A deceptively shabby police detective solves murders.

2.5/4 (Okay)

These episodes are all better than the TV movies, thanks to a 15-minute-shorter runtime, but that's still a half hour too long for a formulaic TV episode. And it still has the glaring (and seemingly unavoidable) problem of Columbo being the only interesting character.

(Feb. 2022) ( )

Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Rated TV-PG for mild violence, smoking and occasional intense scenes