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The Best Seasons of In the Heat of the Night

Every season of In the Heat of the Night ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of In the Heat of the Night!

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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

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#1

Season 4

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1990

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Perversions of Justice 8.9

#2

Season 5

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1991

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · The More Thing's Change 8.9

#3

Season 1

8 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1988

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Blind Spot (2) 8.6

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#4

Season 2

22 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 1988

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · A Trip Upstate 9.0

#5

Season 6

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1992

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE22 · A Correct Settling 8.7

#6

Season 7

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1993

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · A Depraved Heart 9.0

#7

Season 3

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1989

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Rape 9.1

#8

Season 8

4 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1994

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice 7.8