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Columbo

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 1X winner in 1994
Columbo is the landmark series that inspired an entire genre. Columbo stars Peter Falk in his 4-time Emmy-winning role as the cigar-chomping, trench coat-wearing police lieutenant.
IMDb 8.319689 episodesX-Ray16+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Prescription: Murder

    February 20, 1968
    1 h 39 min
    13+
    A highly successful psychiatrist and the beautiful patient he is in love with kill his wife and have it appear to be a robbery that resulted in murder...but Police Lieutenant Columbo has his doubts.
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  2. S1 E2 - Ransom for a Dead Man

    February 28, 1971
    1 h 35 min
    13+
    Lieutenant Columbo infiltrates Southern California society to solve a murder committed by a wealthy female lawyer.
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  3. S1 E3 - Murder By the Book

    October 26, 1971
    1 h 16 min
    13+
    Columbo investigates the case of a mystery writer who has committed the proverbial perfect crime.
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  4. S1 E4 - Death Lends a Hand

    October 5, 1971
    1 h 16 min
    13+
    Columbo investigates the case of an unfaithful wife who was murdered when she refused to be blackmailed.
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  5. S1 E5 - Dead Weight

    October 26, 1971
    1 h 16 min
    13+
    An unstable witness, along with the absence of a body and murder weapon, complicate a case against an American war hero (guest star Eddie Albert).
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  6. S1 E6 - Suitable for Framing

    November 16, 1971
    1 h 16 min
    13+
    An art critic's dreams of inheriting his uncle's wealth are shattered when he hears the details of the will.
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  7. S1 E7 - Lady in Waiting

    December 14, 1971
    1 h 15 min
    16+
    A brother and sister struggle with each other for control of a family-owned corporation.
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  8. S1 E8 - Short Fuse

    January 18, 1972
    1 h 15 min
    13+
    When an executive dies in a limousine explosion, the corporation's attorney becomes a suspect.
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  9. S1 E9 - Blueprint for Murder

    February 8, 1972
    1 h 15 min
    13+
    At tremendous expense to the city, Columbo excavates the area surrounding the newly poured foundation of a building to search for a corpse.
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Content advisory

Violencealcohol usesmokingsexual content

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Directors

Bernard L. KowalskiHarvey HartJames FrawleyRichard QuineLeo PennHy AverbackNicholas ColasantoEdward M. AbromsBoris SagalPeter Falk

Cast

Peter Falk

Studio

NBC
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