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In the Heat of the Night (1988)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating
7.6 (7,206 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Philo · The Roku Channel · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

8.26 avg 8 episodes 8.5 → 8.4 57 min avg

  • Consistent
Ep 1: 8.5 · 265 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 194 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 164 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 143 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 122 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 105 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 135 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 132 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot: Part 18.5265
2Pilot: Part 28.5194
3Road Kill8.1164
4Fate8.0143
5Blind Spot: Part 18.1122
6Blind Spot: Part 28.5105
7A Necessary Evil8.0135
8...And Then You Die8.4132

Season 8 (1994)

7.58 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 7.8 95 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 7.7 · 204 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 135 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 146 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 166 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Matter of Justice7.7204
2Who Was Geli Bendl?7.4135
3By Duty Bound7.4146
4Grow Old Along with Me7.8166

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