In the Heat of the Night
1988•PG•8 Seasons•146 Episodes•7.6•Ended
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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.
Creator
James Lee Barrett
Network
NBC, CBS
Origin
US
Cast
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
Episodes
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