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Columbo (1968)

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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 of the NBC Mystery Movie. The theme music was by Henry Mancini.

In the late 1980’s, ABC decided to revive the mystery movie concept and Columbo was a natural choice. You can see a guide to those episodes here.
Show Details:
Start date: Feb 1968
End date: Jan 2003
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 90 - 120 min
Episodes: 45 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama
Credits:
Episode list & details from:  TV.com
                            Original
  Episode #     Prod #      Air Date   Titles
_____ ______ ___________  ___________ ___________________________________________

Pilot TVMs

   1.   0- 1             20 Feb 68   Prescription: Murder
   2.   0- 2              1 Mar 71   Ransom For a Dead Man

1st Season 1971

   3.   1- 1             15 Sep 71   Murder By the Book
   4.   1- 2              6 Oct 71   Death Lends a Hand
   5.   1- 3             27 Oct 71   Dead Weight
   6.   1- 4             17 Nov 71   Suitable For Framing
   7.   1- 5             15 Dec 71   Lady in Waiting
   8.   1- 6             19 Jan 72   Short Fuse
   9.   1- 7              9 Feb 72   Blueprint for Murder

2nd Season 1972

  10.   2- 1             17 Sep 72   Étude in Black
  11.   2- 2             15 Oct 72   The Greenhouse Jungle
  12.   2- 3              5 Nov 72   The Most Crucial Game
  13.   2- 4             26 Nov 72   Dagger of the Mind
  14.   2- 5             21 Jan 73   Requiem for a Falling Star
  15.   2- 6             11 Feb 73   A Stitch in Crime
  16.   2- 7              4 Mar 73   The Most Dangerous Match
  17.   2- 8             25 Mar 73   Double Shock

3rd Season 1973

  18.   3- 1             23 Sep 73   Lovely but Lethal
  19.   3- 2              7 Oct 73   Any Old Port in a Storm
  20.   3- 3              4 Nov 73   Candidate for Crime
  21.   3- 4             16 Dec 73   Double Exposure
  22.   3- 5             18 Jan 74   Publish or Perish
  23.   3- 6             18 Feb 74   Mind Over Mayhem
  24.   3- 7              3 Mar 74   Swan Song
  25.   3- 8              5 May 74   A Friend in Deed

4th Season 1974

  26.   4- 1             15 Sep 74   An Exercise in Fatality
  27.   4- 2             15 Oct 74   Negative Reaction
  28.   4- 3             27 Oct 74   By Dawn's Early Light
  29.   4- 4              9 Feb 75   Troubled Waters
  30.   4- 5              2 Mar 75   Playback
  31.   4- 6             27 Apr 75   A Deadly State of Mind

5th Season 1975

  32.   5- 1             14 Sep 75   Forgotten Lady
  33.   5- 2             12 Oct 75   A Case of Immunity
  34.   5- 3              2 Nov 75   Identity Crisis
  35.   5- 4              1 Feb 76   A Matter of Honor
  36.   5- 5             29 Feb 76   Now You See Him...
  37.   5- 6              2 May 76   Last Salute to the Commodore

6th Season 1976

  38.   6- 1             10 Oct 76   Fade in to Murder
  39.   6- 2             28 Nov 76   Old Fashioned Murder
  40.   6- 3             22 May 77   The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case

7th Season 1977

  41.   7- 1             21 Nov 77   Try and Catch Me
  42.   7- 2    49703    30 Jan 78   Murder Under Glass
  43.   7- 3    49702    25 Feb 78   Make Me a Perfect Murder
  44.   7- 4             15 Apr 78   How to Dial a Murder
  45.   7- 5             13 May 78   The Conspirators

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NOTES
Thanks to Alex S. Garcia and Donna Lemaster for their input to this guide. Thanks to Tom Dischley, Didier Roittman and Neal Silverman for providing some missing character names.