An endearing and popular character in modern detective fiction, known for his razor-sharp mind, rumpled raincoat, and bumbling manner, created by Richard Levinson & William Link as part of the NBC Mystery Movie. The theme music was by Henry Mancini.
In the late 1980’s, ABC decided to revive the mystery movie concept and Columbo was a natural choice. You can see a guide to those episodes here.
In the late 1980’s, ABC decided to revive the mystery movie concept and Columbo was a natural choice. You can see a guide to those episodes here.
Show Details:
Start date: Feb 1968
End date: Jan 2003
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 90 - 120 min
Episodes: 45 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama
End date: Jan 2003
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 90 - 120 min
Episodes: 45 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama
Credits:
- regular:
- Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo
Episode list & details from:
TV.com
Original
Episode # Prod # Air Date Titles
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Pilot TVMs
1. 0- 1 20 Feb 68 Prescription: Murder
2. 0- 2 1 Mar 71 Ransom For a Dead Man
1st Season 1971
3. 1- 1 15 Sep 71 Murder By the Book
4. 1- 2 6 Oct 71 Death Lends a Hand
5. 1- 3 27 Oct 71 Dead Weight
6. 1- 4 17 Nov 71 Suitable For Framing
7. 1- 5 15 Dec 71 Lady in Waiting
8. 1- 6 19 Jan 72 Short Fuse
9. 1- 7 9 Feb 72 Blueprint for Murder
2nd Season 1972
10. 2- 1 17 Sep 72 Étude in Black
11. 2- 2 15 Oct 72 The Greenhouse Jungle
12. 2- 3 5 Nov 72 The Most Crucial Game
13. 2- 4 26 Nov 72 Dagger of the Mind
14. 2- 5 21 Jan 73 Requiem for a Falling Star
15. 2- 6 11 Feb 73 A Stitch in Crime
16. 2- 7 4 Mar 73 The Most Dangerous Match
17. 2- 8 25 Mar 73 Double Shock
3rd Season 1973
18. 3- 1 23 Sep 73 Lovely but Lethal
19. 3- 2 7 Oct 73 Any Old Port in a Storm
20. 3- 3 4 Nov 73 Candidate for Crime
21. 3- 4 16 Dec 73 Double Exposure
22. 3- 5 18 Jan 74 Publish or Perish
23. 3- 6 18 Feb 74 Mind Over Mayhem
24. 3- 7 3 Mar 74 Swan Song
25. 3- 8 5 May 74 A Friend in Deed
4th Season 1974
26. 4- 1 15 Sep 74 An Exercise in Fatality
27. 4- 2 15 Oct 74 Negative Reaction
28. 4- 3 27 Oct 74 By Dawn's Early Light
29. 4- 4 9 Feb 75 Troubled Waters
30. 4- 5 2 Mar 75 Playback
31. 4- 6 27 Apr 75 A Deadly State of Mind
5th Season 1975
32. 5- 1 14 Sep 75 Forgotten Lady
33. 5- 2 12 Oct 75 A Case of Immunity
34. 5- 3 2 Nov 75 Identity Crisis
35. 5- 4 1 Feb 76 A Matter of Honor
36. 5- 5 29 Feb 76 Now You See Him...
37. 5- 6 2 May 76 Last Salute to the Commodore
6th Season 1976
38. 6- 1 10 Oct 76 Fade in to Murder
39. 6- 2 28 Nov 76 Old Fashioned Murder
40. 6- 3 22 May 77 The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case
7th Season 1977
41. 7- 1 21 Nov 77 Try and Catch Me
42. 7- 2 49703 30 Jan 78 Murder Under Glass
43. 7- 3 49702 25 Feb 78 Make Me a Perfect Murder
44. 7- 4 15 Apr 78 How to Dial a Murder
45. 7- 5 13 May 78 The Conspirators
NOTES
Thanks to Alex S. Garcia and Donna Lemaster for their input to this guide. Thanks to Tom Dischley, Didier Roittman and Neal Silverman for providing some missing character names.
Thanks to Alex S. Garcia and Donna Lemaster for their input to this guide. Thanks to Tom Dischley, Didier Roittman and Neal Silverman for providing some missing character names.