Seasons and Broadcast History
See also: List of Columbo episodes and Columbo broadcast historyAfter two pilot episodes, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of the NBC Mystery Movie. Columbo then aired more infrequently on ABC beginning in 1989. The last film was broadcast in 2003. See List of Columbo episodes for more details.
The table below details the original broadcasts of the series in the United States.
| Season | Number of episodes | From/on | To | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilots | 2 | February 20, 1968 March 1, 1971 |
NBC | |
| 1 | 7 | September 15, 1971 | February 9, 1972 | |
| 2 | 8 | September 17, 1972 | March 25, 1973 | |
| 3 | 8 | September 23, 1973 | May 5, 1974 | |
| 4 | 6 | September 15, 1974 | April 27, 1975 | |
| 5 | 6 | September 14, 1975 | May 2, 1976 | |
| 6 | 3 | October 10, 1976 | May 22, 1977 | |
| 7 | 5 | November 21, 1977 | May 13, 1978 | |
| 8 | 4 | February 6, 1989 | May 1, 1989 | ABC |
| 9 | 6 | November 25, 1989 | May 14, 1990 | |
| 10 | 3 | December 9, 1990 | April 29, 1991 | |
| Specials | 3 | December 15, 1991 March 15, 1992 November 22, 1992 |
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| 11 | 3 | October 31, 1993 | May 2, 1994 | |
| Specials | 5 | May 8, 1995 May 15, 1997 October 8, 1998 May 12, 2000 January 30, 2003 |
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