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.
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- Karen NakamuraSeptember 18, 2025Columbo is my SMR. When I get anxious or depressed, I go on a Columbo viewing binge. He's unfailingly nice and polite. Never brags except about his wife. Always gets the bad guy or gal. And the basset hound is to die for. Why can't we all be a little like Columbo?
- Aaron SladeFebruary 9, 2026I came late to the party, not seeing Columbo until the very late 90s on Australian cable at some ungodly hour. The show became a ritual of mine to watch an episode in the middle of the night with my insomnia. Very addictive
- krypt39August 30, 2025Always a pleasure to watch!
- joevans27November 30, 2025Timeless classic. Best detective show ever. I grew up in this & I love the old style of filming from last century. Such a comfort watch
- RichardOctober 26, 2025Saw it on TV and it felt like watching a detective solve crimes with a wrinkled coat, a polite smile and a mind like a steel trap. Lieutenant Columbo isn’t your typical TV cop. He’s disheveled, soft spoken and always underestimated, until he casually dismantles a suspect’s alibi with one final “just one more thing…” His cases are inverted mysteries: we see the crime, the killer and the motive up front, the thrill is watching Columbo unravel it all with relentless charm and quiet brilliance. Peter Falk owns the role. His performance is layered, sly and deeply human. The show’s guest stars often playing arrogant, wealthy killers, including legends like Leonard Nimoy, Johnny Cash and Patrick McGoohan. Each episode is a slow burn, rich with tension, wit and that signature Columbo persistence. Watching it again feels like slipping into a well worn trench coat of comfort and cleverness. It’s timeless, methodical and oddly soothing, like a chess match where the rumpled guy always wins.
Columbo Trivia
Columbo has 10 seasons.
Columbo has 67 episodes.
The key characters in Columbo are Columbo (Peter Falk), Barney (John Finnegan), Sergeant Kramer (Bruce Kirby).
Columbo was directed by Vincent McEveety, James Frawley, Patrick McGoohan, Harvey Hart, Bernard L. Kowalski, Richard Quine, Leo Penn, Alan J. Levi, Boris Sagal, Hy Averback, Ben Gazzara, Robert Butler, Daryl Duke, Alf Kjellin, Edward M. Abroms, Nicholas Colasanto, Ted Post, Sam Wanamaker, Dennis Dugan, Jonathan Demme, Steven Spielberg, Jack Smight, E.W. Swackhamer, Robert Douglas, Walter Grauman, Peter Falk, Jeremy Kagan, Norman Lloyd, Jeannot Szwarc, Jeffrey Reiner.
Columbo was produced by Everett Chambers, John Whitman.
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.
Columbo is rated TV-PG.
Columbo is a Crime, Drama, Mystery show.
Columbo has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.
Columbo episodes are 1h 40m long.
No, this show was canceled after 10 seasons.