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The Best Seasons of Columbo

Every season of Columbo ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Columbo!

Top season
Season 3
7.8avg
Best episode
S3E2 Any Old Port in a Storm
8.34,596 votes
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#1

Season 3

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1973

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Any Old Port in a Storm 8.3
#2

Season 7

5 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1977

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Try and Catch Me 8.3
#3

Season 4

6 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1974

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Negative Reaction 8.1

Other Seasons

#4

Season 9

6 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1989

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Columbo Cries Wolf 8.0
#5

Season 2

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1972

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · A Stitch in Crime 8.0
#6

Season 1

7 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1971

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Death Lends a Hand 7.8
#7

Season 6

3 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1976

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case 7.7
#8

Season 5

6 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1975

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Now You See Him 8.2
#9

Season 10

14 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 1990

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Columbo Goes to College 8.0
#10

Season 8

4 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1989

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Columbo Goes to the Guillotine 7.3

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Top-rated Columbo episodes

  1. #1Any Old Port in a Storm S3E28.3
  2. #2Try and Catch Me S7E18.3
  3. #3Now You See Him S5E58.2
  4. #4A Friend in Deed S3E88.2
  5. #5Swan Song S3E78.1

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