Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Kate Columbo, wife of the famous lieutenant, solves crimes as a reporter, while raising her little daughter.
Seasons
1. Word Games
Air Date: 1979-02-26
Kate Mulgrew is Kate Columbo, wife of the rumpled police lieutenant and - in her own right - a mother, homemaker and reporter for a neighborhood throwaway. In this week's opener, she also demonstrates a knack for investigation after she overhears a neighbor plotting the murder of his wife.
2. Murder Is a Parlor Game
Air Date: 1979-03-01
An apparent suicide is actually the handiwork of a retired Scotland Yard investigator who is teaching a course that Mrs. Columbo is taking.
3. A Riddle for Puppets
Air Date: 1979-03-15
A puppet maker is murdered by a tormented ventriloquist who acted at the urging of his "evil" dummy.
4. Caviar with Everything
Air Date: 1979-03-22
Two women own a catering firm. Both love the same man. To one, the solution is obvious: murder.
5. A Puzzle for Prophets
Air Date: 1979-03-29
A famous psychic engineers the murder of her business partner and appears to have an airtight alibi - she was demonstrating her "powers" to Mrs. Columbo at the time of death.
1. Ladies of the Afternoon
Air Date: 1979-10-18
Kate has divorced her famous husband, changed her last name back to maiden Callahan, and moved to San Fernando with their girl to work for a new paper. Her first investigation involves a suspect who claims he didn't murder his wife.
2. It Goes with the Territory
Air Date: 1979-10-25
After her colleague is murdered, Kate decides to continue the investigation of a shady local elite country club she was working on for the paper at the time of murder.
3. Off the Record
Air Date: 1979-11-01
Kate is working on a murder case investigation with the help of a source she trusts. The police demands full disclosure from her and arrests her when she refuses to give them the source's name.
4. The Valley Strangler
Air Date: 1979-11-08
Kate is investigating a horrifying series of murders committed by strangulation.
5. A Chilling Surprise
Air Date: 1979-11-22
Owner of a restaurant is found dead, possibly murdered. Then his body disappears. Kate investigates.
6. Falling Star
Air Date: 1979-11-29
It's the election season and Kate wholeheartedly supports one of the candidates for Congress from her district. However, his shady past comes knocking when his associate is murdered and he's the only suspect. Kate is shocked! Can this be?
7. Feelings Can Be Murder
Air Date: 1979-12-06
Kate is investigating a murder of a woman. The victim was a participant in a sensitivity-training group and her psychologist is a suspect.
8. Love, on Instant Replay
Air Date: 1980-03-19
Kate investigates a case of a murdered young woman. The only suspect is an immigrant who used to be a part of a radical underground movement. Sounds like an open and shut case, right? Kate doesn't think so.
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Rating
6.7/10
Release Date
1979-02-26
Episodes
13 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
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Production Companies
Gambit Productions
Bill Driskill Productions
Universal Television