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In the Heat of the Night


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Carroll O'Connor stars as a small-town police chief (and later a sheriff) in fictional Sparta, Miss. For a small town, Sparta has its share of murder, rape, corruption, racism and drunken driving, so O'Connor's Chief William Gillespie has his hands full. The TV series is based on the novel and film of the same name.

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Family Matters

S04, E11 (First Aired: Dec. 4, 1990)
Virgil's cousin is the prime suspect in a robbery-murder, complicating Virgil's attempts to reconcile his aunt with the family.
  • Mon 2/13
  • 11:00AM-12:00PM
  • WGNAMER

Bounty Hunter

S04, E12 (First Aired: Dec. 11, 1990)
Gillespie must stop a hired bounty hunter who plans to kill a Sparta man wanted for questioning in a Houston murder.
  • Mon 2/13
  • 12:00PM-1:00PM
  • WGNAMER
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