Columbo

1. S1968E01Prescription: MurderFebruary 20, 1968 8.1Columbo's first mystery pits him against a cheating doctor out to get rid of his wife in favor of his young, pretty actress girlfriend.

Season 1968 ranked & reviewed

1. S1971E01Ransom for a Dead ManMarch 1, 1971 9.0A brilliant tort attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Col
2. S1971E02Murder by the BookSeptember 15, 1971 9.4When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, she becomes the victim in a real-life murder myster
3. S1971E03Death Lends a HandOctober 6, 1971 9.0When the CEO of a private detective agency threatens the wife of a publisher with blackmail and she threatens to expose him, he accidentally
4. S1971E04Dead WeightOctober 27, 1971 9.0A war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness.
5. S1971E05Season's bestSuitable for FramingNovember 17, 1971 9.5A wealthy art collector is murdered, and all signs point to a robbery gone wrong. But the nephew's alibi is a little too convenient, and Col
6. S1971E06Lady in WaitingDecember 15, 1971 9.5A mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi.

Season 1971 ranked & reviewed

1. S1972E01Short FuseJanuary 19, 1972 9.1Pressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the fam
2. S1972E02Blueprint for MurderFebruary 9, 1972 9.3Elliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary constructio
3. S1972E03Étude in BlackSeptember 17, 1972 9.2A ruthless conductor murders the gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
4. S1972E04The Greenhouse JungleOctober 15, 1972 8.8Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man wi
5. S1972E05The Most Crucial GameNovember 5, 1972 9.4The manager of a football team murders its callow owner, making it look as if the young man had had an accident in his swimming pool. Lt. Co
6. S1972E06Season's bestDagger of the MindNovember 26, 1972 9.5In London, a respected Shakespearean acting duo cover up the unintended killing of their producer.

Season 1972 ranked & reviewed

1. S1973E01Requiem for a Falling StarJanuary 21, 1973 9.3A faded movie actress commits murder. Lt. Columbo, one of her biggest fans, is on the case.
2. S1973E02A Stitch in CrimeFebruary 11, 1973 9.2A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a nurse catches onto the scheme.
3. S1973E03Season's bestThe Most Dangerous MatchMarch 4, 1973 9.4A chess player murders his opponent before a big match. Lt. Columbo must out-maneuver this crafty, but craven, killer.
4. S1973E04Double ShockMarch 25, 1973 9.0A smarmy TV chef and his identical twin brother, a rigidly proper banker, are suspects in the electrocution of their rich uncle.
5. S1973E05Lovely But LethalSeptember 23, 1973 9.2The formula for a miracle wrinkle cream leads the founder of a cosmetics company to murder and Columbo is on this case.
6. S1973E06Any Old Port in a StormOctober 7, 1973 9.0A wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debt
7. S1973E07Candidate for CrimeNovember 4, 1973 9.0Senatorial candidate Nelson Hayward murders his domineering campaign manager, staging it to appear that Hayward himself was the intended vic
8. S1973E08Double ExposureDecember 16, 1973 8.8A self-styled "motivation research specialist" uses subliminal cues to commit a murder. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

Season 1973 ranked & reviewed

1. S1974E01Publish or PerishJanuary 18, 1974 8.8A publisher hires a bomb enthusiast to murder a bestselling author of sex novels. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
2. S1974E02Season's bestMind Over MayhemFebruary 18, 1974 9.3The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on th
3. S1974E03Swan SongMarch 3, 1974 9.3A gospel singer wants to be rid of his zealous wife. But a murder made to look like an airplane accident does not fool the wily Lt. Columbo.
4. S1974E04A Friend in DeedMay 5, 1974 9.2A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.
5. S1974E05An Exercise in FatalitySeptember 15, 1974 9.3A health club owner murders one of his franchisees. Lt. Columbo is on the case. Milo Janus owns a chain of health clubs, but one of his fran
6. S1974E06Negative ReactionOctober 15, 1974 9.2A photographer murders his wife and blames her death on a bungled kidnapping. But Lt. Columbo has an even sharper eye than the Pulitzer Priz
7. S1974E07By Dawn's Early LightOctober 27, 1974 9.2The commandant of a military academy murders the chairman of the board, who wants to oust him. Lt. Columbo takes up residence in the barrack

