Columbo: Season 2
Columbo Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 8 episodes. The American crime drama television series stars Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to root out even the most well-heeled suspects. Consistently underestimated by his suspects,
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Lieutenant Columbo serves as a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department.
- Columbo is characterized as a friendly, verbose, and disheveled-looking police detective.
- The detective consistently uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to root out suspects.
- Suspects consistently underestimate the detective due to his unassuming appearance and demeanor.
Season overview
Columbo Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 8 episodes. The American crime drama television series stars Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to root out even the most well-heeled suspects. Consistently underestimated by his suspects, the Los Angeles homicide detective investigates various crimes while maintaining his unassuming outward appearance. The series follows his ongoing investigations in this continuation of the crime drama television series originally aired on NBC after earlier pilot episodes.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Étude in Black
Sep 17, 1972
The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.
The Greenhouse Jungle
Oct 15, 1972
Jarvis Goodland, along with his nephew, plan a kidnap scam to break the nephews trust fund, but after the money has been collected, Jarvis kills his partner.
The Most Crucial Game
Nov 5, 1972
The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he
Dagger of the Mind
Nov 26, 1972
While on a work trip to London, to learn the techniques of the British police, Columbo gets involved with the murder of Roger Haversham, a rich old businessman who is financing the
Requiem for a Falling Star
Jan 21, 1973
A fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.
A Stitch in Crime
Feb 11, 1973
Leonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's planning a surgical death for his brilliant but ailing associate. Will Geer plays the int
The Most Dangerous Match
Mar 4, 1973
A chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.
Double Shock
Mar 25, 1973
A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?