Columbo

Columbo

1971 - 2003Crime, Drama, MysteryTV-PG10 Seasons67 Episodes

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

7 Episodes • 1971

Season 2

Season 2

8 Episodes • 1972

Season 3

Season 3

8 Episodes • 1973

Season 4

Season 4

6 Episodes • 1974

Season 5

Season 5

6 Episodes • 1975

Season 6

Season 6

3 Episodes • 1976

Season 7

Season 7

5 Episodes • 1977

Season 8

Season 8

4 Episodes • 1989

Season 9

Season 9

6 Episodes • 1989

Season 10

Season 10

14 Episodes • 1990

Episodes - Season 1

Murder by the Book

1. Murder by the Book

76m

One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.

Death Lends a Hand

2. Death Lends a Hand

76m

A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail scheme. The client then hires the detective to assist Columbo in the search for the killer.

Dead Weight

3. Dead Weight

76m

A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.

Suitable for Framing

4. Suitable for Framing

76m

An art critic, Dale Kingston, kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. All the clues lead to the dead man's first wife. Can Columbo correct the Lieutenant's error before it is too late?

Lady in Waiting

5. Lady in Waiting

75m

A woman shoots her overbearing brother, claiming she thought he was a burglar. Columbo doesn't buy the self-defense claim - he know's it's murder.

Short Fuse

6. Short Fuse

75m

A chemist rigs a bomb in his uncle's car to gain control of his uncle's company, then plants clues to make Columbo suspicious of the company's Vice-President.

Blueprint for Murder

7. Blueprint for Murder

75m

An architect kills his business partner and deliberately lets Columbo suspect him, leading Columbo to think that he's hidden the body in the foundation of a building under construction. He plans to let Columbo dig up the site and find nothing, knowing that its the perfect place to hide the body since Columbo would never look in the same place twice.

Created by: William Link, Richard Levinson

Top Cast

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Lt. Columbo

Available on: ABC, NBC

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