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This list of the best Columbo episodes, is determined by voters like you. Ranking high on the best TV detectives, Columbo is also one of the best detective shows of all time. With all the amazing episodes of the show that exist, it's hard to trust just one person's opinion of what the top Columbo episodes of all time are. Fans of Columbo are very passionate about the show, and there are often debates over which episodes are the greatest. That's why this list exists- so you can vote for your favorites and we can find out once and for all what everyone thinks the best episode is.
Starring Peter Falk as the brilliant detective, Columbo ran for 10 seasons and is considered one of the greatest TV shows of all time. Consider this list your definitive guide to the best Columbo episodes.
Just one more thing - episodes here include everything from "Murder: a Self Portrait" to "Étude in Black." What is the best Columbo episode of all time? Look below and find out.
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1,203580Any Old Port In A Storm
Oct 07 1973Season: Columbo - Season 3
Episode Number: 2
Wine producer Adrian Carsini discovers that his younger brother Enrico plans to sell the... more2
1,016482Now You See Him
Feb 29 1976Season: Columbo - Season 5
Episode Number: 5
Master magician the great Santini is amazing audiences at the Cabaret of Magic. What they...- 3769355
Try And Catch Me
Nov 21 1977Season: Columbo - Season 7
Episode Number: 1
A writer of murder mysteries wreaks revenge on her nephew-in-law by blaiming him for her... more - 4856402
Negative Reaction
Oct 15 1974Season: Columbo - Season 4
Episode Number: 2
Brilliant photographer Paul Galesko plans to murder his domineering wife, Frances, and pin... more - 5781362
Death Lends A Hand
Oct 06 1971Season: Columbo - Season 1
Episode Number: 4
A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail... more - 61,131552
Murder By The Book
Sep 15 1971Season: Columbo - Season 1
Episode Number: 3
One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better... more - 7797380
Prescription: Murder
Feb 20 1968Season: Columbo - Season 1
Episode Number: 1
Columbo's first mystery pits him against a cheating doctor out to get rid of his wife in favor... more - 8826411
A Stitch In Crime
Feb 11 1973Season: Columbo - Season 2
Episode Number: 6
Leonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's... more - 9894460
A Friend In Deed
May 05 1974Season: Columbo - Season 3
Episode Number: 8
A police commissioner provides an alibi to a friend who has just killed his wife. Later the... more - 10873452
Swan Song
Mar 03 1974Season: Columbo - Season 3
Episode Number: 7
A Country and Western singer kills his overpowering wife in a plane crash while he parachutes... more - 11703364
Double Exposure
Dec 16 1973Season: Columbo - Season 3
Episode Number: 4
A film maker kills one of his clients. in a break, during the screening of a new ad campaign... more - 12642379
Étude In Black
Sep 17 1972Season: Columbo - Season 2
Episode Number: 1
The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her... more - 13656394
Playback
Mar 02 1975Season: Columbo - Season 4
Episode Number: 5
An inventor video tapes his mother-in-law's death, and then replays it back to the security... more - 14679424
Suitable For Framing
Nov 17 1971Season: Columbo - Season 1
Episode Number: 6
An art critic, Dale Kingston, kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. All... more - 15575354
The Most Crucial Game
Nov 05 1972Season: Columbo - Season 2
Episode Number: 3
The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream... more - 16604375
An Exercise In Fatality
Sep 15 1974Season: Columbo - Season 4
Episode Number: 1
A health club owner kills his partner who is about to uncover a fraud and makes it look like... more - 17607378
Candidate For Crime
Nov 04 1973Season: Columbo - Season 3
Episode Number: 3
A Senate Candidate running for office kills his campaign manager by making it look like he was... - 18665423
By Dawn´s Early Light
Oct 27 1974Season: Columbo - Season 4
Episode Number: 3
The head of a military school kills one of the governors by sabotaging the gun which is used... more - 19921626
Columbo Goes to College
Dec 09 1990Season: Columbo - Season 10
Episode Number: 1
Lt. Columbo is invited as guest speaker in a Criminology course and squares off against two... more - 20508327
Publish Or Perish
Jan 18 1974Season: Columbo - Season 3
Episode Number: 5
A publisher hires a Vietnam vet to kill his star author and thus give himself an alibi before... more - 21592399
Blueprint For Murder
Feb 09 1972Season: Columbo - Season 1
Episode Number: 9
An architect kills his business partner and deliberately lets Columbo suspect him, leading... more - 22552372
Identity Crisis
Nov 02 1975Season: Columbo - Season 5
Episode Number: 3
A spy is killed on a lonely beach by his contact, but the killer has been photographed... more - 23648456
Columbo:Troubled Waters
Feb 09 1975Season: Columbo - Season 4
Episode Number: 4
Columbo:Troubled Waters is a 1975 crime/drama TV film written by William Driskill and directed... more - 24875633
The Conspirators
May 13 1978Season: Columbo - Season 7
Episode Number: 5
An Irish poet, who fronts a peace organization while secretly running guns, kills an arms... more - 25553399
Murder Under Glass
Jan 30 1978Season: Columbo - Season 7
Episode Number: 2
A famous food critic is threatened by a restaurant owner, and so the critic leaves. Soon... more
