James Lee Barrett
Director
In the Heat of the Night (1988)
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.
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Watch Providers: MGM Plus, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand + 4 more, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: MGM Television, Fred Silverman Productions, Juanita Bartlett Production, Fred Silverman Company, MGM/UA TelevisionJADDA Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
Season 1
8 episodes
Season 2
22 episodes
Season 3
22 episodes
Season 4
22 episodes
Season 5
22 episodes
Season 6
22 episodes
2.0
Season 7
24 episodes
Season 8
4 episodes
Network: NBC
Runtime: 9000 min.
Episode Runtime: 61 min.
Released: March 6, 1988
Last Air Date: May 16, 1995, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Parental Guide: 13+
