In the Heat of the Night Episodes Season 1 (1988) Season 2 (1988-1989) Season 3 (1989-1990) Season 4 (1990-1991) Season 5 (1991-1992) Season 6 (1992-1993) Season 7 (1993-1994) Season 8 (1994-1995) Main Characters Bill Gillespie (Carroll O’Connor) Bubba Skinner (Alan Autry) Parker Williams (David Hart) Lonnie Jamison (Hugh O’Connor) Virgil Tibbs (Howard Rollins) Althea Tibbs (Anne-Marie Johnson) Willson Sweet (Geoffrey Thorne) Harriet DeLong (Denise Nicholas) Hampton Forbes (Carl Weathers) LuAnn Corbin (Crystal Fox) Junior Abernathy (Christian Le Blanc) JoAnn St. John (Lois Nettleton) Recurring Characters Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Crew Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8
