The following is an episode list for the crime fiction television series Columbo. After two pilot episodes , the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of The NBC Mystery Movie .

A successful California psychiatrist plots the murder of his wife of ten years using his actress-girlfriend as a ruse; Lt. Columbo gets the case. Near-terrific yarn provided the introduction of Peter Falk in a role which soon became part of television legend.

Columbo is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. [2] [3] After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of The NBC Mystery Movie.

From its pilot in 1968 to its curtain call in 2003, Columbo ran for 35 years and comprised 69 episodes. The full list of Columbo episodes in chronological order can be viewed below. Click on the links to read my reviews of the episodes.

The first appearance of Columbo was and episode of The Chevy Mystery Show, played by Bert Freed in 1960. The Pilot "Prescription: Murder" was adapted from a 1962 stage show by the same name. The role of Columbo was played by Thomas Mitchell; his final role before passing away.

Episode 1 : Dr. Ray Flemming (Gene Barry), a psychiatrist, murders his wife (Nina Foch) and persuades his mistress Joan Hudson (Katherine Justice), who is an actress and one of his patients, to support his alibi by impersonating her aboard his plane flight. Columbo notices that Flemming does not call out to his wife when he gets back.

2021年2月28日 · Revisiting the official Columbo pilot episode Ransom for a Dead Man, which first aired 50 years ago on March 1st, 1971. Revel in its majesty and watch the episode in full right here!

Here is a list of episodes from the first season of the American television detective series Columbo. Prior to the broadcast of "Murder by the Book", NBC aired two pilots of the show, both with Falk as Columbo and writing by Richard Levinson & William Link.

An endearing and popular character in modern detective fiction, known for his razor-sharp mind, rumpled raincoat, and bumbling manner, created by Richard Levinson & William Link as part …

Prescription: Murder is the first Pilot Movie for what eventually became the television series Columbo. Originally it was a one-off TV Movie, and it was a Recursive Adaptation. The character originated with a 1960 episode of The Chevy Mystery Show entitled "Enough Rope", in which Bert Freed played Columbo.