Columbo

Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cast:Peter Falk , Mike Lally , Dianne Travis , Bruce Kirby , John Finnegan , Fred Draper , Vito Scotti , Val Avery , Jack Cassidy , Robert Culp , Arlene Martel , Richard Stahl , Victor Izay , Jerome Guardino , Cliff Carnell , Harvey Gold , Jimmy Joyce , Dennis Robertson

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Murder by the Book

Wed, Sep 15, 1971

When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Death Lends a Hand

Wed, Oct 6, 1971

Columbo matches his skills against Brimmer, a former cop turned private investigator with a quick temper who tries to blackmail a client's wife. When she refuses, he accidentally kills her and it's up to Columbo to nail him.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Dead Weight

Wed, Oct 27, 1971

A war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Suitable for Framing

Wed, Nov 17, 1971

A wealthy art collector is murdered, and all signs point to a robbery gone wrong. But the nephew's alibi is a little too convenient, and Columbo pulls a fast one to ferret out the killer.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Lady in Waiting

Wed, Dec 15, 1971

A mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Short Fuse

Wed, Jan 19, 1972

Pressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the family business. But Lt. Columbo suspects the man's death was not just a tragic accident.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Blueprint for Murder

Wed, Feb 9, 1972

Elliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Étude in Black

Sun, Sep 17, 1972

A ruthless conductor murders the gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Greenhouse Jungle

Sun, Oct 15, 1972

Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Most Crucial Game

Sun, Nov 5, 1972

The manager of a football team murders its callow owner, making it look as if the young man had had an accident in his swimming pool. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Dagger of the Mind

Sun, Nov 26, 1972

In London, a respected Shakespearean acting duo cover up the unintended killing of their producer.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Requiem for a Falling Star

Sun, Jan 21, 1973

A faded movie actress commits murder. Lt. Columbo, one of her biggest fans, is on the case.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ A Stitch in Crime

Sun, Feb 11, 1973

A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a nurse catches onto the scheme.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Most Dangerous Match

Sun, Mar 4, 1973

A chess player murders his opponent before a big match. Lt. Columbo must out-maneuver this crafty, but craven, killer.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Double Shock

Sun, Mar 25, 1973

A smarmy TV chef and his identical twin brother, a rigidly proper banker, are suspects in the electrocution of their rich uncle.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Lovely But Lethal

Sun, Sep 23, 1973

The formula for a miracle wrinkle cream leads the founder of a cosmetics company to murder and Columbo is on this case.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Any Old Port in a Storm

Sun, Oct 7, 1973

A wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Candidate for Crime

Sun, Nov 4, 1973

Senatorial candidate Nelson Hayward murders his domineering campaign manager, staging it to appear that Hayward himself was the intended victim of a mob hit gone wrong.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Double Exposure

Sun, Dec 16, 1973

A self-styled "motivation research specialist" uses subliminal cues to commit a murder. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Publish or Perish

Fri, Jan 18, 1974

A publisher hires a bomb enthusiast to murder a bestselling author of sex novels. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Mind Over Mayhem

Sun, Feb 10, 1974

The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Swan Song

Sun, Mar 3, 1974

A gospel singer wants to be rid of his zealous wife. But a murder made to look like an airplane accident does not fool the wily Lt. Columbo.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ A Friend in Deed

Sun, May 5, 1974

A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Try and Catch Me

Mon, Nov 21, 1977

A mystery writer suspects her niece's husband of murdering her, and she exacts revenge by asphyxiating him in her house safe.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Murder Under Glass

Mon, Jan 30, 1978

Food critic Paul Gerard, who has been extorting money from restaurant owners in exchange for good reviews, murders one when threatened with exposure.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Make Me a Perfect Murder

Sat, Feb 25, 1978

An Emmy-winning TV executive kills her lover (who is also her boss); Lt. Columbo is on the case.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ How to Dial a Murder

Wed, Apr 5, 1978

A behavioral psychologist whose wife died under suspicious circumstances trains his dogs to kill on command using a telephone.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ The Conspirators

Sat, May 13, 1978

An IRA terrorist executes an arms dealer he considers traitorous; Lt. Columbo is on the case.