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- Season 1 overviewMar 6-May 3, 19888 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Pilot Mar 6, 1988
- Bill Gillespie is reunited with Virgil Tibbs in Sparta, Miss.
- 2. Pilot Mar 6, 1988
- A high-school girl's murder is investigated by Gillespie and Tubbs.
- 3. Road Kill Mar 15, 1988
- Gillespie and Tibbs have conflicting suspicions about a woman's murder.
- 4. Fate Mar 22, 1988
- A black businessman bids for the town's newspaper amid rumors that he is romancing its publisher.
- 5. Blind Spot Mar 29, 1988
- Seemingly random events become connected when Gillespie's friend is shot.
- 6. Blind Spot Apr 5, 1988
- Though Tibbs was nearly killed, Gillespie still can't prove Epson is a drug trafficker.
- 7. A Necessary Evil Apr 12, 1988
- A man's six wives become murder suspects when he dies of food poisoning.
- 8. And Then You Die ... May 3, 1988
- An escaped killer and his girlfriend take Althea and a child hostage to ensure a getaway.
In this humorous episode, Virgil and the Chief arrest a bible salesman (guest star Ted Lange) for bigamy. It soon becomes a polygamy case after an endless parade of wives (six total) come to visit their husband, who later turns up murdered in his cell. Did any of his wives kill him?
In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title that starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs.
In The Heat Of The Night. Carroll O'Connor steps into the role of Bill Gillespie, a southern, white sheriff, and Howard Rollins takes on the mantle of Virgil Tibbs, an African American detective, who must put animosity aside to solve crimes in a racially-charged hamlet.
In the Heat of the Night: Created by James Lee Barrett. With Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor. The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
In the Heat of the Night. Sarah has taken ill and fears for the life of her baby. George overhears the hospital gossip and wonders if the baby could be his. Olivia continues her tryst...
In The Heat Of The Night. Carroll O'Connor steps into the role of Bill Gillespie, a southern, white sheriff, and Howard Rollins takes on the mantle of Virgil Tibbs, an African American detective, who must put animosity aside to solve crimes in a racially-charged hamlet.
S1.E3 ∙ Road Kill. Despite compelling evidence, Gillespie refuses to believe that his best friend used another person's playful gunfire to cover up for the murder of his alcoholic wife.
Episode list. In the Heat of the Night. Top-rated. Tue, Oct 24, 1989. S3.E1. Rape. When Althea is raped by a colleague, Gillespie and the Sparta PD must solve the case before a furious Virgil gets revenge on his own. 9.1/10. Rate. Top-rated. Tue, Oct 23, 1990. S4.E5. And Justice for Some.
Episodes. Sort. S1 E1 - Pilot (Part 1 and 2) March 5, 1988. 1 h 36 min. 18+. When Virgil Tibbs joins the Sparta, MI, police, resentment festers in Chief of Police Bill Gillespie. But when a local co-ed is brutally murdered, Gillespie and Tibbs join forces only to discover a tangled web of guilt and deception. S1 E2 - Road Kill. March 14, 1988.
Episodes. Sort. S3 E1 - Rape. October 24, 1989. 47min. TV-PG. Althea is raped, but the police department find it extremely difficult to bring the suspect to justice. Free trial of MGM+. S3 E2 - Fairest of Them All. October 31, 1989. 48min. TV-PG.