In the Heat of the Night

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.

Series details

First air date

1988

Last air date

1995

Status

Ended

Seasons

8

Episodes

146

Episode runtime

60 min

Genres

Crime, Drama

Original language

EN

Origin country

US

Networks

NBC, CBS

Created by

James Lee Barrett

Production

MGM Television, Fred Silverman Productions, JADDA Productions, Juanita Bartlett Production, Fred Silverman Company, MGM/UA Television

Cast

Carroll O'Connor

Bill Gillespie

Howard Rollins

Virgil Tibbs

Alan Autry

Bubba Skinner

Anne-Marie Johnson

Althea Tibbs

Lois Nettleton

Joanne St. John

David Hart

Parker Williams