Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name, this series provided a hopeful, yet honest look at life in the new South. Set in the fictional Sparta, Mississippi, the show was a marvelous blend of heartfelt drama and folksy humor. It portrayed both the professional and personal pursuits of Sparta P.D's officers.
Rating: 7.60/10 (avg out of 5872 votes)
In the Heat of the Night Airs: Friday
In the Heat of the Night Status: Ended
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - General Information
Series Premiere: March 06, 1988 Classification: Scripted Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller Network: CBS Airs: Friday at 12:00 am Runtime: 60 Minutes
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Season 1 -- 8 Episodes
1x1 -- Mar 06, 1988 -- Pilot (1) 1x2 -- Mar 06, 1988 -- Pilot (2) 1x3 -- Mar 15, 1988 -- Road Kill 1x4 -- Mar 22, 1988 -- Fate 1x5 -- Mar 29, 1988 -- Blind Spot (1) 1x6 -- Apr 05, 1988 -- Blind Spot (2) 1x7 -- Apr 12, 1988 -- A Necessary Evil 1x8 -- May 03, 1988 -- ...And Then You Die
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Season 2 -- 22 Episodes
2x1 -- Dec 04, 1988 -- Don't Look Back (1) 2x2 -- Dec 04, 1988 -- Don't Look Back (2) 2x3 -- Dec 06, 1988 -- Family Secret 2x4 -- Dec 13, 1988 -- The Hammer and the Glove 2x5 -- Dec 20, 1988 -- Prisoners 2x6 -- Dec 27, 1988 -- Hot Nights 2x7 -- Jan 03, 1989 -- Gunshots 2x8 -- Jan 10, 1989 -- Country Mouse, City Mouse 2x9 -- Jan 17, 1989 -- Stranger in Town 2x10 -- Jan 31, 1989 -- Tear Down the Walls 2x11 -- Feb 07, 1989 -- A Trip Upstate 2x12 -- Feb 14, 1989 -- A.k.a. Kelly Kay 2x13 -- Feb 21, 1989 -- These Things Take Time 2x14 -- Mar 07, 1989 -- Intruders 2x15 -- Mar 14, 1989 -- The Creek 2x16 -- Mar 21, 1989 -- Sister, Sister 2x17 -- Mar 28, 1989 -- Walkout 2x18 -- Apr 04, 1989 -- Accused 2x19 -- Apr 25, 1989 -- Fifteen, Forever 2x20 -- May 02, 1989 -- Ladybug, Ladybug 2x21 -- May 09, 1989 -- The Pig Woman of Sparta 2x22 -- May 16, 1989 -- Missing
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Season 3 -- 22 Episodes
3x1 -- Oct 24, 1989 -- Rape 3x2 -- Oct 31, 1989 -- Fairest of Them All 3x3 -- Nov 07, 1989 -- Murder Most Ancient 3x4 -- Nov 14, 1989 -- First Girl 3x5 -- Nov 21, 1989 -- Crackdown 3x6 -- Nov 28, 1989 -- Anniversary 3x7 -- Dec 05, 1989 -- Time of the Stranger 3x8 -- Dec 12, 1989 -- Vengeance 3x9 -- Dec 19, 1989 -- My Name Is Hank 3x10 -- Jan 02, 1990 -- King's Ransom 3x11 -- Jan 16, 1990 -- Epitaph for a Lady 3x12 -- Jan 23, 1990 -- Triangle 3x13 -- Jan 30, 1990 -- Hello in There 3x14 -- Feb 13, 1990 -- December Days 3x15 -- Feb 20, 1990 -- A Loss of Innocence 3x16 -- Feb 27, 1990 -- Bubba's Baby 3x17 -- Mar 06, 1990 -- Home Is Where the Heart Is 3x18 -- Mar 13, 1990 -- An Angry Woman 3x19 -- Mar 20, 1990 -- Indiscretions 3x20 -- Mar 27, 1990 -- Night of the Killing 3x21 -- May 01, 1990 -- Citizen Trundel (1) 3x22 -- May 08, 1990 -- Citizen Trundel (2)
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Season 4 -- 22 Episodes
4x1 -- Sep 18, 1990 -- Brotherly Love (1) 4x2 -- Sep 18, 1990 -- Brotherly Love (2) 4x3 -- Sep 25, 1990 -- Lessons Learned 4x4 -- Oct 02, 1990 -- Perversions of Justice 4x5 -- Oct 23, 1990 -- And Justice for Some 4x6 -- Oct 30, 1990 -- Hearts of Gold 4x7 -- Nov 06, 1990 -- Quick Fix 4x8 -- Nov 13, 1990 -- Homecoming 4x9 -- Nov 20, 1990 -- A Problem Too Personal 4x10 -- Nov 27, 1990 -- A Final Arrangement 4x11 -- Dec 04, 1990 -- Family Matters 4x12 -- Dec 11, 1990 -- Bounty Hunter 4x13 -- Dec 18, 1990 -- Blessings 4x14 -- Jan 08, 1991 -- Shine on Sparta Moon 4x15 -- Jan 15, 1991 -- Execution of Trust 4x16 -- Feb 05, 1991 -- Child of Promise 4x17 -- Feb 12, 1991 -- Paper Castles 4x18 -- Feb 19, 1991 -- Laid to Waste 4x19 -- Feb 26, 1991 -- First Deadly Sin 4x20 -- Mar 19, 1991 -- Just a Country Boy 4x21 -- Mar 26, 1991 -- No Other Road 4x22 -- Apr 30, 1991 -- A Turning
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Season 5 -- 22 Episodes
5x1 -- Oct 01, 1991 -- A Woman Much Admired 5x2 -- Oct 08, 1991 -- Baby for Sale 5x3 -- Oct 22, 1991 -- Obsession 5x4 -- Oct 29, 1991 -- Liar's Poker 5x5 -- Nov 05, 1991 -- Ruda's Awakening 5x6 -- Nov 12, 1991 -- Unfinished Business 5x7 -- Nov 19, 1991 -- The More Things Change 5x8 -- Nov 26, 1991 -- Sweet, Sweet Blues 5x9 -- Dec 03, 1991 -- Sparta Gold 5x10 -- Dec 10, 1991 -- An Eye for an Eye 5x11 -- Dec 17, 1991 -- The Littlest Victim 5x12 -- Jan 07, 1992 -- The Landlord 5x13 -- Jan 14, 1992 -- Fool for Love 5x14 -- Feb 04, 1992 -- Love, Honor and Obey 5x15 -- Feb 11, 1992 -- Odessa 5x16 -- Feb 18, 1992 -- A Time to Trust 5x17 -- Feb 25, 1992 -- By Means Most Foul 5x18 -- Mar 03, 1992 -- Trundel's Will Be Done 5x19 -- Mar 31, 1992 -- Moseley's Lot 5x20 -- Apr 07, 1992 -- Family Reunion 5x21 -- May 12, 1992 -- Sanctuary 5x22 -- May 19, 1992 -- The Law on Trial
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Season 6 -- 22 Episodes
6x1 -- Oct 28, 1992 -- A Small War (1) 6x2 -- Nov 04, 1992 -- A Small War (2) 6x3 -- Nov 11, 1992 -- Brother's Keeper 6x4 -- Nov 18, 1992 -- A Frenzied Affair 6x5 -- Nov 18, 1992 -- Discovery 6x6 -- Nov 25, 1992 -- Random's Child 6x7 -- Dec 02, 1992 -- An Occupational Hazard 6x8 -- Dec 09, 1992 -- Last Rights 6x9 -- Dec 16, 1992 -- When the Music Stopped 6x10 -- Jan 06, 1993 -- Flowers from a Lady 6x11 -- Jan 13, 1993 -- Private Sessions 6x12 -- Jan 20, 1993 -- Judgement Day 6x13 -- Feb 03, 1993 -- Falsely Accused 6x14 -- Feb 10, 1993 -- A Step Removed 6x15 -- Feb 17, 1993 -- A Deadly Affection 6x16 -- Mar 03, 1993 -- The Leftover Man (1) 6x17 -- Mar 03, 1993 -- The Leftover Man (2) 6x18 -- Mar 17, 1993 -- A Dish Best Served Cold 6x19 -- Mar 24, 1993 -- Legacy 6x20 -- Apr 28, 1993 -- Even Nice People 6x21 -- May 05, 1993 -- Lake Winahatchie 6x22 -- May 12, 1993 -- A Correct Settling
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Season 7 -- 24 Episodes
7x1 -- Sep 16, 1993 -- Child's Play 7x2 -- Sep 18, 1993 -- Hatton's Turn (1) 7x3 -- Sep 18, 1993 -- Hatton's Turn (2) 7x4 -- Sep 23, 1993 -- A Depraved Heart 7x5 -- Sep 30, 1993 -- Incident at Brewer's Pond 7x6 -- Oct 14, 1993 -- A Love Lost 7x7 -- Oct 28, 1993 -- Singin' the Blues 7x8 -- Nov 04, 1993 -- Virgil Tibbs, Attorney at Law 7x9 -- Nov 10, 1993 -- Every Man's Family 7x10 -- Nov 25, 1993 -- A Baby Called Rocket 7x11 -- Dec 09, 1993 -- Little Girl Lost 7x12 -- Dec 16, 1993 -- Your Own Kind 7x13 -- Jan 06, 1994 -- Good Cop, Bad Cop 7x14 -- Jan 12, 1994 -- Maybelle Returns 7x15 -- Jan 19, 1994 -- The Last Round 7x16 -- Jan 26, 1994 -- Ches and the Grand Lady 7x17 -- Feb 02, 1994 -- Conspiracy of One 7x18 -- Feb 09, 1994 -- The Rabbi 7x19 -- Mar 09, 1994 -- Hard Choices 7x20 -- Mar 16, 1994 -- Time's Long Shadow 7x21 -- Mar 30, 1994 -- Poor Relations 7x22 -- May 04, 1994 -- Dangerous Engagement 7x23 -- May 11, 1994 -- Give Me Your Life (1) 7x24 -- May 11, 1994 -- Give Me Your Life (2)
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Season 8 -- 4 Episodes
8x1 -- Oct 21, 1994 -- A Matter of Justice 8x2 -- Dec 09, 1994 -- Who Was Geli Bendl ? 8x3 -- Feb 17, 1995 -- By Duty Bound 8x4 -- May 16, 1995 -- Grow Old Along with Me