Season 1974 ranked & reviewed

1. S1975E01Troubled WatersFebruary 9, 1975 8.7Lt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.
2. S1975E02PlaybackMarch 2, 1975 9.2A gadget-happy inventor murders his mother-in-law; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
3. S1975E03A Deadly State of MindApril 27, 1975 9.2A psychiatrist, who specializes in hypnosis, murders the husband of his mistress and convinces her to lie to the police; it's up to Lt. Colu
4. S1975E04Forgotten LadySeptember 14, 1975 9.2A faded dance star of film and stage murders her husband and makes it look like a suicide; Lt. Columbo doubts her seemingly perfect alibi.
5. S1975E05Season's bestA Case of ImmunityOctober 12, 1975 9.3The first secretary to the Suarian king may have immunity from the consequences of committing murder, but Lt. Columbo is wilier than any for
6. S1975E06Identity CrisisNovember 2, 1975 9.2A top CIA operative commits murder the way only a brilliant spy can, never guessing he'll have to contend with a man like Lt. Columbo.

Season 1975 ranked & reviewed

1. S1976E01A Matter of HonorFebruary 1, 1976 8.8When a famous bullfighter's trusted bookkeeper turns up dead in a bullring, Lt. Columbo suspects murder--with a bull as the murder weapon.
2. S1976E02Season's bestNow You See HimFebruary 29, 1976 9.3A stage illusionist kills his employer and makes it look like a contract killing; it's up to Lt. Columbo to trick the master trickster.
3. S1976E03Last Salute to the CommodoreMarch 2, 1976 8.3Charlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
4. S1976E04Fade in to MurderOctober 10, 1976 9.3An egotistical but successful star of a TV detective show murders his blackmailing producer and makes it look like a robbery.
5. S1976E05Old Fashioned MurderNovember 28, 1976 9.2The spinster head of a family-run museum murders her brother when he threatens to dissolve the financially strapped institution.

Season 1976 ranked & reviewed

1. S1977E01The Bye-bye Sky High I.Q. Murder CaseMay 22, 1977 9.0Sigma Society member Oliver Brandt murders his business partner when he threatens to expose him as an embezzler and constructs a seemingly f
2. S1977E02Try and Catch MeNovember 21, 1977 9.0A mystery writer suspects her niece's husband of murdering her, and she exacts revenge by asphyxiating him in her house safe.

Season 1977 ranked & reviewed

1. S1978E01Season's bestMurder Under GlassJanuary 30, 1978 9.3Food critic Paul Gerard, who has been extorting money from restaurant owners in exchange for good reviews, murders one when threatened with
2. S1978E02Make Me a Perfect MurderFebruary 25, 1978 9.3Columbo suspects that a network executive may have killed her lover-boss for not promoting her.
3. S1978E03How to Dial a MurderApril 15, 1978 8.5A behavioral psychologist whose wife died under suspicious circumstances trains his dogs to kill on command using a telephone.
4. S1978E04The ConspiratorsMay 13, 1978 8.8Columbo investigates the murder of an arms dealer.

Season 1978 ranked & reviewed

1. S1989E01Columbo Goes to the GuillotineFebruary 6, 1989 9.0An egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he's rehearsing his guilloti
2. S1989E02Murder, Smoke and ShadowsFebruary 27, 1989 9.0A brothers search for the cause of his deceased sister's death leads to murder. During the investigation, Columbo questions a film director
3. S1989E03Sex and the Married DetectiveApril 3, 1989 8.8When a successful sex therapist with a best selling book and a hit TV show is crushed to learn her business partner/lover is cheating on her
4. S1989E04Grand DeceptionsMay 1, 1989 9.0After the head of a private paramilitary think tank who is embezzling funds murders a blackmailer, he has to match wits with the persistent
5. S1989E05Season's bestMurder, a Self PortraitNovember 25, 1989 9.3Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painter's first wife.

