In the Heat of the Night

CrimeDrama1988146 episodes8 seasonsScripted

First aired: 1988-03-06

Synopsis

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.

Creators

James Lee Barrett

Casting

  • Carl Weathers
    Hampton Forbes
  • Carroll O'Connor
    Bill Gillespie
  • Crystal R. Fox
    Luann Corbin
  • David Hart
    Parker Williams
  • Alan Autry
    Bubba Skinner
  • Hugh O'Connor
    Lonnie Jamison
  • Denise Nicholas
    Harriet DeLong