TV series

In the Heat of the Night

1988–1995 · 8 seasons

A measured, issue-driven procedural whose warmth comes from an unlikely partnership navigating a racially divided Southern town.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, justice, crime, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
justice
crime
corruption
friendship
Places: small town
workplace
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild