Ranked #2 of 8 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg
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.Virgil has trouble adjusting to the small, antiquated police force.Tibbs' first
Carroll O'Connor
Bill Gillespie
Howard Rollins
Virgil Tibbs
Alan Autry
Bubba Skinner
Anne-Marie Johnson
Althea Tibbs
David Hart
Parker Williams
Geoffrey Thorne
Wilson Sweet
Hugh O'Connor
Lonnie Jamison
Christian LeBlanc
Junior Abernathy
David Hemmings
Director
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"Pilot (1)" is episode 1 of In the Heat of the Night season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 287 votes, ranking #2 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by David Hemmings, it aired on March 6, 1988.
