- 7.7/10(5.9k votes)
#1 - 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 - 7.8/10(4.3k votes)
#2 - 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 - 6.9/10(3.8k votes)
#3 - Dead Weight
S1:E3Director:Jack SmightWriter:John T. Dugan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Jack SmightWriter:John T. Dugan - 7.7/10(4.1k votes)
#4 - 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 - 7.2/10(3.7k votes)
#5 - Lady in Waiting
S1:E5Director:Norman LloydWriter:Unknown0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Norman LloydWriter:Unknown - 7.1/10(3.6k votes)
#6 - Short Fuse
S1:E6Director:Edward M. AbromsWriter:Unknown0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Edward M. AbromsWriter:Unknown - 7.6/10(3.5k votes)
#7 - Blueprint for Murder
S1:E7Director:Peter FalkWriter:Unknown0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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The Best Episodes of Columbo Season 1
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Every episode of Columbo Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Columbo Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Columbo Season 1
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Every episode of Columbo Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Columbo Season 1!
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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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Murder by the Book" is the best rated episode of "Columbo" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 5884 votes. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Bochco, it aired on 9/15/1971. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Death Lends a Hand".