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

Status

Ended

First aired

March 6, 1988

Last aired

May 16, 1995

Episodes

146

Network

CBS

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America

Production

MGM Television,Fred Silverman Productions,JADDA Productions,Juanita Bartlett Production

Creator

James Lee Barrett

IMDb

tt0094484