Season 1989 ranked & reviewed

1. S1990E01Season's bestColumbo Cries WolfJanuary 20, 1990 9.4When Dian Hunter, the publisher of the men's magazine "Bachelor's World", wants to sell her stock to a media tycoon, her adulterous partner
2. S1990E02Agenda for MurderFebruary 10, 1990 9.0This time Columbo is put on a murder that was made to look like a suicide. However, he notices some loose ends, and asks a lawyer and a gove
3. S1990E03Rest in Peace, Mrs. ColumboMarch 31, 1990 9.3A woman who blames Columbo for the loss of her husband sets out to get back at him.
4. S1990E04Uneasy Lies the CrownApril 28, 1990 8.8The unsuccessful junior partner in a dental group, a bad husband and degenerate gambler, faces divorce and ostracism from his father-in-law'
5. S1990E05Murder in MalibuMay 14, 1990 8.8A successful writer of romance novels who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in her Malibu home.
6. S1990E06Columbo Goes to CollegeDecember 9, 1990 9.0Columbo is invited as guest speaker in a Criminology course and squares off against two cunning students, who are confident they have duped

Season 1990 ranked & reviewed

1. S1991E01Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your HealthFebruary 20, 1991 8.8Columbo investigates a self-proclaimed security expert turned crime show host for the murder of a rival with incriminating evidence of porno
2. S1991E02Season's bestColumbo and the Murder of a Rock StarApril 29, 1991 9.3Columbo is pitted against an equally brilliant, nationally recognized criminal defence lawyer who murders his rock star girlfriend when he d
3. S1991E03Death Hits the JackpotDecember 15, 1991 9.0Freddie Brower, a down-on-his-luck photographer in the final stages of a divorce, wins $30 million in the lottery. In order to not share it

Season 1991 ranked & reviewed

1. S1992E01No Time to DieMarch 15, 1992 9.0Columbo attends his nephew's wedding and as the couple get ready to leave on their honeymoon, the bride disappears; Columbo investigates and
2. S1992E02A Bird in the Hand...November 22, 1992 9.0Harold likes to gamble, but as a rule he loses and he is heavily in debt. His uncle is the famous Big Fred who is the owner of a football te

Season 1992 ranked & reviewed

1. S1993E01It's All in the GameOctober 31, 1993 8.8Lauren Staton and Lisa Martin kill their two-timing lover Nick Franco. Lauren's the one who pulled the trigger and they've made it look like

Season 1993 ranked & reviewed

1. S1994E01Butterfly in Shades of GreyJanuary 10, 1994 8.8L.A. radio moderator Fielding Chase kills Gerry Winters, a member of his staff who tried to help Chase's daughter Victoria (also a staff mem
2. S1994E02UndercoverMay 2, 1994 8.8Lieutenant Columbo investigates men and women who are being killed over pieces of a photo they have, that shows where 4 million dollars in s

Season 1994 ranked & reviewed

1. S1995E01Strange BedfellowsMay 8, 1995 8.8When Graham McVeigh kills his brother and frames a mob bookie for the crime and then kills the bookie and claims self-defense. He finds hims

Season 1995 ranked & reviewed

1. S1997E01A Trace of MurderMay 15, 1997 8.5A beautiful woman and her forensic expert boyfriend try to frame her very rich husband for murder.

Season 1997 ranked & reviewed

1. S1998E01Ashes to AshesOctober 8, 1998 8.5After a much maligned Hollywood gossip columnist is murdered by her former lover, Columbo tries to find a way to prove he was responsible fo

Season 1998 ranked & reviewed

1. S2001E01Murder with Too Many NotesMarch 12, 2001 8.5A Hollywood film composer and conductor murdered a talented musician who has been ghostwriting most of his work in recent years.

Season 2001 ranked & reviewed

1. S2003E01Columbo Likes the NightlifeJanuary 30, 2003 8.5Columbo gets a taste of the Los Angeles rave scene as he investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter.

Season 2003 ranked & reviewed