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Columbo

Columbo is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of The NBC Mystery Movie. Columbo then aired on ABC as a rotating program…

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Genre
Crime drama Detective fiction Neo-noir
Camera setup
Single-camera
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Richard Levinson William Link
Executive producers
Dean Hargrove (1973–1975) Roland Kibbee (1973–1975) Richard Levinson (1971) William Link (1971) Philip Saltzman (1989)
Network
NBC · ABC

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Mrs. Columbo spin-off

The Trivia Encyclopedia lawsuit

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Columbo

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Avg. degree1.99
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Columbo

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related to The Trivia Encyclopedia lawsuit · 32
Columbo → Appeals, Columbo's, Court, Detective, DVDs, Frank Columbo, Fred, ID, Ironically, Kate, Kate Callahan, Kate Loves, Kate Mulgrew, Lt, March, Mrs, Mystery, Ninth Circuit, Philip, Philip Columbo
related to Awards and nominations · 31
Columbo → All Time, All-Time, Also, America, Best, Best Series, Best Written TV Series, Book, Columbo No, Edgar Awards, Emmys, Golden Globe Awards, Greatest Dramas, Greatest Episodes, Greatest TV Characters, In, In December, Lt, Murder, No
related to Development and character profile · 25
Columbo → Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Bert Freed, Chesterton's, Columbo's, Come In, Dear Corpus Delicti, Enough Rope, Father Brown, Fisher, French, Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime, Inspector Fichet, Les Diaboliques, Levinson, Link, March, May, Other, Porfiry Petrovich, Punishment
related to Score composers · 24
Columbo → Bernardo Segall, Billy Goldenberg, Dave Grusin, David Michael Frank, Dennis Dreith, Dick DeBenedictis, Gil Mellé, Henry Mancini, James Di Pasquale, Jeff Alexander, John Cacavas, Jonathan Tunick, Mystery Movie, Oliver Nelson, Patrick Williams, Richard Markowitz, Robert Prince, Several, Steve Dorff, The
related to International reception · 21
Columbo → According, Antal Rogán, Budapest, Chicago Tribune, David Letterman, Falk, Falk's, Hungarian, Hungary, Just One More Thing, Late Show, Lieutenant Columbo, Miksa Falk, Miksa Falk Street, Peter Falk, Romania, Romanian, State Department, The, United States
related to Blu-ray · 19
Columbo → Although, Before, Blu-ray, DVD, HD, In, In Black, It, Japan, Japanese, Kino Lorber, Murder, NBCUniversal, North America, Prescription, Self-Portrait, Special, The, The NBC Mystery Movie
related to DVD · 18
Columbo → As, Because, College, Columbo Goes, Columbo Likes, DVD, DVDs, In, In France, January, Nightlife, On October, Region, The, The Complete Series, The Netherlands, Universal, Universal Studios
related to Episodes · 14
Columbo → ABC, ABC Thursday Night, After, After The ABC Mystery, Columbo's, Episodes, In, Movie, Movies, NBC, Once Columbo, The ABC Mystery Movie, The NBC Mystery Movie, This
related to Mrs. Columbo spin-off · 13
Columbo → Callahan, Columbo's, Connections, Kate, Kate Loves, Kate Mulgrew, Kate's, Lt, Mrs, Mystery, References, The, TV
related to Books · 10
Columbo → Alfred Lawrence, All, Forge Books, Henry Clements, Lee Hays, MCA Publishing, This, Tor Books, TV, William Harrington

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episodes mystery series movie falk character nbc episode first show columbo's murder detective released abc often tv one time 1971

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ColumboCamera setupSingle-camera1.00infobox
ColumboCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
ColumboCreated byRichard Levinson William Link1.00infobox
ColumboExecutive producersDean Hargrove (1973–1975) Roland Kibbee (1973–1975) Richard Levinson (1971) William Link (1971) Philip Saltzman (1989)1.00infobox
ColumboGenreCrime drama Detective fiction Neo-noir1.00infobox
ColumboNetworkNBC1.00infobox
ColumboNetworkABC1.00infobox
ColumboNo. of episodes69 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
ColumboNo. of seasons101.00infobox
ColumboOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
ColumboProduction companiesUniversal Television (1968–1978, 1989–1997) Studios USA (1998–2001) Universal Network Television (2003)1.00infobox
ColumboReleaseFebruary 20, 1968 (1968-02-20) – May 13, 1978 (1978-05-13)1.00infobox
ColumboReleaseFebruary 6, 1989 (1989-02-06) – January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)1.00infobox
ColumboRunning time73–98 minutes1.00infobox
ColumboStarringPeter Falk1.00infobox
ColumboTheme music composerHenry Mancini (NBC Mystery Movie theme, Seasons 1–7) Mike Post (ABC Mystery Movie theme, Seasons 8–9)1.00infobox
Columbois aAmerican crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo0.90text
Columbois ashrewd and exceptionally observant homicide detective whose trademarks include a rumpled beige raincoat0.90text

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