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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.
Created By
William Link, Richard Levinson
Network
ABC
Episodes
67
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
9 countries
SkyShowtime
4 countries
Rakuten TV
2 countries
Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total
1 country
TF1+
1 country
Peacock
1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Overview
Columbo has 10 seasons with 67 episodes spanning 1971-2003.
Peter Falk →
Rating
With a 8.1/10 rating from 792 votes, Columbo is considered highly rated.
Year context
Columbo first aired 55 years ago in 1971.
CAST (1)
SEASONS (10 seasons, 67 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Murder by the Book
One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
02
Death Lends a Hand
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…
03
Dead Weight
A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.
04
Suitable for Framing
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…
05
Lady in Waiting
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.
06
Short Fuse
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…
07
Blueprint for Murder
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…
SEASON 2
01
Étude in Black
The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.
02
The Greenhouse Jungle
Jarvis Goodland, along with his nephew, plan a kidnap scam to break the nephews trust fund, but after the money has been collected, Jarvis kills…
03
The Most Crucial Game
The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording…
04
Dagger of the Mind
While on a work trip to London, to learn the techniques of the British police, Columbo gets involved with the murder of Roger Haversham, a…
05
Requiem for a Falling Star
A fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.
06
A Stitch in Crime
Leonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's planning a surgical death for his brilliant but ailing associate.…
07
The Most Dangerous Match
A chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.
08
Double Shock
A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?
SEASON 3
01
Lovely But Lethal
Viveca Scott, the founder of Beauty Mark Cosmetics, is being threatened by her rival David Lang. When he finds out that her revolutionary cream formula…
02
Any Old Port in a Storm
A wine connoisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling…
03
Candidate for Crime
A Senate Candidate running for office kills his campaign manager by making it look like he was the target for the killer's bullet.
04
Double Exposure
A filmmaker kills one of his clients. in a break, during the screening of a new ad campaign
05
Publish or Perish
A publisher hires a Vietnam vet to kill his star author and thus give himself an alibi before the writer can defect to another publisher.
06
Mind Over Mayhem
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.…
07
Swan Song
A Country and Western singer kills his overpowering wife in a plane crash while he parachutes to safety.
08
A Friend in Deed
A police commissioner provides an alibi to a friend who has just killed his wife. Later the commissioner kills his own wife and gets the…
SEASON 4
01
An Exercise in Fatality
A health club owner kills his partner who is about to uncover a fraud and makes it look like an accident
02
Negative Reaction
Brilliant photographer Paul Galesko plans to murder his domineering wife, Frances, and pin the crime on an ex-convict named Alvin Deschler. His plan is to…
03
By Dawn's Early Light
The head of a military school kills one of the governors by sabotaging the gun which is used on founders day.
04
Troubled Waters
While holidaying on board a cruise liner, Columbo helps capture the killer of the singer with the ship's band.
05
Playback
An inventor video tapes his mother-in-law's death, and then replays it back to the security guard, to give himself an alibi.
06
A Deadly State of Mind
A doctor kills the husband of the woman he is having an affair with but is seen leaving the house by a witness who is…
SEASON 5
01
Forgotten Lady
A fading actress kills her husband when he refuses to back her comeback show.
02
A Case of Immunity
An ambassador from Suari and his code clerk kill the chief of security in an attempt to make it look like the chief was a…
03
Identity Crisis
A spy is killed on a lonely beach by his contact, but the killer has been photographed beforehand walking with the victim.
04
A Matter of Honor
The owner of a bull ranch in Mexico gives his workers the day off, and then talks his number one man into fighting the bull…
05
Now You See Him
Master magician the great Santini is amazing audiences at the Cabaret of Magic. What they don’t know is that Santini hopes to pull of the…
06
Last Salute to the Commodore
The family and friends of brilliant naval architect Commodore Otis Swanson have gathered for the company’s annual party. The commodore, however, has become increasingly discontented…
SEASON 6
01
Fade in to Murder
Ward Fowler, who plays debonair television detective Lieutenant Lucerne, has a reputation for being a difficult actor. His series is a hit, however, so the…
02
Old Fashioned Murder
The female head of a museum hires one of the guards to rob the museum to collect the insurance money. But during the robbery she…
03
The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case
Two former college friends, now partners in an accounting firm, become enemies when one realizes the other has embezzled funds. The reason for his embezzling…
SEASON 7
01
Try and Catch Me
A writer of murder mysteries wreaks revenge on her nephew-in-law by blaming him for her niece's murder.
02
Murder Under Glass
A famous food critic is threatened by a restaurant owner, and so the critic leaves. Soon after, the cook dies. Columbo's involvement is welcomed by…
03
Make Me a Perfect Murder
Mark McAndrews a top network programmer is promoted to a New York position. His assistant, who is very ambitious and his lover, expects to get…
04
How to Dial a Murder
A famous psychiatrist uses an appointment with his doctor as his alibi while he calls his house, where his dead wife's lover is. The call…
05
The Conspirators
An Irish poet, who fronts a peace organization while secretly running guns, kills an arms dealer who tries to swindle him.
