In 1986, Juanita Bartlett created her own production company originally known as Jadda Productions. Jadda Productions' first production was the second season of ', and would later go on to produce the show "In the Heat of the Night" when it premiered on March 6, 1988. When the second season of "In the Heat of the Night" premiered, the production company was renamed Juanita Bartlett Productions'". After the last "In the Heat of the Night" movie aired after Hugh O'Connor died, Juanita Bartlett Productions ceased to exist.