In the Heat of the Night
seriesGlobal1988Live Action
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1Core Metadata
Title & Origin
Canonical title
In the Heat of the Night
Original title
In the Heat of the Night
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Global
Release & Format
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feature_film
Release status
released
Release date
8/2/1967
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Creator
John BallCreator
James Lee BarrettCreator
Network
MGM TelevisionStudio
Fred Silverman ProductionsStudio
JADDA ProductionsStudio
Juanita Bartlett ProductionStudio
Fred Silverman CompanyStudio
MGM/UA TelevisionStudio
NBCNetwork
CBSNetwork
2Content
Synopsis
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
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dramacrimemystery
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4Audience Intelligence
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94.8
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408
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247
Audience size
3,059,210
Last updated
6/11/2026
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Last updated
6/17/2026
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