In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

Premiere	March 6, 1988
Finale	May 16, 1995
Airs
Creator	James Lee Barrett
Network	NBC (seasons 1-6) CBS (seasons 7-8)
Style	60-minute crime drama
Company	Fred Silverman Productions, JADDA Productions, MGM Television
Episodes	146
Seasons	8
Origin	USA

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In the Heat of the Night is a crime drama that aired on NBC for six seasons and CBS for two seasons.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Carroll O'Connor	Chief/Sheriff William O. "Bill" Gillespie	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Howard E. Rollins, Jr.	Det. Virgil Tibbs	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Alan Autry	Sgt./Capt. V.L. "Bubba" Skinner	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Anne-Marie Johnson	Althea Tibbs	1	2	3	4	5	6
David Hart	Dep./Sgt. Parker Williams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Christian LeBlanc	Patrolman Junior Abernathy	1
Lois Nettleton	Joanne St. John		2
Geoffrey Thorne	Sgt. Willson Sweet	1	2	3	4	5	6
Hugh O'Connor	Dep./Lt. Lonnie Jamison	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Carl Weathers	Chief Hampton Forbes							7	8
Crystal Fox	Sgt. Luanne Corbin			3	4	5	6	7	8
Denise Nicholas	Harriet DeLong			3	4	5	6	7	8
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Dan Biggers	Dr. Frank Robb		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Randall Franks	Off. Randy Goode		2	3	4	5	6
Joe Don Baker	Capt. Tom Dugan		2
Dee Shaw	Cpl. Dee Shepard			3	4	5	6	7	8
Tonea Stewart	Etta Kibbey				4	5	6	7

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
NBC
Season One	March 6, 1988	May 3, 1988	8
Season Two	December 4, 1988	May 16, 1989	22
Season Three	November 28, 1989	May 8, 1990	22
Season Four	September 18, 1990	April 30, 1991	22
Season Five	October 1, 1991	May 19, 1992	22
Season Six	October 28, 1992	May 12, 1993	22
CBS
Season Seven	September 16, 1993	May 11, 1994	24
Season Eight	October 21, 1994	May 16, 1995	4