Columbo

Columbo - NBC

NBC

Series

1971

TVG

Crime drama

Mystery

A seemingly bumbling but actually very shrewd Los Angeles homicide detective solves complex murder cases with his distinctive investigative style and keen attention to detail.

Where to Stream

1971–1978 Series 10 Seasons227 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Saturday, July 5

Short Fuse

Season 1 • Episode 6

When an executive dies in a limousine explosion, the corporation's attorney becomes a suspect.

Saturday, July 5

Blueprint for Murder

Season 1 • Episode 7

Columbo orders the excavation of a huge pylon, in search of a missing body, but finds nothing.

Saturday, July 5

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.

Saturday, July 5

The Greenhouse Jungle

Season 2 • Episode 2

Columbo suspects a plant collector of murdering his nephew to gain access to a trust fund.

Saturday, July 5

The Most Crucial Game

Season 2 • Episode 3

Columbo tries to solve the murder of a professional football team's owner.

Saturday, July 5

By Dawn's Early Light

Season 4 • Episode 3

Columbo tries to outwit a military academy commandant planning a murder.

Saturday, July 5

Troubled Waters

Season 4 • Episode 4

An automobile executive is a suspect in the murder of a cruise ship's vocalist.

Sunday, July 6

Murder, a Self Portrait

Season 9 • Episode 1

Homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo investigates the murder of a famous painter's ex-wife.

Sunday, July 6

Columbo Cries Wolf

Season 9 • Episode 2

Columbo investigates the disappearance of the director of a men's magazine.

Monday, July 7

Murder, a Self Portrait

Season 9 • Episode 1

Homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo investigates the murder of a famous painter's ex-wife.

Tuesday, July 8

Columbo Cries Wolf

Season 9 • Episode 2

Columbo investigates the disappearance of the director of a men's magazine.

Wednesday, July 9

Agenda for Murder

Season 9 • Episode 3

The disheveled detective investigates the apparent suicide of a notorious racketeer.

Thursday, July 10

Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo

Season 9 • Episode 4

The widow of a crooked estate agent vows to exact her revenge on the two men that put him in prison.

Friday, July 11

Uneasy Lies the Crown

Season 9 • Episode 5

A dentist frames his wife for a murder in order to keep up his image and expensive lifestyle.

Saturday, July 12

Requiem for a Falling Star

Season 2 • Episode 5

A secretary is mistakenly ensnared in an aging actress's plot to murder a gossip columnist.

Saturday, July 12

A Stitch in Crime

Season 2 • Episode 6

A surgeon kills a nurse who suspects him of intentionally botching the heart surgery.

Saturday, July 12

Make Me a Perfect Murder

Season 7 • Episode 3

A TV-network executive murders her boss and lover when he fails to promote her.

Saturday, July 12

The Most Dangerous Match

Season 2 • Episode 7

An American chess champion plays a private match with his challenger and kills him.

Saturday, July 12

Double Shock

Season 2 • Episode 8

Twins kill their wealthy uncle just before his marriage to a younger woman.

Saturday, July 12

Forgotten Lady

Season 5 • Episode 1

An aging actress plans to return to a Broadway musical against her husband's wishes.

Saturday, July 12

Identity Crisis

Season 5 • Episode 3

An advertising consultant with several identities frames his ex-partner.

Sunday, July 13

Agenda for Murder

Season 9 • Episode 3

The disheveled detective investigates the apparent suicide of a notorious racketeer.

Sunday, July 13

Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo

Season 9 • Episode 4

The widow of a crooked estate agent vows to exact her revenge on the two men that put him in prison.

Monday, July 14

Murder in Malibu

Season 9 • Episode 6

A famous romance novelist is shot dead in the course of what looks like a robbery.

Monday, July 14

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 14

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 14

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 14

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 15

Columbo Goes to College

Season 10 • Episode 1

The rumpled lieutenant is invited to give a college lecture on criminology.

Tuesday, July 15

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 15

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 15

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 15

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Wednesday, July 16

Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

Season 10 • Episode 2

Columbo investigates the murder of a crime show host's rival with incriminating evidence.

Wednesday, July 16

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Wednesday, July 16

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Wednesday, July 16

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Wednesday, July 16

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Thursday, July 17

Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star

Season 10 • Episode 3

Columbo is put to the test against an criminal defence lawyer who murders his girlfriend.

Thursday, July 17

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Thursday, July 17

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Thursday, July 17

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Thursday, July 17

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Friday, July 18

Death Hits the Jackpot

Season 10 • Episode 4

A police detective questions a jewelry-store owner whose late nephew had a winning lottery ticket.

Friday, July 18

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Friday, July 18

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Friday, July 18

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Friday, July 18

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Saturday, July 19

Lovely but Lethal

Season 3 • Episode 1

A manufacturer is suspected of killing a chemist who stole a cosmetics formula.

Saturday, July 19

Double Exposure

Season 3 • Episode 4

A research scientist murders the man he has been blackmailing and frames the victim's wife.

Saturday, July 19

The Conspirators

Season 7 • Episode 5

An arms smuggler uses his Irish wit and charm in an attempt to outsmart Columbo.

Saturday, July 19

Publish or Perish

Season 3 • Episode 5

A publisher hires a gunman to kill a mystery writer who announces he is signing with a competitor.

Saturday, July 19

Mind Over Mayhem

Season 3 • Episode 6

A boy genius and the robot he invented give Columbo some unsolicited assistance.

Saturday, July 19

Now You See Him

Season 5 • Episode 5

Columbo matches wits with a nightclub illusionist suspected of murdering his business associate.

Saturday, July 19

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.

Sunday, July 20

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Sunday, July 20

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Sunday, July 20

Uneasy Lies the Crown

Season 9 • Episode 5

A dentist frames his wife for a murder in order to keep up his image and expensive lifestyle.

Sunday, July 20

Murder in Malibu

Season 9 • Episode 6

A famous romance novelist is shot dead in the course of what looks like a robbery.

Monday, July 21

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 21

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 21

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 21

No Time to Die

Season 10 • Episode 5

Columbo attends his nephew's wedding and the bride disappears before the honeymoon.

Monday, July 21

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 21

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 21

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 21

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 22

A Bird in the Hand...

Season 10 • Episode 6

Columbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion.

Tuesday, July 22

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 22

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 22

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 22

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

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