Mrs. Columbo
originally aired on A&E
The series debuted in February 1979 as a spin-off to the mystery crime drama series Columbo. Kate Columbo is the wife of Lieutenant Columbo, the title character from the television series. Kate is a news reporter who solves crimes while raising her daughter. After poor ratings and reception, the series and the eponymous character were renamed in an attempt to change direction, but this did not help ratings. The name of the character was changed to Kate Callahan after an off-screen divorce.