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The Best Episodes of Columbo Season 3

Every episode of Columbo Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Columbo Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Columbo Season 3 Episode 2 - Any Old Port in a Storm
    8.3/10(4596 votes)

    S3:E2

    A wine connoisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Columbo Season 3 Episode 8 - A Friend in Deed
    8.2/10(3567 votes)

    S3:E8

    A police commissioner provides an alibi to a friend who has just killed his wife. Later the commissioner kills his own wife and gets the friend to repay the favour.

    Director:Ben Gazzara
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  3. Columbo Season 3 Episode 7 - Swan Song
    8.1/10(4006 votes)

    S3:E7

    A Country and Western singer kills his overpowering wife in a plane crash while he parachutes to safety.

    Director:Nicholas Colasanto
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Columbo Season 3 Episode 4 - Double Exposure
    7.9/10(3263 votes)

    S3:E4

    A motivational researcher blackmails to further his career, kills a man, then frames the victim's wife.

    Director:Richard Quine
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  5. Columbo Season 3 Episode 3 - Candidate for Crime
    7.7/10(3401 votes)

    S3:E3

    A Senate Candidate running for office kills his campaign manager by making it look like he was the target for the killer's bullet.

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Columbo Season 3 Episode 5 - Publish or Perish
    7.6/10(3117 votes)

    S3:E5

    A publisher hires a Vietnam vet to kill his star author and thus give himself an alibi before the writer can defect to another publisher.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  7. Columbo Season 3 Episode 1 - Lovely But Lethal
    7.2/10(3364 votes)

    S3:E1

    Viveca Scott, the founder of Beauty Mark Cosmetics, is being threatened by her rival David Lang. When he finds out that her revolutionary cream formula actually removes wrinkles, he has the formula pirated.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Columbo Season 3 Episode 6 - Mind Over Mayhem
    7.0/10(2936 votes)

    S3:E6

    The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Any Old Port in a Storm" is the best rated episode of Columbo season 3. It scored 8.3/10 from 4,596 votes. Directed by Leo Penn and written by Unknown, it aired on October 7, 1973. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Friend in Deed".