- 6.0/10(25 votes)
#1 - Last Salute to the Commodore
S5:E6Director:Patrick McGoohanWriter:Jackson Gillis0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Patrick McGoohanWriter:Jackson Gillis - 6.0/10(20 votes)
#2 - Grand Deceptions
S8:E4Director:Sam WanamakerWriter:Unknown0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Sam WanamakerWriter:Unknown - 6.4/10(21 votes)
#3 - Murder, a Self Portrait
S9:E1Director:James FrawleyWriter:Sy Salkowitz0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:James FrawleyWriter:Sy Salkowitz - 6.4/10(22 votes)
#4 - Murder in Malibu
S9:E6Director:Walter GraumanWriter:Jackson Gillis0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Walter GraumanWriter:Jackson Gillis - 6.4/10(21 votes)
#5 - No Time to Die
S10:E5Director:Alan J. LeviWriter:Evan Hunter0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Alan J. LeviWriter:Evan Hunter - 6.4/10(17 votes)
#6 - Undercover
S10:E9Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Evan Hunter0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Evan Hunter - 6.5/10(21 votes)
#7 - A Matter of Honor
S5:E4Director:Ted PostWriter:Brad Radnitz0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ted PostWriter:Brad Radnitz - 6.5/10(22 votes)
#8 - Uneasy Lies the Crown
S9:E5Director:Alan J. LeviWriter:Steven Bochco0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Alan J. LeviWriter:Steven Bochco - 6.6/10(44 votes)
#9 - 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 - 6.8/10(20 votes)
#11 - Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
S8:E1Director:Leo PennWriter:William Read Woodfield0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Leo PennWriter:William Read Woodfield - 6.8/10(26 votes)
#12 - Sex and the Married Detective
S8:E3Director:James FrawleyWriter:Jerrold L. Ludwig0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:James FrawleyWriter:Jerrold L. Ludwig - 6.8/10(17 votes)
#13 - Strange Bedfellows
S10:E10Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Peter S. Fischer0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 6.8/10(21 votes)
#14 - Ashes to Ashes
S10:E12Director:Patrick McGoohan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Patrick McGoohan - 6.8/10(19 votes)
#15 - Murder With Too Many Notes
S10:E13Director:Patrick McGoohan0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Patrick McGoohan - 7.0/10(41 votes)
#16 - 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 - 7.0/10(40 votes)
#17 - 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 - 7.0/10(3.4k votes)
#18 - Dagger of the Mind
S2:E4Director:Richard Quine0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Richard Quine - 7.1/10(24 votes)
#20 - A Deadly State of Mind
S4:E6Director:Harvey HartWriter:Peter S. Fischer0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Harvey HartWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 7.1/10(2.4k votes)
#21 - Old Fashioned Murder
S6:E2Director:Robert DouglasWriter:Peter S. Feibleman0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Robert DouglasWriter:Peter S. Feibleman - 7.1/10(19 votes)
#22 - A Trace of Murder
S10:E11Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Charles Kipps0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Vincent McEveetyWriter:Charles Kipps - 7.1/10(16 votes)
#23 - Columbo Likes the Nightlife
S10:E14Director:Jeffrey ReinerWriter:Michael Alaimo0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Jeffrey ReinerWriter:Michael Alaimo - 7.2/10(50 votes)
#24 - 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 - 7.2/10(25 votes)
#25 - Lovely But Lethal
S3:E1Director:Jeannot Szwarc0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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The Worst Episodes of Columbo
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Every episode of Columbo ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Columbo!

The Worst Episodes of Columbo
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Every episode of Columbo ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Columbo!
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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Worst Episodes Summary
"Last Salute to the Commodore" is the worst rated episode of "Columbo". It scored 6/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Patrick McGoohan and written by Jackson Gillis, it aired on 5/2/1976. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Grand Deceptions".