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.

Friday, June 27

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, June 28

Death Lends a Hand

Season 1 • Episode 2

Blackmail turns to murder when a private investigator tries to profit from a wife's indiscretions.

Saturday, June 28

Dead Weight

Season 1 • Episode 3

No body, no weapon and a witness courted by the war hero she thinks committed murder.

Saturday, June 28

Now You See Him

Season 5 • Episode 5

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

Saturday, June 28

Suitable for Framing

Season 1 • Episode 4

An art critic's dreams of inheriting his uncle's wealth are shattered.

Saturday, June 28

Lady in Waiting

Season 1 • Episode 5

Bitter sibling competition for control of a family-owned corporation escalates into murder.

Saturday, June 28

An Exercise in Fatality

Season 4 • Episode 1

A fitness expert murders an associate who uncovered financial fraud in a health-spa chain.

Saturday, June 28

Negative Reaction

Season 4 • Episode 2

A photographer kills his wife and a former convict after framing him for her kidnapping and murder.

Sunday, June 29

Sex and the Married Detective

Season 8 • Episode 3

The disheveled detective gets some free advice from a world famous sex therapist.

Sunday, June 29

Grand Deceptions

Season 8 • Episode 4

The detective is called in to investigate the death of a sergeant major at a training camp.

Monday, June 30

The Conspirators

Season 7 • Episode 5

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

Tuesday, July 1

Columbo Goes to the Guillotine

Season 8 • Episode 1

A magician is beheaded during rehearsal for his guillotine trick by his old psychic mentor.

Wednesday, July 2

Murder, Smoke and Shadows

Season 8 • Episode 2

A Hollywood director tries to fool Columbo when a studio becomes a murder scene.

Thursday, July 3

Sex and the Married Detective

Season 8 • Episode 3

The disheveled detective gets some free advice from a world famous sex therapist.

Friday, July 4

Grand Deceptions

Season 8 • Episode 4

The detective is called in to investigate the death of a sergeant major at a training camp.

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.

Monday, July 7

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 7

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 7

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Monday, July 7

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 8

Columbo Cries Wolf

Season 9 • Episode 2

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

Tuesday, July 8

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 8

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 8

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Tuesday, July 8

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Wednesday, July 9

Agenda for Murder

Season 9 • Episode 3

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

Wednesday, July 9

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Wednesday, July 9

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Wednesday, July 9

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Wednesday, July 9

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

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.

Thursday, July 10

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Thursday, July 10

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Thursday, July 10

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Thursday, July 10

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

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.

Friday, July 11

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Friday, July 11

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Friday, July 11

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Friday, July 11

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

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

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

Sunday, July 13

A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.

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

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

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.

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