- 8.3/10(4.3k votes)
#1 - 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 - 8.2/10(3.3k 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 - 8.2/10(3.4k votes)
#3 - 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 - 8.1/10(3.3k votes)
#4 - 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 - 8.0/10(3.8k votes)
#5 - 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(3.7k votes)
#6 - 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 - 8.0/10(3.4k 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 - 8.0/10(3.5k votes)
#8 - 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 - 7.9/10(2.9k votes)
#9 - 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 - 7.9/10(97 votes)
#10 - 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 - 7.8/10(4.3k votes)
#11 - Death Lends a Hand
S1:E2Director:Bernard L. Kowalski0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Bernard L. Kowalski - 7.8/10(3.0k votes)
#12 - 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 - 7.8/10(3.3k votes)
#13 - 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 - 7.8/10(3.2k votes)
#14 - Troubled Waters
S4:E4Director:Ben Gazzara0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ben Gazzara - 7.8/10(111 votes)
#15 - Columbo Cries Wolf
S9:E2Director:Daryl Duke0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Daryl Duke - 7.7/10(5.9k 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 - 7.7/10(4.1k votes)
#17 - 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 - 7.7/10(4.1k votes)
#18 - 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)
#19 - 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(3.2k votes)
#20 - 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 - 7.7/10(2.8k votes)
#21 - Murder Under Glass
S7:E2Director:Jonathan DemmeWriter:Robert Van Scoyk0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Jonathan DemmeWriter:Robert Van Scoyk - 7.7/10(98 votes)
#22 - Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
S9:E4Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Peter S. Fischer0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 7.7/10(21 votes)
#23 - 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(3.5k votes)
#24 - 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 - 7.6/10(2.9k votes)
#25 - Publish or Perish
S3:E5Director:Robert ButlerWriter:Peter S. Fischer0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Robert ButlerWriter:Peter S. Fischer

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The Best Episodes of Columbo
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
"Any Old Port in a Storm" is the best rated episode of "Columbo". It scored 8.3/10 based on 4253 votes. Directed by Leo Penn and written by Stanley Ralph Ross, it aired on 10/7/1973. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Friend in Deed".