TV series
In the Heat of the Night
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1988-03-06
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 8 seasons
- Episodes
- 146 episodes
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Network
- NBC, CBS
- Production
- MGM Television, Fred Silverman Productions, JADDA Productions, Juanita Bartlett Production, Fred Silverman Company, MGM/UA Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Carroll O'Connor as Bill Gillespie
- Alan Autry as Bubba Skinner
- David Hart as Parker Williams
- Hugh O'Connor as Lonnie Jamison
- Howard Rollins as Virgil Tibbs
- Anne-Marie Johnson as Althea Tibbs
- Geoffrey Thorne as Wilson Sweet
- Crystal R. Fox as Luann Corbin
- Denise Nicholas as Harriet DeLong
- Carl Weathers as Hampton Forbes
- Lois Nettleton as Joanne St. John
- Afemo Omilami as Jimmy Dawes
Creators and crew
- James Lee Barrett - Creator
- Carroll O'Connor - Producer
- Fred Silverman - Producer
- Harry Harris - Director
- Russ Mayberry - Director
- Winrich Kolbe - Director
Seasons
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