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Columbo

Season 1 1971 - 1972
TV-PG

  • 1971-09-15T16:00:00Z on NBC
  • 1h 15m
  • 8h 49m (7 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

1971-09-15T16:00:00Z

1x01 Murder by the Book

Series Premiere

1x01 Murder by the Book

  • 1971-09-15T16:00:00Z1h 16m

One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.

1971-10-06T16:00:00Z

1x02 Death Lends a Hand

1x02 Death Lends a Hand

  • 1971-10-06T16:00:00Z1h 16m

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 the search for the killer.

1971-10-27T16:00:00Z

1x03 Dead Weight

1x03 Dead Weight

  • 1971-10-27T16:00:00Z1h 16m

A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.

1971-11-17T17:00:00Z

1x04 Suitable for Framing

1x04 Suitable for Framing

  • 1971-11-17T17:00:00Z1h 16m

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 Columbo correct the Lieutenant's error before it is too late?

1971-12-15T17:00:00Z

1x05 Lady in Waiting

1x05 Lady in Waiting

  • 1971-12-15T17:00:00Z1h 15m

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.

1972-01-19T17:00:00Z

1x06 Short Fuse

1x06 Short Fuse

  • 1972-01-19T17:00:00Z1h 15m

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 company's Vice-President.

Season Finale

1972-02-09T17:00:00Z

1x07 Blueprint for Murder

Season Finale

1x07 Blueprint for Murder

  • 1972-02-09T17:00:00Z1h 15m

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 a building under construction. He plans to let Columbo dig up the site and find nothing, knowing that its the perfect place to hide the body since Columbo would never look in the same place twice.

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