While not the first to do it, Columbo is the best-known example of the "howcatchem" mystery series, inspiring series like Elsbeth or Poker Face, where an eccentric character pieces together the clues ...

Peter Falk played the brilliant detective Columbo over a period of 35 years, and the "Murder, Inc." actor also wrote one television movie for "Columbo," which also happens to be his only writing ...

The murderer is revealed before the detective even walks into the room. That clever idea has kept Columbo entertaining since Peter Falk first put on the raincoat for NBC’s 1968 television movie ...