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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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Pilot (1) | 1988-03-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Pilot (2) | 1988-03-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Road Kill | 1988-03-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Fate | 1988-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Blind Spot (1) | 1988-03-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Blind Spot (2) | 1988-04-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | A Necessary Evil | 1988-04-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | ...And Then You Die | 1988-05-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Don't Look Back (1) | 1988-12-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Don't Look Back (2) | 1988-12-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Family Secret | 1988-12-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | The Hammer and the Glove | 1988-12-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Prisoners | 1988-12-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Hot Nights | 1988-12-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Gunshots | 1989-01-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Country Mouse, City Mouse | 1989-01-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Stranger in Town | 1989-01-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Tear Down the Walls | 1989-01-31 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | A Trip Upstate | 1989-02-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | A.k.a. Kelly Kay | 1989-02-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | These Things Take Time | 1989-02-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Intruders | 1989-03-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | The Creek | 1989-03-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Sister, Sister | 1989-03-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Walkout | 1989-03-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Accused | 1989-04-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Fifteen, Forever | 1989-04-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Ladybug, Ladybug | 1989-05-02 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | The Pig Woman of Sparta | 1989-05-09 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Missing | 1989-05-16 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Rape | 1989-10-24 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Fairest of Them All | 1989-10-31 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Murder Most Ancient | 1989-11-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | First Girl | 1989-11-14 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Crackdown | 1989-11-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Anniversary | 1989-11-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Time of the Stranger | 1989-12-05 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Vengeance | 1989-12-12 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | My Name Is Hank | 1989-12-19 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | King's Ransom | 1990-01-02 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Epitaph for a Lady | 1990-01-16 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Triangle | 1990-01-23 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Hello in There | 1990-01-30 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | December Days | 1990-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | A Loss of Innocence | 1990-02-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | Bubba's Baby | 1990-02-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | Home Is Where the Heart Is | 1990-03-06 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | An Angry Woman | 1990-03-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | Indiscretions | 1990-03-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | Night of the Killing | 1990-03-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 21 | Citizen Trundel (1) | 1990-05-01 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 22 | Citizen Trundel (2) | 1990-05-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Brotherly Love (1) | 1990-09-18 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Brotherly Love (2) | 1990-09-18 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Lessons Learned | 1990-09-25 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Perversions of Justice | 1990-10-02 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | And Justice for Some | 1990-10-23 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Hearts of Gold | 1990-10-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Quick Fix | 1990-11-06 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Homecoming | 1990-11-13 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | A Problem Too Personal | 1990-11-20 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | A Final Arrangement | 1990-11-27 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | Family Matters | 1990-12-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | Bounty Hunter | 1990-12-11 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | Blessings | 1990-12-18 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 14 | Shine on Sparta Moon | 1991-01-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 15 | Execution of Trust | 1991-01-15 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 16 | Child of Promise | 1991-02-05 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 17 | Paper Castles | 1991-02-12 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 18 | Laid to Waste | 1991-02-19 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 19 | First Deadly Sin | 1991-02-26 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 20 | Just a Country Boy | 1991-03-19 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 21 | No Other Road | 1991-03-26 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 22 | A Turning | 1991-04-30 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | A Woman Much Admired | 1991-10-01 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Baby for Sale | 1991-10-08 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Obsession | 1991-10-22 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Liar's Poker | 1991-10-29 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Ruda's Awakening | 1991-11-05 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Unfinished Business | 1991-11-12 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | The More Things Change | 1991-11-19 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | Sweet, Sweet Blues | 1991-11-26 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Sparta Gold | 1991-12-03 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | An Eye for an Eye | 1991-12-10 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 11 | The Littlest Victim | 1991-12-17 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 12 | The Landlord | 1992-01-07 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 13 | Fool for Love | 1992-01-14 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 14 | Love, Honor and Obey | 1992-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 15 | Odessa | 1992-02-11 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 16 | A Time to Trust | 1992-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 17 | By Means Most Foul | 1992-02-25 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 18 | Trundel's Will Be Done | 1992-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 19 | Moseley's Lot | 1992-03-31 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 20 | Family Reunion | 1992-04-07 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 21 | Sanctuary | 1992-05-12 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 22 | The Law on Trial | 1992-05-19 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | A Small War (1) | 1992-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | A Small War (2) | 1992-11-04 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | Brother's Keeper | 1992-11-11 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | A Frenzied Affair | 1992-11-18 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 5 | Discovery | 1992-11-18 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 6 | Random's Child | 1992-11-25 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 7 | An Occupational Hazard | 1992-12-02 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 8 | Last Rights | 1992-12-09 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 9 | When the Music Stopped | 1992-12-16 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 10 | Flowers from a Lady | 1993-01-06 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 11 | Private Sessions | 1993-01-13 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 12 | Judgement Day | 1993-01-20 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 13 | Falsely Accused | 1993-02-03 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 14 | A Step Removed | 1993-02-10 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 15 | A Deadly Affection | 1993-02-17 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 16 | The Leftover Man (1) | 1993-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 17 | The Leftover Man (2) | 1993-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 18 | A Dish Best Served Cold | 1993-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 19 | Legacy | 1993-03-24 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 20 | Even Nice People | 1993-04-28 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 21 | Lake Winahatchie | 1993-05-05 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 22 | A Correct Settling | 1993-05-12 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 1 | Child's Play | 1993-09-16 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 2 | Hatton's Turn (1) | 1993-09-18 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 3 | Hatton's Turn (2) | 1993-09-18 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 4 | A Depraved Heart | 1993-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 5 | Incident at Brewer's Pond | 1993-09-30 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 6 | A Love Lost | 1993-10-14 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 7 | Singin' the Blues | 1993-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 8 | Virgil Tibbs, Attorney at Law | 1993-11-04 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 9 | Every Man's Family | 1993-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 10 | A Baby Called Rocket | 1993-11-25 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 11 | Little Girl Lost | 1993-12-09 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 12 | Your Own Kind | 1993-12-16 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 13 | Good Cop, Bad Cop | 1994-01-06 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 14 | Maybelle Returns | 1994-01-12 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 15 | The Last Round | 1994-01-19 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 16 | Ches and the Grand Lady | 1994-01-26 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 17 | Conspiracy of One | 1994-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 18 | The Rabbi | 1994-02-09 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 19 | Hard Choices | 1994-03-09 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 20 | Time's Long Shadow | 1994-03-16 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 21 | Poor Relations | 1994-03-30 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 22 | Dangerous Engagement | 1994-05-04 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 23 | Give Me Your Life (1) | 1994-05-11 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 24 | Give Me Your Life (2) | 1994-05-11 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 1 | A Matter of Justice | 1994-10-21 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 2 | Who Was Geli Bendl ? | 1994-12-09 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 3 | By Duty Bound | 1995-02-17 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 4 | Grow Old Along with Me | 1995-05-16 | 60 min |
| Production | Fred Silverman | Producer |
| Production | Carroll O'Connor | Producer |
