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The Best Episodes of Columbo Season 2

Every episode of Columbo Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Columbo Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Columbo Season 2 Episode 6 - A Stitch in Crime
    8.0/10(4052 votes)

    S2:E6

    Leonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's planning a surgical death for his brilliant but ailing associate. Will Geer plays the intended victim.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writer:Shirl Hendryx

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  2. Columbo Season 2 Episode 1 - Étude in Black
    7.7/10(4487 votes)

    S2:E1

    The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.

    Director:Nicholas Colasanto
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Columbo Season 2 Episode 8 - Double Shock
    7.7/10(3401 votes)

    S2:E8

    A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Columbo Season 2 Episode 3 - The Most Crucial Game
    7.5/10(3521 votes)

    S2:E3

    The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he was elsewhere at the time of the murder.

    Director:Jeremy Kagan
    Writer:John T. Dugan

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  5. Columbo Season 2 Episode 7 - The Most Dangerous Match
    7.4/10(3347 votes)

    S2:E7

    A chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.

    Director:Edward M. Abroms
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Columbo Season 2 Episode 2 - The Greenhouse Jungle
    7.3/10(3601 votes)

    S2:E2

    Jarvis Goodland, along with his nephew, plan a kidnap scam to break the nephews trust fund, but after the money has been collected, Jarvis kills his partner.

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Jonathan Latimer

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  7. Columbo Season 2 Episode 5 - Requiem for a Falling Star
    7.3/10(3422 votes)

    S2:E5

    A fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.

    Director:Richard Quine
    Writer:Jackson Gillis

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  8. Columbo Season 2 Episode 4 - Dagger of the Mind
    7.0/10(3640 votes)

    S2:E4

    Columbo journeys to London to observe Scotland Yard, but winds up investigating murders committed by two Shakespearean actors.

    Director:Richard Quine
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"A Stitch in Crime" is the best rated episode of Columbo season 2. It scored 8.0/10 from 4,052 votes. Directed by Hy Averback and written by Shirl Hendryx, it aired on February 11, 1973. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Étude in Black".