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8 seasons · 146 episodes total · ~18 per season.
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In the Heat of the Night
1988 8 seasons · 146 eps English
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Carroll O'Connor
Bill Gillespie
Alan Autry
Bubba Skinner
David Hart
Parker Williams
Hugh O'Connor
Lonnie Jamison
Crystal R. Fox
Luann Corbin
Denise Nicholas
Harriet DeLong
Carl Weathers
Hampton Forbes
Created by
James Lee Barrett
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 146 hours end-to-end — 18 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1988 to 1995 — a 7-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Scripted.
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CAST
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Created by James Lee Barrett.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on NBC, CBS.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 8
- Total episodes
- 146
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 1988-03-06
- Last aired
- 1995-05-16
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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