Columbo
Season 1968
1 listed hours · 1971–2003 · NBC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Peter Falk's rumpled trap: an inverted mystery that showed you the killer first, then treated guest-star ego as the actual puzzle — television as a closed argument, not a clue hunt.
TV Flash files Season 1968 of Columbo (1971–2003) on NBC as the first listed season of 20 — 1 listed hour, 1968-02-20 opening on “Prescription: Murder” (S1968E01). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
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S1968E01 Prescription: Murder
Columbo's first mystery pits him against a cheating doctor out to get rid of his wife in favor of his young, pretty actress girlfriend.
Pilot note — From the desk: Columbo opens its catalog run with “Prescription: Murder” (1968-02-20). Mystery structure that stars loved; TV acting showcase format. Peter Falk's negotiation legend and the guest-star ego Olympics.
More from the 1970s.