
The tenth and final season of Columbo consisted of 14 specials released sporadically over a span of 13 years, starting in 1990 and concluding in 2003. On most major DVD releases, including in Regions 2 and 4, these episodes are considered to make up the tenth season. However some DVD releases in places such as France and The Netherlands group the episodes differently; splitting them into Seasons 10, 11 and 12 (sometimes referred to as Seasons 10, 11 and the Specials). This wiki goes by the idea that all 14 episodes are part of Season 10.
This was the very last season of Columbo, with Columbo Likes the Nightlife being the last ever episode produced. Peter Falk expressed interest in starring in one last case that would serve as the true finale, but it never materialized. He died in 2011. When it ended in 2003, the show had been on the air for thirty-five years.
Episodes[]
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Original air date |
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56 | 1 | Columbo Goes to College | E.W. Swackhammer | Story by Frederick King Keller, Story and Teleplay by Jeffrey Bloom | 98 minutes | December 9, 1990 |
57 | 2 | Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health | Daryl Duke | Sonia Wolf, Patricia Ford and April Raynell | 98 minutes | February 20, 1991 |
58 | 3 | Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star | Alan J. Levi | William Read Woodfield | 98 minutes | April 29, 1991 |
59 | 4 | Death Hits the Jackpot | Vincent McEveety | Jeffrey Bloom | 98 minutes | December 15, 1991 |
60 | 5 | No Time to Die | Alan J. Levi | Story by Ed McBain, Teleplay by Robert van Scoyk | 93 minutes | February 15, 1992 |
61 | 6 | A Bird in the Hand... | Vincent McEveety | Jackson Gillis | 98 minutes | June 19, 1992 |
62 | 7 | It's All in the Game | Vincent McEveety | Peter Falk | 98 minutes | October 31, 1993 |
63 | 8 | Butterfly in Shades of Grey | Dennis Dugan | Peter S. Fischer | 98 minutes | January 10, 1994 |
64 | 9 | Undercover | Vincent McEveety | Story by Ed McBain, Teleplay by Gerry Day | 98 minutes | May 2, 994 |
65 | 10 | Strange Bedfellows | Vincent McEveety | Lawrence Vail | 89 minutes | May 8, 1995 |
66 | 11 | A Trace of Murder | Vincent McEveety | Charles Kipps | 98 minutes | May 15, 1997 |
67 | 12 | Ashes to Ashes | Patrick McGoohan | Jeffrey Hatcher | 90 minutes | October 8, 1998 |
68 | 13 | Murder with Too Many Notes | Patrick McGoohan | Story by Jeffrey Cava, Teleplay by Jeffrey Cava and Patrick McGoohan | 98 minutes | March 28, 2001 |
69 | 14 | Columbo Likes the Nightlife | Jeffrey Reiner | Michael Alaimo | 88 minutes | January 30, 2003 |
Columbo Seasons |
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Season 1 (1971 - 1972) ~ Season 2 (1972 - 1973) ~ Season 3 (1973 -1974) ~ Season 4 (1974 - 1975) ~ Season 5 (1975 - 1976) ~ Season 6 (1976 - 1977) ~ Season 7 (1977 - 1978) ABC Season 8 (1989) ~ Season 9 (1989 - 1990) ~ Season 10 (1990 - 2003) |