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In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

Description: Philadelphia Detective Virgil Tibbs returns to his hometown, Sparta in Mississippi, for his mother's funeral and accepts the job as the head of the police department.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Year Released: 1988
Number of seasons: 8
Number of episodes: 146
First episode air date: March 6, 1988
Theme Song: In the Heat of the Night
Networks: CBS, NBC
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