SEASON 8
01
Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
Lt. Columbo delves into the world of magic, ESP and slight of hand as he investigates the death of a magician, and there appears to…
02
Murder, Smoke and Shadows
An egocentric film director resorts to his mastery of special effects to murder a vengeful friend who discovers the director's role in the movie stunt…
03
Sex and the Married Detective
A sex therapist catches her boyfriend with another woman when he thinks she is out of town. She then disguises herself and manages to kill…
04
Grand Deceptions
Frank Brailie runs a private military foundation for wanabe soldiers owned by the wheelchair bound General Padget. The General has become suspicious of Frank as…
SEASON 9
01
Murder, a Self Portrait
A famous artist, Max Barsini, lives with his wife Vanessa and a beautiful live-in model named Julie at his beach house/studio. Max's ex-wife Louise lives…
02
Columbo Cries Wolf
Columbo is asked to investigate the disappearance of Dian Hunter, director of a men's magazine. Naturally, the prime suspect is her lover and co-editor Sean…
03
Agenda for Murder
Columbo matches wits with a brilliant attorney responsible for the murder of the one man who could stifle his meteoric political career.
04
Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
Columbo unwittingly becomes part of a deranged woman's diabolical plot to destroy the two men she believes responsible for her husband's death in prison. After…
05
Uneasy Lies the Crown
While investigating the death of a popular actor, Columbo must outwit a cunning dentist, who has set up his wife for a murder in order…
06
Murder in Malibu
An ambitious womanizer, rejected by the romance novelist he planned to marry, ends the story she was writing with a gun and makes the murder…
SEASON 10
01
Columbo Goes to College
Lt. Columbo is invited as guest speaker in a Criminology course and squares off against two cunning students, who are confident they have duped the…
02
Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Wade Anders, a former security expert, hosts the show Crime Alert. A rival host, news reader Bud, discovers Wade was in a porno movie and…
03
Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star
Lt. Columbo is pitted against an equally brilliant, nationally recognized criminal defence lawyer who murders his rock star girlfriend when he discovers she is seeing…
04
Death Hits the Jackpot
After winning a $30 million lottery, photographer Freddy Brower, who wishes to keep the money a secret from the wife who is divorcing him, arranges…
05
No Time to Die
Columbo attends the wedding of his police officer nephew. While her husband takes a shower, the bride disappears from the bridal suite. The groom enlists…
06
A Bird in the Hand
Given a deadline to pay his debts or else, chronic gambler Harold plants a bomb under the Rolls Royce of his uncle, sports magnate Big…
07
It's All in the Game
Nick Franco is a violent, two-timing gigolo and his current paramour, Laura Stanton, has had enough. With the help of a young woman named Lisa,…
08
Butterfly in Shades of Grey
Ego-maniac Fielding Chase, is a radio talk show host who in order to prevent his daughter from moving to New York, murders a member of…
09
Undercover
A photograph is the only clue for Columbo when two dead men and a seven year old mystery with $4 million dollars involved as well…
10
Strange Bedfellows
Graham McVeigh, a thoroughbred ranch owner, kills his brother, and frames a local mob bookie. Then, under the guise of making good on his brother's…
11
A Trace of Murder
Cathleen Calvert and her lover, crime scene investigator Patrick Kinsley, plot to get rid of Calvert's husband, Clifford, a powerful businessman, by killing an investment…
12
Ashes to Ashes
Mortician to the stars Eric Prince, kills gossip reporter Verity Chandler, who had knowledge of skeletons in Prince's closet. Columbo must figure out what happened…
13
Murder With Too Many Notes
Hollywood film composer and conductor Findlay Crawford has been mentor to a talented young composer who has been ghostwriting most of Crawford's work for the…
14
Columbo Likes the Nightlife
The final Columbo story starring Peter Falk, Los Angeles rave promoter Justin Price helps his girlfriend Vanessa get rid of the corpse of her ex-husband,…
SERIES INFO
10
Seasons
67
Episodes
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
William Link
Creator
Richard Levinson
Showrunner
Philip Saltzman
NETWORKS (2)
ABC
NBC
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Columbo about?
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.
Where can I watch Columbo?
Columbo is available on Prime Video, SkyShowtime, Rakuten TV, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total , TF1+. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Columbo have?
Columbo has 10 seasons with 67 episodes total.
Who created Columbo?
Columbo was created by William Link and Richard Levinson.
Who stars in Columbo?
The cast of Columbo includes Peter Falk.
What is the rating of Columbo?
Columbo has a rating of 8.1 out of 10 based on 792 votes on TMDB.
Is Columbo still running?
Columbo has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (3)
Crime
Drama
Mystery