Columbo is an American crime drama television series, played by Peter Falk, as the homicide detective Columbo of the Los Angeles Police Department. After two trial broadcasts in 1968 and 1971, the show was originally broadcast throughout the United States from 1971 to 1978. Broadcasting by the broadcasting company is one of the carousel programs of the program. The mystery movie of CBS-Columbo is 70 to 98 minutes long and has been broadcast in 44 countries. The 1971 episode of "Murder in the Book" directed by Steven Spielberg ranked 16th in the "TV Guide" 100 greatest episodes of all time. In 1999, the magazine ranked "Lieutenant Columbo" The 50th greatest TV character is ranked seventh. List of all times. In 2012, the show was ranked third in the “Best TV Show: The Greatest TV Show of Our Time” and the best police or law show. In 2013, the TV Guide listed it Included in the ``60 Greatest Dramas of All Time'' list and ranked 33rd among the 60 best TV series. In 2013, the American Writers Guild ranked 57th among 101 best TV series.