7.6

Columbo•Season 3•Episode 5

Publish or Perish

7.6/10 · 3,106 votesJan 18, 197473 min

Ranked #6 of 8 in Season 3•−0.2 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byRobert Butler

Written byPeter S. Fischer

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Seasons10

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Season 3 Episodes8

E1 7.2

Lovely But Lethal

E2 8.3

Any Old Port in a Storm

Candidate for Crime

Double Exposure

Publish or Perish

Mind Over Mayhem

Swan Song

A Friend in Deed

Cast1

Peter Falk

Lt. Columbo

Crew2

Peter S. Fischer

Writer

Robert Butler

Director

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Episode Summary

"Publish or Perish" is episode 5 of Columbo season 3. It scored 7.6/10 from 3,106 votes, ranking #6 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Robert Butler and written by Peter S. Fischer, it aired on January 18, 1974.

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