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Columbo

Columbo

Description: Lieutenant Columbo, a polite homicide detective, sets out to solve some of the most brutal, cunning and covert murders in Los Angeles.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Year Released: 1968
Number of seasons: 10
Number of episodes: 69
First episode air date: February 20, 1968
Writers: Peter Falk, Steven Bochco, William Link, Jackson Gillis, Richard Levinson, William Woodfield

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