3/27/1990)
Night Of The Killing (4/17/1990)
Citizen Trundel - Part 1 (5/1/1990)
Citizen Trundel - Part 2 (5/8/1990)

The Fourth Season

BrotherLY Love - Part 1 & 2 (9/18/1990)
Lessons Learned (9/25/1990)
Perversions Of Justice (10/2/1990)
... And Justice For Some (10/23/1990)
Heart Of Gold (10/30/1990)
Quick Fix (11/6/1990)
Homecoming (11/13/1990)
A Problem Too Personel (11/20/1990)
A Final Arrangement (11/27/1990)
Family Matters (12/4/1990)
Bounty Hunter (12/11/1990)
Blessings (12/18/1990)
Shine On Sparta Moon (1/8/1991)
An Execution Of Trust (1/15/1991)
A Child Of Promise (2/5/1991)
Paper Castles (2/12/1991)
Laid To Waste (2/19/1991)
First Deadly Sin (2/26/1991)
Just A Country Boy (3/19/1991)
No Other Road (3/26/1991)
A Turning (4/30/1991)

The Fifth Season

A Woman Much Admired (10/1/1991)
Baby For Sale (10/8/1991)
Obsession (10/22/1991)
Liar's Poker (10/29/1991)
Ruda's Awakening (11/5/1991)
Unfinished Business (11/12/1991)
The More Things Change (11/19/1991)
Sweet Sweet Blues (11/26/1991)
Sparta Gold (12/3/1991)
An Eye For An Eye (12/10/1991)
The Littlest Victim (12/17/1991)
The Landlord (1/7/1992)
Fool For Love (1/14/1992)
Love, Honor And Obey (2/4/1992)
Odessa (2/11/1992)
A Time To Trust (2/18/1992)
By Means Most Foul (2/25/1992)
Trundel's Will Be Done (3/3/1992)
Moseley's Lot (3/31/1992)
Family Reunion (4/7/1992)
Sanctuary - Part 1 (5/12/1992)
The Law On Trial - Part 2 (5/19/1992)

The Sixth Season

A Small War - Part 1 (10/28/1992)
A Small War - Part 2 (11/4/1992)
Brother's Keeper (11/11/1992)
A Frenzied Affair - Part 1 (11/18/1992)
Discovery - Part 2 (11/18/1992)
Random's Child (11/25/1992)
An Occupational Hazard (12/2/1992)
Last Rights (12/9/1992)
When The Music Stopped (12/16/1992)
Flowers From A Lady (1/6/1993)
Private Sessions (1/13/1993)
Judgement Day (1/20/1993)
Falsely Accused (2/3/1993)
A Step Removed (2/10/1993)
DeadLY Affection (2/17/1993)
Leftover Man - Part 1 (3/3/1993)
Leftover Man - Part 2 (3/10/1993)
A Dish Best Served Cold (3/17/1993)
Legacy (3/24/1993)
Even Nice People - Part 1 (4/28/1993)
Lake Winahatchie - Part 2 (5/5/1993)
A Correct Setting (5/12/1993)

The Seventh Season

Child's Play (9/16/1993)
Hatton's Turn - Part 1 & 2 (9/18/1993)
A Depraved Heart (9/23/1993)
Incident At Brewer's Pond (9/30/1993)
A Love Lost (10/14/1993)
Singin' The Blues (10/28/1993)
Virgil Tibbs, Attorney At Law (11/4/1993)
Every Man's Family (11/10/1993)
A Baby Called Rocket (11/25/1993)
Little Girl Lost (12/9/1993)
Your Own Kind (12/16/1993)
Good Cop, Bad Cop (1/6/1994)
Maybelle Returns (1/12/1994)
The Last Round (1/19/1994)
Ches And The Grand Lady (1/26/1994)
Conspiracy Of One (2/2/1994)
The Rabbi (2/9/1994)
Hard Choices (3/9/1994)
Time's Long Shadow (3/16/1994)
Poor Relations (3/30/1994)
Dangerous Engagement (5/4/1994)
Give Me Your Life (2hours) (5/11/1994)

Tv Movies:

A Matter Of Justice (10/21/1994)
Who Was Geli Bendl? (12/9/1994)
By Duty Bound (2/17/1995)
Grow Old With Me (5/19/1995)