In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | |||
| S3 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | |||
| S4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | |||
| S5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | |||
| S6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | |||
| S7 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | |
| S8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
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About
"A small-town buddy-cop drama with real racial stakes"
Based on the film of the same name, this series follows Bill Gillespie, the gruff police chief of a small Mississippi town, and Virgil Tibbs, the sharp Black detective who becomes his partner. Together they investigate murders and small-town crimes while navigating the racial tensions simmering just beneath the surface of the Deep South. The tone is steady, procedural, and character-driven rather than flashy, carried by the lived-in chemistry between its leads. It's comfort-food crime drama with a conscience, more interested in people and prejudice than twists or shock.
the slow-burn partnership between Gillespie and Tibbs as they work through prejudice and mutual respect.
you want fast-paced modern crime plotting instead of gentle, dialogue-heavy small-town procedurals.
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