8.0/102 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1989
Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: Steven Bochco
7.5/1043 votes#2 - Murder by the Book
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1971
One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Steven Bochco
7.4/1027 votes#3 - Double Shock
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/1973
A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?
Director: Robert Butler
Writer: Steven Bochco
7.3/1027 votes#4 - Étude in Black
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1972
The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.
Director: Nicholas Colasanto
Writer: Steven Bochco
7.1/1018 votes#5 - Mind Over Mayhem
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/1974
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: Steven Bochco
7.0/102 votes#6 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1986
Becker begins the day dealing with some irate clients and finds himself at the wrong end of a gun; Melman discovers a dead partner; Kuzak finds a creative way to see that justice is done when he defends an unsavory client accused of rape and assault on a terminally ill woman; Brackman challenges Kelsey about taking on an insurance case; the firm takes on a new associate; a Chaney eulogy takes a shocking turn; Becker opens the eyes of a woman who mistakenly thinks she has a good divorce settlement; Perkins's marital problems become public knowledge; Kuzak encounters a judge who takes traffic violations seriously; Kelsey propositions Markowitz.
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writer: Steven Bochco
6.6/1019 votes#7 - Uneasy Lies the Crown
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/1990
While investigating the death of a popular actor, Columbo must outwit a cunning dentist, who has set up his wife for a murder in order to keep up his image and expensive lifestyle.
Director: Alan J. Levi
Writer: Steven Bochco
6.0/101 votes#8 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2001
When her partner is hospitalized after a breakdown in court, criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire's already bulging caseload doubles. Will Froman, a P.D. who's eager to go into private practice, convinces her to take him on as a partner to save the firm.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Steven Bochco
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"Pilot" is the best rated episode written by Steven Bochco. It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Rick Wallace. It aired on 9/19/1989 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Murder by the Book".