Every episode of “Columbo” is actually a made-for-TV movie, airing intermittently from the original pilot in 1968 all the way until the final episode in 2003. Yes, this is truly one of the ...

Dishy returned to the role four years later in the 1976 episode, Now You See Him (in which his character is curiously credited as Sergeant John J. Wilson), but he was far more effective here ...

Back in the early 1990s, Falk did a special for A&E where he went over his favorite episodes from the NBC era of the series, which spanned throughout the 1970s and included the first seven seasons ...

Having its roots in stage work (and a failed attempt to lure Bing Crosby into the lead role), the show originated through two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971 respectively and was a formative ...

Columbo ended at NBC in 1978, but was revived for a series of TV movies at ABC in 1989, which ran on-and-off until 2003. In total, 69 episodes were produced.

Media Report Media Report Peter Falk’s 5 best ‘Columbo’ episodes Actor dies at 83; ‘Columbo,’ on NBC, was signature role By David B. Wilkerson Published: June 24, 2011, 6:34 p.m. ET Share ...