In the Heat of the Night - Episode Guide

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1988

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1988

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1988

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1988

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 29, 1988

A supply of cocaine, a double disappearance and Virgil's reluctance to forget a grudge are somehow linked together.

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Apr 5, 1988

Virgil narrowly escapes death at the hands of Richie Epson's henchmen, but Gillespie still hasn't garnered enough evidence to prove Epson is a major drug supplier.

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Apr 12, 1988

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: May 3, 1988

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1988

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1988

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Dec 6, 1988

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1988

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Dec 20, 1988

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Dec 27, 1988

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1989

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1989

Tibbs' niece and Bubba's nephew witness a crime and try to prove a dangerous parolee is not dead, as believed.

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1989

The murder of a young prostitute leads Gillespie and Tibbs (Carroll O'Connor, Howard Rollins) to different suspects. Guest stars: Eric Pierpoint, Renee Jones.

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1989

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1989

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1989

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1989

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1989

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1989

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1989

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1989

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1989

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1989

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: May 2, 1989

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: May 9, 1989

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: May 16, 1989

When Chief Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) is kidnapped, Virgil (Howard Rollins) suspects Capt. Dugan (Joe Don Baker) has inside information.

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1989

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1989

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1989

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1989

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1989

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1989

Released by his kidnappers, Chief Gillespie hunts for Dugan's killers while attempting to prevent the assassination of a civil rights leader.

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1989

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1989

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Dec 19, 1989

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1990

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1990

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1990

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1990

Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1990

A retired detective (Ken Curtis) assists Gillespie's probe of a murder at a rest home; guest Louise Fletcher.

Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1990

Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1990

Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1990

Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1990

Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1990

After her involvement in a crime committed in Philadelphia, Regina, an old friend of Althea's runs to Sparta. She stays with Althea and sparks fly with Officer Sweet, but her past catches up when a dead body is found, and it's connected to her.

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1990

Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: May 1, 1990

Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: May 8, 1990

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1990

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1990

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1990

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1990

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1990

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1990

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1990

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1990

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1990

Gillespie appears to be apathetic about prosecuting Harriet DeLong's ex-husband, who has been arrested on a murder and robbery charge.

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1990

All signs point to bookstore owner Carl Tibbitts as a suspect in his wife's murder, but Sweet believes in his friend's innocence.

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1990

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1990

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1990

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1991

Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1991

A psychiatrist protects a patient who confessed to a murder for which an innocent man stands to be executed.

Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1991

Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1991

Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1991

Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1991

Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Mar 19, 1991

Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Mar 26, 1991

Lonnie Jamison and Virgil show a despondent Eugene DeLong, whose father is facing the death penalty for murder, that life continues.

Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1991

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1991

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1991

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1991

Gillespie and Tibbs meet legal resistance trying to protect a high-school teacher from a disturbed admirer.

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1991

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1991

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1991

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1991

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1991

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1991

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1991

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1991

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1992

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1992

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1992

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1992

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1992

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1992

A suspected revenge bombing may be a smoke screen for a restaurateur's (Shannon Eubanks) insurance scam.

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1992

Harriet DeLong asks Chief Gillespie to mediate a custody dispute when a wealthy woman attempts to take guardianship of her nephew.

Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Mar 31, 1992

Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Apr 7, 1992

Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: May 12, 1992

Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: May 19, 1992

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1992

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1992

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1992

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1992

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1992

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1992

Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1992

Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1992

Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1992

Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1993

Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1993

Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1993

Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1993

Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1993

Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1993

Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1993

Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1993

Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1993

Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: Mar 24, 1993

Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: Apr 28, 1993

Episode: 6x21 | Airdate: May 5, 1993

Episode: 6x22 | Airdate: May 12, 1993

Harriet consults Gillespie after she reluctantly agrees to help her son get his imprisoned father's murder conviction reversed.

Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Sep 16, 1993

Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1993

Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1993

Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1993

Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1993

Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1993

Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1993

Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1993

Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1993

Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1993

Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1993

Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1993

Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1994

Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1994

Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1994

Episode: 7x16 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1994

Episode: 7x17 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1994

Episode: 7x18 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1994

Episode: 7x19 | Airdate: Mar 9, 1994

Episode: 7x20 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1994

Episode: 7x21 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1994

Episode: 7x22 | Airdate: May 4, 1994

Episode: 7x23 | Airdate: May 11, 1994

Episode: 7x24 | Airdate: May 11, 1994

Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1994

Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1994

Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1995

Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: May 16, 1995