- 8.0/10(3.8k votes)
#1 - A Stitch in Crime
S2:E6Director:Hy AverbackWriter:Unknown0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Hy AverbackWriter:Unknown - 8.0/10(28 votes)
#2 - A Friend in Deed
S3:E8Director:Ben GazzaraWriter:Peter S. Fischer0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ben GazzaraWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 7.9/10(31 votes)
#3 - Any Old Port in a Storm
S3:E2Director:Leo PennWriter:Stanley Ralph Ross0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Leo PennWriter:Stanley Ralph Ross - 7.9/10(25 votes)
#4 - Try and Catch Me
S7:E1Director:James Frawley0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:James Frawley - 7.8/10(40 votes)
#5 - Blueprint for Murder
S1:E7Director:Peter FalkWriter:Unknown0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Peter FalkWriter:Unknown - 7.8/10(28 votes)
#6 - Candidate for Crime
S3:E3Director:Boris SagalWriter:Dean Hargrove0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Boris SagalWriter:Dean Hargrove - 7.8/10(27 votes)
#7 - Negative Reaction
S4:E2Director:Alf KjellinWriter:Peter S. Fischer0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Alf KjellinWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 7.8/10(21 votes)
#8 - Agenda for Murder
S9:E3Director:Patrick McGoohanWriter:Jeffrey Bloom0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Patrick McGoohanWriter:Jeffrey Bloom - 7.7/10(4.1k votes)
#9 - Étude in Black
S2:E1Director:Nicholas Colasanto0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Nicholas Colasanto - 7.7/10(3.2k votes)
#10 - Double Shock
S2:E8Director:Robert Butler0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Robert Butler - 7.7/10(27 votes)
#11 - Double Exposure
S3:E4Director:Richard QuineWriter:Stephen J. Cannell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Richard QuineWriter:Stephen J. Cannell - 7.7/10(30 votes)
#12 - Swan Song
S3:E7Director:Nicholas ColasantoWriter:Stanley Ralph Ross0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Nicholas ColasantoWriter:Stanley Ralph Ross - 7.7/10(25 votes)
#13 - Troubled Waters
S4:E4Director:Ben Gazzara0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ben Gazzara - 7.7/10(35 votes)
#14 - Forgotten Lady
S5:E1Director:Harvey HartWriter:William Driskill0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Harvey HartWriter:William Driskill - 7.7/10(21 votes)
#15 - It's All in the Game
S10:E7Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Peter Falk0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Peter Falk - 7.6/10(53 votes)
#16 - Murder by the Book
S1:E1Director:Steven SpielbergWriter:Steven Bochco0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Steven SpielbergWriter:Steven Bochco - 7.6/10(25 votes)
#17 - By Dawn's Early Light
S4:E3Director:Harvey HartWriter:Howard Berk0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Harvey HartWriter:Howard Berk - 7.6/10(25 votes)
#18 - Playback
S4:E5Director:Bernard L. KowalskiWriter:Booker Bradshaw0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Bernard L. KowalskiWriter:Booker Bradshaw - 7.6/10(2.8k votes)
#19 - The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case
S6:E3Director:Sam WanamakerWriter:Robert M. Young0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Sam WanamakerWriter:Robert M. Young - 7.5/10(43 votes)
#20 - Suitable for Framing
S1:E4Director:Hy AverbackWriter:Jackson Gillis0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Hy AverbackWriter:Jackson Gillis - 7.5/10(3.2k votes)
#21 - The Most Crucial Game
S2:E3Director:Jeremy KaganWriter:John T. Dugan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Jeremy KaganWriter:John T. Dugan - 7.5/10(24 votes)
#22 - Now You See Him
S5:E5Director:Harvey HartWriter:Michael Sloan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Harvey HartWriter:Michael Sloan - 7.5/10(22 votes)
#23 - How to Dial a Murder
S7:E4Director:James FrawleyWriter:Anthony Lawrence0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:James FrawleyWriter:Anthony Lawrence - 7.5/10(20 votes)
#24 - Death Hits the Jackpot
S10:E4Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Jeffrey Bloom0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Jeffrey Bloom - 7.4/10(3.1k votes)
#25 - The Most Dangerous Match
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The Best Episodes of Columbo
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Every episode of Columbo ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Columbo!

The Best Episodes of Columbo
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Every episode of Columbo ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Columbo!
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves...
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Best Episodes Summary
"A Stitch in Crime" is the best rated episode of "Columbo". It scored 8/10 based on 3761 votes. Directed by Hy Averback and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/11/1973. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Friend in Deed".