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.
StatusEnded
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Specials of Columbo premiered on February 20, 1968
Season 1 of Columbo premiered on September 15, 1971
Season 2 of Columbo premiered on September 17, 1972
Season 3 of Columbo premiered on September 23, 1973
Season 4 of Columbo premiered on September 15, 1974
Season 5 of Columbo premiered on September 14, 1975
Season 6 of Columbo premiered on October 10, 1976
Season 7 of Columbo premiered on November 21, 1977
Season 8 of Columbo premiered on February 6, 1989
Season 9 of Columbo premiered on November 25, 1989
Season 10 of Columbo premiered on December 9, 1990
Peter Falk
Columbo