Columbo
1971 · TV Series · TV-PG · ★ 8.1
Columbo follows a friendly, disheveled police detective who is consistently underestimated by suspects. With a sharp eye for detail and a meticulous approach, he unravels cases and secures the evidence needed to bring things to an indictment.
Also known as Columbo (1968)
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Details
- Years
- 1971–2003
- Release date
- 1971-09-15
- Network
- ABC, NBC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (826 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Columbo if you want a clever, low-key detective who wins through persistence and tiny details rather than spectacle, and Not for you if repetitive mystery structures feel boring or if you strongly dislike rumpled, cigar-smoking sleuth vibes.
Pros: classic detective charm; sharp clue-spotting; memorable personality | Cons: repetitive formula; pacing can drag; some plots feel overlong
Themes
- detective
- affectation
- murder
- police detective
- basset hound
- raincoat
- criminal investigation
- murder investigation
- homicide detective
- peugeot
- homicide investigation
- solved
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Peter Falk
as Lt. Columbo
Martin Sheen
as Karl Lessing
Robert Walden
as Billy Fine
Tisha Sterling
as Linda Johnson
Danny Goldman
as Press Photographer
Gregory Sierra
as Lou D'Allessandro
Robert Walker Jr.
as Neil Cahill
Johnny Cash
as Tommy Brown
Richard Basehart
as Nicholas Framer
Kevin McCarthy
as Frank Simmons
Directed by Peter Falk, Dennis Dugan, Patrick McGoohan +3 more
Episodes10 seasons · 67 episodes
Season 17 episodes
- S1E1Murder by the Book76mTubiPeacock
- S1E2Death Lends a Hand76mTubiPeacock
- S1E3Dead Weight76mTubiPeacock
- S1E4Suitable for Framing76mTubiPeacock
- S1E5Lady in Waiting75mTubiPeacock
- S1E6Short Fuse75mTubiPeacock
- S1E7Blueprint for Murder75mTubiPeacock
Season 28 episodes
- S2E1Étude in Black97mTubiPeacock
- S2E2The Greenhouse Jungle74mTubiPeacock
- S2E3The Most Crucial Game74mTubiPeacock
- S2E4Dagger of the Mind98mTubiPeacock
- S2E5Requiem for a Falling Star74mTubiPeacock
- S2E6A Stitch in Crime74mTubiPeacock
- S2E7The Most Dangerous Match74mTubiPeacock
- S2E8Double Shock74mTubiPeacock
Season 38 episodes
- S3E1Lovely But Lethal73mTubiPeacock
- S3E2Any Old Port in a Storm96mTubiPeacock
- S3E3Candidate for Crime93mTubiPeacock
- S3E4Double Exposure70mTubiPeacock
- S3E5Publish or Perish73mTubiPeacock
- S3E6Mind Over Mayhem73mTubiPeacock
- S3E7Swan Song99mTubiPeacock
- S3E8A Friend in Deed98mTubiPeacock
Season 46 episodes
- S4E1An Exercise in Fatality98mTubiPeacock
- S4E2Negative Reaction91mTubiPeacock
- S4E3By Dawn's Early Light98mTubiPeacock
- S4E4Troubled Waters98mTubiPeacock
- S4E5Playback74mTubiPeacock
- S4E6A Deadly State of Mind75mTubiPeacock
Season 56 episodes
- S5E1Forgotten Lady98mTubiPeacock
- S5E2A Case of Immunity75mTubiPeacock
- S5E3Identity Crisis95mTubiPeacock
- S5E4A Matter of Honor75mTubiPeacock
- S5E5Now You See Him90mTubiPeacock
- S5E6Last Salute to the Commodore91mTubiPeacock
Season 63 episodes
- S6E1Fade in to Murder73mTubiPeacock
- S6E2Old Fashioned Murder73mTubiPeacock
- S6E3The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case74mTubiPeacock
Season 75 episodes
- S7E1Try and Catch Me73mTubiPeacock
- S7E2Murder Under Glass75mTubiPeacock
- S7E3Make Me a Perfect Murder98mTubiPeacock
- S7E4How to Dial a Murder73mTubiPeacock
- S7E5The Conspirators100mPeacock
Season 84 episodes
- S8E1Columbo Goes to the Guillotine93mTubi
- S8E2Murder, Smoke and Shadows96mTubi
- S8E3Sex and the Married Detective98mTubi
- S8E4Grand Deceptions95mTubi
Season 96 episodes
- S9E1Murder, a Self Portrait93mTubi
- S9E2Columbo Cries Wolf98mTubi
- S9E3Agenda for Murder97mTubi
- S9E4Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo98mTubi
- S9E5Uneasy Lies the Crown97mTubi
- S9E6Murder in Malibu94m
Season 1014 episodes
- S10E1Columbo Goes to College98mTubi
- S10E2Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health98mTubi
- S10E3Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star98mTubi
- S10E4Death Hits the Jackpot98m
- S10E5No Time to Die93m
- S10E6A Bird in the Hand...94m
- S10E7It's All in the Game96m
- S10E8Butterfly in Shades of Grey98m
- S10E9Undercover98m
- S10E10Strange Bedfellows89m
- S10E11A Trace of Murder98m
- S10E12Ashes to Ashes91m
- S10E13Murder With Too Many Notes98m
- S10E14Columbo Likes the Nightlife88m