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In The Heat of the Night TV guide

In The Heat of the Night today, and the days ahead.

The full schedule in America/New_York time, what is on now and next, and the same data in your app with one call.

CountryUnited States
Today20 programmes
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On now on In The Heat of the Night22:55 EDT
On now
In the Heat of the Night
22:47 to 23:43 EDT
48 minutes left
23:43In the Heat of the NightS2 E7
00:39In the Heat of the NightS2 E8
01:36In the Heat of the NightS2 E9
02:32In the Heat of the NightS2 E10
ScheduleIn The Heat of the Night schedule

All times America/New_York. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_apx4esvq/schedule?date=2026-10-12&tz=America/New_York

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:52In the Heat of the NightParker's stepfather returns, pursued by murderous art thieves.S7 E21, Poor Relations55m
00:47In the Heat of the NightOn the eve of his wedding to Harriet De Long, Sheriff Gillespie is stalked by a vengeance-seeking killer.In the Heat of the Night55m
01:42In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your LifeForbes (Carl Weathers) clashes with a charismatic cult leader (Peter Fonda).1h 48m
03:30In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of JusticeMississippi policemen (Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers) hunt serial killer.1h 48m
05:17Fiddler on the RoofPoor Jewish milkman (Topol), wife (Norma Crane) and five daughters in czarist Russia.1h 48m
07:05In the Heat of the Night: By Duty BoundBusinessman runs against Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) for sheriff.1h 48m
08:53In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along With MeGillespie (Carroll O'Connor) and Forbes link a suspect to a witness of a hit-and-run fatality.1h 48m
10:41In the Heat of the NightWhen Virgil Tibbs joins the Sparta, MI, police, resentment festers in Chief of Police Bill Gillespie.In the Heat of the Night1h 51m
12:32In the Heat of the NightGillespie and Tibbs have conflicting suspicions about a woman's murder.S1 E3, Road Kill56m
13:28In the Heat of the NightEmotions run high when a black businessman (Randy Brooks) comes to Sparta to buy the town's newspaper.In the Heat of the Night57m
14:25In the Heat of the NightSparta is overjoyed when a local boy turned successful businessman offers to bring his business back home.In the Heat of the Night56m
15:21In the Heat of the NightVirgil (Howard Rollins) narrowly escapes death at the hands of Ritchie Epson's henchmen.In the Heat of the Night55m
16:16In the Heat of the NightA man's six wives become murder suspects when he dies of food poisoning.S1 E7, A Necessary Evil56m
17:12In the Heat of the NightAn escaped killer and his girlfriend take Althea and a child hostage to ensure a getaway.S1 E8, ...And Then You Die55m
18:07In the Heat of the NightGillespie is stalked by a killer who re-created a bizarre 20-year-old murder.S2 E1, Don't Look Back (1)1h 50m
19:58In the Heat of the NightA woman's (Susan Blakely) claim she murdered her father because of incest shocks Gillespie.S2 E3, Family Secret56m
20:54In the Heat of the NightSeveral murders occur while Tibbs' former partner is visiting.S2 E4, The Hammer and the Glove57m
21:51In the Heat of the NightA rookie officer's first arrest, a childhood buddy, dies in jail; guest Ed Ames.S2 E5, Prisoners56m
22:47In the Heat of the Night On nowBubba Skinner is seduced by a beautiful lady who has taken residence in Sparta in order to write a novel.In the Heat of the Night56m
23:43In the Heat of the NightTibbs finds the robbery suspect he killed is a young, unarmed girl.S2 E7, Gunshots56m
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  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_apx4esvq/schedule?date=2026-10-12&tz=America/New_York"

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_apx4esvq/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_apx4esvq/history?from=2026-10-06T00:00:00Z&to=2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_apx4esvq/schedule?date=2026-10-12, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_710d37h1",
            "channel": "ch_apx4esvq",
            "start": "2026-10-12T03:52:26Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-12T04:47:28Z",
            "title": "In the Heat of the Night",
            "sub_title": "In the Heat of the Night",
            "description": "Parker's stepfather returns, pursued by murderous art thieves.",
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 20,
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "tz": "America/New_York"
    }
}
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