Columbo
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Saturday, July 27
Dagger of the Mind
Season 2 • Episode 4
In England to study Scotland Yard, Columbo probes a theater patron's murder by Shakespearean actors.
Saturday, July 27
Try & Catch Me
Season 7 • Episode 1
A mystery writer uses her own plots to seek revenge for her niece's death.
Saturday, July 27
Murder Under Glass
Season 7 • Episode 2
A food critic blackmailing restaurateurs for good reviews poisons a man threatening to expose him.
Monday, July 29
Playback
Season 4 • Episode 5
After killing his mother-in-law, an electronics magnate's alibi is a video security system.
Monday, July 29
A Deadly State of Mind
Season 4 • Episode 6
A wealthy psychiatrist murders the husband of his mistress to protect his own reputation.
Monday, July 29
A Bird in the Hand...
Season 10 • Episode 6
Columbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion.
Monday, July 29
It's All in the Game
Season 10 • Episode 7
Two women kill their two-timing lover, but both have solid alibis.
Tuesday, July 30
Last Salute to the Commodore
Season 5 • Episode 6
Lt. Columbo's prime suspect in the case of a drowned yacht magnate also turns up dead.
Tuesday, July 30
Dead Weight
Season 1 • Episode 3
No body, no weapon and a witness courted by the war hero she thinks committed murder.
Tuesday, July 30
A Case of Immunity
Season 5 • Episode 2
A foreign dignitary murders his rival then disguises the crime as part of a robbery.
Tuesday, July 30
Suitable for Framing
Season 1 • Episode 4
An art critic's dreams of inheriting his uncle's wealth are shattered.
Tuesday, July 30
A Matter of Honor
Season 5 • Episode 4
Fierce competition among bullfighters involves Columbo in a murder investigation.
Tuesday, July 30
Butterfly in Shades of Grey
Season 10 • Episode 8
Columbo investigates a case involving argumentative radio talk show host Fielding Chase.
Tuesday, July 30
Undercover
Season 10 • Episode 9
The dishevelled detective sets out to solve an unusual double murder.
Wednesday, July 31
Fade In to Murder
Season 6 • Episode 1
An egotistic TV detective matches wits with Columbo after murdering his producer.
Wednesday, July 31
Old-Fashioned Murder
Season 6 • Episode 2
Columbo probes a robbery and murder case that exposes family tensions and deadly hostilities.
Wednesday, July 31
Strange Bedfellows
Season 10 • Episode 10
The detective is put on the case of a man who murders his brother.
Wednesday, July 31
A Trace of Murder
Season 10 • Episode 11
A forensics specialist helps his girlfriend to frame her husband for a stock broker's murder.
Thursday, August 1
The Bye-Bye Sky-High IQ Murder Case
Season 6 • Episode 3
A bookkeeper murders his partner who has discovered his flair for creative accounting.
Thursday, August 1
Try & Catch Me
Season 7 • Episode 1
A mystery writer uses her own plots to seek revenge for her niece's death.
Thursday, August 1
Ashes to Ashes
Season 10 • Episode 12
The inimitable cop must prove that a gossip reporter was murdered by her former lover.
Thursday, August 1
Murder With Too Many Notes
Season 10 • Episode 13
A Hollywood film composer and conductor murders a talented, young musician out of jealousy.
Friday, August 2
Murder Under Glass
Season 7 • Episode 2
A food critic blackmailing restaurateurs for good reviews poisons a man threatening to expose him.
Friday, August 2
How to Dial a Murder
Season 7 • Episode 4
A psychologist uses mind control to make his Doberman pinschers kill his assistant.
Friday, August 2
Columbo Likes the Nightlife
Season 10 • Episode 14
Columbo investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter in the Los Angeles rave scene.
Saturday, August 3
How to Dial a Murder
Season 7 • Episode 4
A psychologist uses mind control to make his Doberman pinschers kill his assistant.
Saturday, August 3
Murder by the Book
Season 1 • Episode 1
A blackmailer interferes with a mystery writer's plan to kill his former partner in a perfect crime.
Sunday, August 4
Ransom for a Dead Man
An attorney murders her husband, fakes his kidnapping and keeps the ransom.
Sunday, August 4
Étude in Black
Season 2 • Episode 1
The mistress of a symphony conductor plans to go public with his extramarital activities.
Monday, August 5
Dagger of the Mind
Season 2 • Episode 4
In England to study Scotland Yard, Columbo probes a theater patron's murder by Shakespearean actors.
Monday, August 5
Any Old Port in a Storm
Season 3 • Episode 2
A wine connoisseur murders his brother, who is planning to sell the family winery.
Monday, August 5
Candidate for a Crime
Season 3 • Episode 3
A senatorial candidate exploits death threats, fabricated for publicity, to kill his manager.
Tuesday, August 6
Lady in Waiting
Season 1 • Episode 5
Bitter sibling competition for control of a family-owned corporation escalates into murder.
Tuesday, August 6
Short Fuse
Season 1 • Episode 6
When an executive dies in a limousine explosion, the corporation's attorney becomes a suspect.
Tuesday, August 6
Blueprint for Murder
Season 1 • Episode 7
Columbo orders the excavation of a huge pylon, in search of a missing body, but finds nothing.
Tuesday, August 6
The Greenhouse Jungle
Season 2 • Episode 2
Columbo suspects a plant collector of murdering his nephew to gain access to a trust fund.
Saturday, August 10
Any Old Port in a Storm
Season 3 • Episode 2
A wine connoisseur murders his brother, who is planning to sell the family winery.
Saturday, August 10
Death Lends a Hand
Season 1 • Episode 2
Blackmail turns to murder when a private investigator tries to profit from a wife's indiscretions.
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