1988 | 8 Episodes

Season 1 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on March 6, 1988.

1988 | 22 Episodes

Season 2 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on December 4, 1988.

1989 | 22 Episodes

Season 3 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on October 24, 1989.

1990 | 22 Episodes

Season 4 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on September 18, 1990.

1991 | 22 Episodes

Season 5 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on October 1, 1991.

1992 | 22 Episodes

Season 6 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on October 28, 1992.

1993 | 24 Episodes

Season 7 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on September 16, 1993.

1994 | 4 Episodes

Season 8 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on October 21, 1994.