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The Best Episodes of In the Heat of the Night Season 6

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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. #1 Fan Favorite
    In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 1 - A Small War (1)
    8.6/10(78 votes)

    #1 - A Small War (1)

    S6:E1

    Big city crack dealers invade Sparta.Eugene witnesses the drive by shooting of a friend and his offer to help the police identify the shooters leaves Harriet frightened and angry at Bill.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Joe Gannon

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  2. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 2 - A Small War (2)
    8.6/10(68 votes)

    #2 - A Small War (2)

    S6:E2

    The police wage war against the big city drug dealers who have moved into Sparta.Eugene identifies the men who murdered his friend.And Bubba is teamed with and intrigued by a lady police lieutenant from Jackson.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 3 - Brother's Keeper
    8.2/10(74 votes)

    #3 - Brother's Keeper

    S6:E3

    Louann's ne'er-do-well brother returns home after being paroled.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 4 - A Frenzied Affair
    8.2/10(75 votes)

    #4 - A Frenzied Affair

    S6:E4

    Althea places herself in harms way trying to help one of her students, a disturbed and violent young man; after he is implicated in a murder case.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 5 - Discovery
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #5 - Discovery

    S6:E5

    Althea has trouble dealing with the violent death of a student.Young Megan Fowler quickly finds herself yet another dangerous boyfriend and they are soon wanted by the police.

    Director:Carroll O'Connor
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 6 - Random's Child
    8.5/10(69 votes)

    #6 - Random's Child

    S6:E6

    Lana Gillespie comes to Sparta to claim her inheritance,but is stalked by a mobster who dated her mother.Meanwhile Harriet encourages Bill to talk to his daughter,but Lana doesn't seem to be interested.Officer Randy Goode helps keep the bad guys at bay by playing them a little tune on the guitar.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 7 - An Occupational Hazard
    7.8/10(63 votes)

    #7 - An Occupational Hazard

    S6:E7

    A secretary takes drastic measures to protect herself from sexual harassment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 8 - Last Rites
    7.9/10(71 votes)

    #8 - Last Rites

    S6:E8

    Virgil fears for his Aunt Ruda's safety after several killings occur in the hospital where she is being treated.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 9 - When the Music Stopped
    7.1/10(77 votes)

    #9 - When the Music Stopped

    S6:E9

    Singer Eddie Larran returns to Sparta for a concert,but not everyone is a fan.An angry man insists that Eddie owes him money.And their dispute soon ends in violence.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 10 - Flowers from a Lady
    8.3/10(60 votes)

    #10 - Flowers from a Lady

    S6:E10

    A city councilwoman becomes dangerously obsessed with Bubba.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 11 - Private Sessions
    8.5/10(70 votes)

    #11 - Private Sessions

    S6:E11

    One of Virgil's classmates from law school is arrested following the death of his former girlfriend, but the man insists that her death was the result of her relationship with her psychiatrist.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 12 - Judgement Day
    8.1/10(61 votes)

    #12 - Judgement Day

    S6:E12

    A judge schemes to get rid of his wife after she tries to blackmail him into giving her a divorce and a generous settlement by revealing a secret from his past.

    Director:Larry Hagman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 13 - Falsely Accused
    8.3/10(62 votes)

    #13 - Falsely Accused

    S6:E13

    Sweet is the target of false accusations by two corrupt and racist car salesmen.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Joe Gannon

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  14. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 14 - A Step Removed
    7.6/10(59 votes)

    #14 - A Step Removed

    S6:E14

    Parker's stepfather Roy threatens his former employer after an altercation.When the boss is murdered Roy is arrested.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 15 - A Deadly Affection
    7.8/10(65 votes)

    #15 - A Deadly Affection

    S6:E15

    A woman asks Harriet to help her get an eviction order rescinded.The chief gives Parker a new radar gun - and soon comes to regret it.Sheriff McComb requests that Gillespie and Bubba help investigate a murder.Meanwhile Lonnie and Luann search for the boy who reported the murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joe Gannon

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  16. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 16 - The Leftover Man (1)
    8.0/10(59 votes)

    #16 - The Leftover Man (1)

    S6:E16

    A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.

    Director:Larry Hagman
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 17 - The Leftover Man (2)
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #17 - The Leftover Man (2)

    S6:E17

    A white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.

    Director:Larry Hagman
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 18 - A Dish Best Served Cold
    7.8/10(70 votes)

    #18 - A Dish Best Served Cold

    S6:E18

    A swindlers homecoming upsets his wife and the families of his victims - especially Etta.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 19 - Legacy
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #19 - Legacy

    S6:E19

    A wealthy man plans to grant a promise made to a black sharecropper many years ago by giving land to the man's descendant.But his greedy son disapproves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 20 - Even Nice People
    7.6/10(67 votes)

    #20 - Even Nice People

    S6:E20

    Corrupt developers set their sights on Lana's farm. When she refuses to sell they enlist the services of an arsonist to force her out.

    Director:Carroll O'Connor
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 21 - Lake Winahatchie
    8.3/10(67 votes)

    #21 - Lake Winahatchie

    S6:E21

    Bill discovers the motivation behind a crime syndicates attempt to muscle in on Sparta and the reason they are determined to get Lana's land.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. In the Heat of the Night Season 6 Episode 22 - A Correct Settling
    8.7/10(57 votes)

    #22 - A Correct Settling

    S6:E22

    Eugene hopes a well known minister can save his father from Death Row.But someone runs the Reverend off the road on his way into town and the Sparta police try to protect him and track down his assailent.Meanwhile Harriet struggles with what her part in her ex-husbands appeal should be and is even more unsettled when Eugene demands that she break up with Bill.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"A Small War (1)" is the best rated episode of "In the Heat of the Night" season 6. It scored 8.6/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by Harry Harris and written by Joe Gannon, it aired on 10/28/1992. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Small War (2)".