Columbo
originally aired on NBC
Columbo is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Inspector Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The character and show, created by Richard Levinson and William Link, popularized the inverted detective story format (sometimes referred to as a "howcatchem") The show has been described by the BBC as "timeless" and remains popular today. Episodes of Columbo are between 70 and 98 minutes long.