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Columbo
Columbo (3).JPG
Premiere Pilot movie
February 20, 1968
Series
September 15, 1971
TV movies
February 6, 1989
Finale Series
May 13, 1978
TV movies
January 30, 2003
Creator Richard Levinson &
William Link
Network/Provider NBC (series)
ABC (TV movies)
Style 90/120-minute mystery drama
Company Universal Television (series, most TV movies)
Studios USA (two TV movies)
Distributor MCA Television (until 1996)
Universal Television Enterprises (1996-1998)
Studios USA (1998-2002)
Universal Domestic Television (2002-2004)
NBCUniversal Television Distribution (2004-2021)
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios (2021- )
Seasons 7
Episodes 45 + 24 TV movies
Origin USA

Columbo is a mystery drama that aired on NBC as part of the NBC Mystery Movie, then later aired as a series of TV movies on ABC.

Contents

Cast

Actor Character Duration
Billed Cast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Peter Falk Lt. Columbo * * * * * * *

Pilot Movies

Title Network Airdate
Prescription: Murder NBC February 20, 1968
Ransom for a Dead Man NBC March 1, 1971

Seasons

Season  Premiere Finale #
NBC
Season One September 15, 1971 February 9, 1972 7
Season Two September 17, 1972 March 25, 1973 8
Season Three September 23, 1973 May 5, 1974 8
Season Four September 15, 1974 April 27, 1975 6
Season Five September 14, 1975 March 2, 1976 6
Season Six October 10, 1976 May 22, 1977 3
Season Seven November 21, 1977 May 13, 1978 5

TV Movies

Title Network Airdate
Columbo Goes to the Guillotine ABC February 6, 1989
Murder, Smoke and Shadows ABC February 27, 1989
Sex and the Married Detective ABC April 3, 1989
Grand Deceptions ABC May 1, 1989
Murder, a Self Portrait ABC November 25, 1989
Columbo Cries Wolf ABC January 20, 1990
Agenda for Murder ABC February 10, 1990
Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo ABC March 31, 1990
Uneasy Lies the Crown ABC April 28, 1990
Murder in Malibu ABC May 14, 1990
Columbo Goes to College ABC December 9, 1990
Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health ABC February 20, 1991
Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star ABC April 29, 1991
Death Hits the Jackpot ABC December 15, 1991
No Time to Die ABC March 15, 1992
A Bird in the Hand... ABC November 22, 1992
It's All in the Game ABC October 31, 1993
Butterfly in Shades of Grey ABC January 10, 1994
Undercover ABC May 2, 1994
Strange Bedfellows ABC May 8, 1995
A Trace of Murder ABC May 15, 1997
Ashes to Ashes ABC October 8, 1998
Murder with Too Many Notes ABC March 12, 2001
Columbo Likes the Nightlife ABC January 30, 2003

In-Depth

DVD Releases

Title Release Discs
Complete Series  (Region 1)
The Complete Series October 16, 2012 purchase 34
Season Sets  (Region 1)
The Complete First Season September 7, 2004 purchase 5
The Complete Second Season March 8, 2005 purchase 4
The Complete Third Season August 9, 2005 purchase 2
The Complete Fourth Season March 14, 2006 purchase 3
The Complete Fifth Season June 27, 2006 purchase 2
The Complete Sixth and Seventh Seasons November 21, 2006 purchase 3
Made-for-TV Movies  (Region 1)
Mystery Movie Collection: 1989 April 24, 2007 purchase 3
Mystery Movie Collection: 1990 February 3, 2009 purchase 3

External Sites