Columbo
TVG
Crime drama
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.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Saturday, May 4
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.
Saturday, May 4
Death Lends a Hand
Season 1 • Episode 2
Blackmail turns to murder when a private investigator tries to profit from a wife's indiscretions.
Monday, May 6
A Matter of Honor
Season 5 • Episode 4
Fierce competition among bullfighters involves Columbo in a murder investigation.
Monday, May 6
Fade In to Murder
Season 6 • Episode 1
An egotistic TV detective matches wits with Columbo after murdering his producer.
Monday, May 6
A Bird in the Hand...
Season 10 • Episode 6
Columbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion.
Monday, May 6
It's All in the Game
Season 10 • Episode 7
Two women kill their two-timing lover, but both have solid alibis.
Tuesday, May 7
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.
Tuesday, May 7
Try & Catch Me
Season 7 • Episode 1
A mystery writer uses her own plots to seek revenge for her niece's death.
Tuesday, May 7
Old-Fashioned Murder
Season 6 • Episode 2
Columbo probes a robbery and murder case that exposes family tensions and deadly hostilities.
Tuesday, May 7
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.
Tuesday, May 7
Butterfly in Shades of Grey
Season 10 • Episode 8
Columbo investigates a case involving argumentative radio talk show host Fielding Chase.
Tuesday, May 7
Undercover
Season 10 • Episode 9
The dishevelled detective sets out to solve an unusual double murder.
Wednesday, May 8
Murder Under Glass
Season 7 • Episode 2
A food critic blackmailing restaurateurs for good reviews poisons a man threatening to expose him.
Wednesday, May 8
How to Dial a Murder
Season 7 • Episode 4
A psychologist uses mind control to make his Doberman pinschers kill his assistant.
Wednesday, May 8
Try & Catch Me
Season 7 • Episode 1
A mystery writer uses her own plots to seek revenge for her niece's death.
Wednesday, May 8
Murder Under Glass
Season 7 • Episode 2
A food critic blackmailing restaurateurs for good reviews poisons a man threatening to expose him.
Wednesday, May 8
Strange Bedfellows
Season 10 • Episode 10
The detective is put on the case of a man who murders his brother.
Wednesday, May 8
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, May 9
How to Dial a Murder
Season 7 • Episode 4
A psychologist uses mind control to make his Doberman pinschers kill his assistant.
Thursday, May 9
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.
Thursday, May 9
Ashes to Ashes
Season 10 • Episode 12
The inimitable cop must prove that a gossip reporter was murdered by her former lover.
Thursday, May 9
Murder With Too Many Notes
Season 10 • Episode 13
A Hollywood film composer and conductor murders a talented, young musician out of jealousy.
Friday, May 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.
Friday, May 10
Dead Weight
Season 1 • Episode 3
No body, no weapon and a witness courted by the war hero she thinks committed murder.
Friday, May 10
Columbo Likes the Nightlife
Season 10 • Episode 14
Columbo investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter in the Los Angeles rave scene.
Saturday, May 11
Dead Weight
Season 1 • Episode 3
No body, no weapon and a witness courted by the war hero she thinks committed murder.
Saturday, May 11
Suitable for Framing
Season 1 • Episode 4
An art critic's dreams of inheriting his uncle's wealth are shattered.
Monday, May 13
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Monday, May 13
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Monday, May 13
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Monday, May 13
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Tuesday, May 14
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.
Tuesday, May 14
Death Lends a Hand
Season 1 • Episode 2
Blackmail turns to murder when a private investigator tries to profit from a wife's indiscretions.
Tuesday, May 14
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Tuesday, May 14
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Tuesday, May 14
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Tuesday, May 14
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Wednesday, May 15
Dead Weight
Season 1 • Episode 3
No body, no weapon and a witness courted by the war hero she thinks committed murder.
Wednesday, May 15
Suitable for Framing
Season 1 • Episode 4
An art critic's dreams of inheriting his uncle's wealth are shattered.
Wednesday, May 15
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Wednesday, May 15
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Wednesday, May 15
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Wednesday, May 15
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Thursday, May 16
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Thursday, May 16
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Thursday, May 16
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Thursday, May 16
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Friday, May 17
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Friday, May 17
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Friday, May 17
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Friday, May 17
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Saturday, May 18
By Dawn's Early Light
Season 4 • Episode 3
Columbo tries to outwit a military academy commandant planning a murder.
Saturday, May 18
Lady in Waiting
Season 1 • Episode 5
Bitter sibling competition for control of a family-owned corporation escalates into murder.
Saturday, May 18
Short Fuse
Season 1 • Episode 6
When an executive dies in a limousine explosion, the corporation's attorney becomes a suspect.
Monday, May 20
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Monday, May 20
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Monday, May 20
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Monday, May 20
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Tuesday, May 21
Lady in Waiting
Season 1 • Episode 5
Bitter sibling competition for control of a family-owned corporation escalates into murder.
Tuesday, May 21
Short Fuse
Season 1 • Episode 6
When an executive dies in a limousine explosion, the corporation's attorney becomes a suspect.
Tuesday, May 21
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Tuesday, May 21
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Tuesday, May 21
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Tuesday, May 21
A Los Angeles detective solves murder cases.
Wednesday, May 22
Blueprint for Murder
Season 1 • Episode 7
Columbo orders the excavation of a huge pylon, in search of a missing body, but finds nothing.
Wednesday, May 22
The Greenhouse Jungle
Season 2 • Episode 2
Columbo suspects a plant collector of murdering his nephew to gain access to a trust fund.
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