Mrs. Columbo (Season 1)

Word Games (Episode 1) 4.0

Air date: 1979-02-26

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

Murder Is a Parlor Game (Episode 2) 7.0

Air date: 1979-03-01

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: An apparent suicide is actually the handiwork of a retired Scotland Yard investigator who is teaching a course that Mrs. Columbo is taking.

A Riddle for Puppets (Episode 3) 7.0

Writer: Gregory S. Dinallo

Air date: 1979-03-15

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: A puppet maker is murdered by a tormented ventriloquist who acted at the urging of his "evil" dummy.

Caviar with Everything (Episode 4) 7.0

Air date: 1979-03-22

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Two women own a catering firm. Both love the same man. To one, the solution is obvious: murder.

A Puzzle for Prophets (Episode 5) 7.0

Air date: 1979-03-29

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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.