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.
| Title | In the Heat of the Night |
|---|---|
| Subtitle Available |
 ETC.
|
| Alternative Titles | |
| First Air Date | 1988-03-06 |
| Last Air Date | 1995-05-16 |
| Number of Episodes | 146 |
| Number of Seasons | 8 |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, |
| Networks | CBS, |
| Casts | Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor, Crystal R. Fox, Denise Nicholas, Carl Weathers |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Bill Gillespie
Carroll O'Connor
Bubba Skinner
Alan Autry
Parker Williams
David Hart
Lonnie Jamison
Hugh O'Connor
Luann Corbin
Crystal R. Fox
Harriet DeLong
Denise Nicholas
Hampton Forbes
Carl Weathers
