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
- 10
- Episodes aired
- 67
- Latest aired
- S10E14
- Total runtime
- 4d 1h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1971 – February 1972 7 episodes
- Season 2 September 1972 – March 1973 8 episodes
- Season 3 September 1973 – May 1974 8 episodes
- Season 4 September 1974 – April 1975 6 episodes
- Season 5 September 1975 – May 1976 6 episodes
- Season 6 October 1976 – May 1977 3 episodes
- Season 7 November 1977 – May 1978 5 episodes
- the show was away for 10 years and 9 months
- Season 8 February 1989 – May 1989 4 episodes
- Season 9 November 1989 – May 1990 6 episodes
- Season 10 December 1990 – January 2003 14 episodes
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S01E01 Murder by the Book
September 15 · 76min find the promo
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One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
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S01E02 Death Lends a Hand
October 6 · 76min find the promo
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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.
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S01E03 Dead Weight
October 27 · 76min find the promo
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A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.
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S01E04 Suitable for Framing
November 17 · 76min find the promo
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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?
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S01E05 Lady in Waiting
December 15 · 75min find the promo
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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.
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S01E06 Short Fuse
January 19 · 75min find the promo
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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.
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S01E07 Blueprint for Murder
February 9 · 75min find the promo
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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.