Poster of Cast and Crew in In The Heat Of The Night - Season 1 - Episode 1 - Pilot (1)

In The Heat Of The Night - Season 1 - Pilot (1) (Episode 1)

Plot: Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta and joins the police force as chief of detectives. His arrival is met with resistance from police chief Bill Gillespie - who resents having an officer hired without his approval
Episode Aired On:
Sunday, March 6 1988
36 years ago