TV Shows Like In the Heat of the Night

Loved In the Heat of the Night? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

24 titles

In the Heat of the Night 1967 ★ 7.7

DCI Banks 2011 ★ 7.1

Ironside 1967 ★ 6.9

Unforgettable 2011 ★ 7.2

Red Heat 1988 ★ 6.2

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice 2009 ★ 6.9

I Am the Night 2019 ★ 6.5

Heat 1995 ★ 7.9

The Big Heat 1953 ★ 7.7

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 1970 ★ 5.9

The Night Of 2016 ★ 8.0

The Day 2018 ★ 7.9

Dept. Q 2025 ★ 7.9

White Heat 1949 ★ 7.6

Fargo 2014 ★ 8.3

Dark Winds 2022 ★ 7.5

The Killing 2007 ★ 8.0

Ittefaq 2017 ★ 6.8

Hunter 1984 ★ 7.1

Crown Vic 2019 ★ 6.2

Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1987 ★ 7.3

The Scent of the Night 1998 ★ 7.3

The Order 2024 ★ 6.6

They Live by Night 1949 ★ 6.8